LP vs Gas vs Diesel Generator
The coach I'm looking at has an LP onan generator. I've always owned gas and diesel gensets. Which leads me to my question. What are the pro's and con's of each fuel type?
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LP gas burns really clean.
Diesle fuel has 135,000 Btu's per gallon, so will run the most time with a gallon of fuel.
Gas has around 115,000 Btu's and should give you about a gallon per hour with a moderate load on it.
Propane is 95,000 Btu's per gallon, and should consume about 20% more than gasoline, because there is less fuel content per gallon, compared to Gasoline. Yet it also is a cleaner burning fuel.
I would rather have a really quiet Honda water cooled RV generator than either of the above. THey make the EV 4020 and EV 6020 - rated at 4,000 and 6,000 watts for RV use on gasoline. Because it is not air cooled, there is generally much less noise.
Diesels also have the advantage of being water cooled for the most part. Yet a diesel is typically noisier than a gas engine.
Fred.
Diesle fuel has 135,000 Btu's per gallon, so will run the most time with a gallon of fuel.
Gas has around 115,000 Btu's and should give you about a gallon per hour with a moderate load on it.
Propane is 95,000 Btu's per gallon, and should consume about 20% more than gasoline, because there is less fuel content per gallon, compared to Gasoline. Yet it also is a cleaner burning fuel.
I would rather have a really quiet Honda water cooled RV generator than either of the above. THey make the EV 4020 and EV 6020 - rated at 4,000 and 6,000 watts for RV use on gasoline. Because it is not air cooled, there is generally much less noise.
Diesels also have the advantage of being water cooled for the most part. Yet a diesel is typically noisier than a gas engine.
Fred.
