Running generator on Natural Gas
I need some advise from some one who knows about LPG/NG conversions. A while ago I bought a small 1.2 KVA gasoline generator and had it converted to run on LPG/Natural Gas by a mechanic. He drilled a...
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Most LP gas regulators run at 11 inches of water colum pressure, while a Natural gas regulator is only 6.5 inches of pressure.
Also 1 cubic foot of LP gas is 2,000 Btu's while natural gas is only 1,050 Btu's give or take a few Btu's.
So you should need about twice the cubic feet of natural gas compared to LP gas, for any given load, and also the inlet pressure is 1/2 of what you would expect from a LP gas inlet line.
So if there is a 1/4" diameter hole in the line to let in LP gas, you might need a 3/8" hole for the natural gas line.
Fred.
Also 1 cubic foot of LP gas is 2,000 Btu's while natural gas is only 1,050 Btu's give or take a few Btu's.
So you should need about twice the cubic feet of natural gas compared to LP gas, for any given load, and also the inlet pressure is 1/2 of what you would expect from a LP gas inlet line.
So if there is a 1/4" diameter hole in the line to let in LP gas, you might need a 3/8" hole for the natural gas line.
Fred.
