3000W Chinese Gensets Info.

professor95 wrote:

TKMJ wrote:
I gotta agree on running propane in a genset that is not designed for that fuel. I know several RV and aircraft guys who have done conversions and the exhaust really stings to high heaven. Almost a rotten egg smell Must be the corbon monoxide or other pollutants that are not good for your health. Far from the exhause generated from a properly made propane engine such as on a forklift.

I have been running two generators on propane for over four years. They were not initially designed for propane. Never a smell from the exhaust as you describe. IMHO, it is a perfect fuel. No storage problems, no gum, no water, no trash. Just clean ready to go fuel. Power from the generators appears to be equal to gasoline fueled.

Safe? What would be more dangerous in the system than gasoline and a leaky fuel bowl needle and seat? LPG is basically a closed system with no fumes. With the electric fuel line solenoid and vacuum actuated zero pressure regulator leakage of LPG is less of a risk than in a gasoline system.

The only down side is having to use multiple Bar-B-Q tanks for an extended camping stay.

At home the 300 gallon in-ground LPG tank connected to the Champion 13 HP engine negates having to refuel the gas tank for an extended power outage.

BTW - engine oil is exceptionally clean at recommended oil change intervals, not black like with gasoline. I have not sent any oil off for testing, but I strongly suspect changing oil at 50 hours is not needed with LPG.

Remember, I own and use two LPG fueled generators. This is first hand experience, not what somebody else has told me.