[SCCC] EU2000i Propane/Gas Conversion

[Michael Tope]

Hi Marty,

Yeah, the higher density is one of the risks that one has to watch out 
for when using propane. I had, however, not previously considered the 
possibility of it pooling in drains, but that make sense (the 
imagination reels).

Thank you for the thorough run down on the tradeoffs. Sounds like 
propane would make sense for the case of very infrequent use 
(emergencies only). The other option I had considered was just buying a 
couple spare carburetors to keep in case the existing ones were too 
gunked to start.

73, Mike W4EF.................


On 10/22/2021 9:29 PM, Marty Woll wrote:
> Hi, Mike.
>
> >From research but not personal experience, gasoline has about 30% higher
> energy density than propane, so the volumes needed for a given run time will
> differ.  Also, propane generators reportedly do  not run so well in cold
> temperatures, and below 30F the regulators can freeze up.  Gasoline units
> have no such problem.
>
> Propane is cleaner-burning, safer to store (absent tank leaks) and not
> subject to degradation over time.  Leaks, though, may be hard to detect
> because propane is heavier than air and sinks to the ground or into drains
> where it cannot dissipate..
>
> Peak output is about ten percent lower on propane than on gasoline, and
> propane typically costs up to twice what gasoline does per kW-hour.
>
> 73,
>
> Marty N6VI
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SCCC [mailto:sccc-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Michael Tope
> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2021 4:52 PM
> To: reflector SCCC
> Subject: [SCCC] EU2000i Propane/Gas Conversion
>
> Since we are on the subject of the EU2000i. Does anyone on the list have
> experience using the one of these tri-fuel conversion kits:
> https://grenergy-us.com/collections/eu2000i-and-eu2200i-tri-fuel-conversion-
> kit
>
> I am just horrible about doing the regular maintenance required to keep
> the carburetors on gasoline powered generators from gunking up (I am
> just as bad if not worse with the care and feeding of rechargeable
> batteries). Do those white propane tanks that you see on gas grills and
> RVs lend themselves to long term storage? How about run time vs storage
> volume consumed (i.e. does a propane tank that takes up the same
> physical volume as a gasoline canister provide about the same generator
> run time)?
>
> Thanks and 73,
>
> Mike W4EF...........................
>
>
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