[SCCC] EU2000i Propane/Gas Conversion

[B Anderson]

I have two friends that have used the Hutch Mountain kit to convert their
Honda EU2000s
The kit I used put the pressure reducer (or whatever the large silver disc
is) on the Honda which is a pain

https://www.hutchmountain.com/products/honda-eu2200i-propane-natural-gas-gasoline-tri-fuel-conversion-kit

On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 12:35 AM Michael Tope <W4EF at dellroy.com> wrote:

> 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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B Anderson
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