Hmmm...good point. I know a guy I can ask.
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From: "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: 6/3/2016 10:00:35 AM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Generator runtime on very light loads
Good question. Not much. I had lots of units that would start and
run 15 minutes each week. There was almost zero fuel cost each year
unless there had been some power outages.
I think you would have to find someone willing to run their unit and
measure the fuel consumption to get a good figure. It is probably
somewhat dependent on outside air temp and altitude.
From:Adam Moffett
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2016 7:20 AM
To:[email protected]
Subject: [AFMUG] Generator runtime on very light loads
Generac tech support could not answer this question for me:
What will my fuel consumption be a 1% load. I am looking at a 16kw
Generac Guardian. Which has a 992cc engine and the spec sheet says
will be consuming 1.99gal/hour of propane at 50% load. I'll be at 1%
load and want to know how much fuel I would consume per hour.
Or maybe a different question: What's the minimum amount of fuel it
takes to keep a 992cc engine running at 3600RPM?
