I have a similar situation, we have a Honda EU20001 running on a 12gal boat gas tank. It will run about 6 days on a tank full.
On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 10:06 AM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote: > In retrospect, these are stupid questions. > > I wanted the Generac anyway to use for a standby generator at one site, > but at a different site I have a temporary need to run on generator for > about a month while I wait for the power company to hook up our new > service...there's only about a 200 Watt load. Given the fuel cost of > running the Generac continuously for a month, it will be cheaper to buy a > separate portable generator. > > nevermind. > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: 6/3/2016 9:20:07 AM > 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? > > > >
