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On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 10:51 AM Michael Morningstar < [email protected]> wrote: > I’ve installed Hundreds upon hundreds of diesel generators at elevation > here in the mountains of NorCal. Temps down to -15F. None have needed block > heaters. For under 40KW, Wrico International. Growers were getting 20-40K > hours out of them. They are open frame. MQ Power for an off the shelf > enclosed gen-set. Ray is correct in that there aren’t any decent (low rpm, > liquid cooled) propane generators. We won’t touch the disposable propane > generators like the Kohler RES and Genercrap equivalents. Oh, Wrico does > build legit <15kw propane generators…..they cost 14K > > > On Jan 18, 2022, at 10:15 AM, Ray <[email protected]> wrote: > > I won't go less than double the inverter rating anymore with gensets. So > the Kohler 12 kW is probably the lowest cost, decent match for the XW. > Otherwise you're just over working the genset, which usually aren't > designed for continuous duty. It keeps the voltage stable enough to not > disconnect when a surge (like that sewage pump) comes on. > > As far as 1800 rpm, I don't know anything under 20 kw in propane. The > fuel consumption of a 20kw at 25% is very comparable to the 12kW at 50%. > I've been considering diesel, but just always have been worried about cold > starting in the mountains. > > Ray Walters > Remote Solar > 303 505-8760 > > On 1/18/22 9:17 AM, Tump wrote: > > Ray I would love to know which larger propane gen set you are suggesting. > 1800 or 3600 rpm. Air cooled or water cooled. To my knowledge there are > very few L cooled 1800 rpm gen sets in the 12-15kW range. T > > On Jan 17, 2022, at 11:11 PM, Ray <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a question: why so small a generator? I've always regretted under > sizing the genny for battery charging. Larger gensets are not as fuel > hungry as you might think. I was surprised recently when I did some calcs, > and found that a larger genset would actually get slightly better fuel > consumption at the proposed load. > > Plus the larger gensets are usually built to last longer than the portable > stuff. > > Ray Walters > Remote Solar > 303 505-8760 > > On 1/17/22 5:33 PM, Jeff Clearwater wrote: > > Hello Again All, > > Or I'd consider suggesting propane to the customer as well. Any > experience with know compatibles in propane? > > txnks > > jc > > Jeff Clearwater <[email protected]> > January 17, 2022 at 1:29 PM > Thanks All, > > Aren't there any 5-8 KW gas gennys out there already set up for 2-wire > start? 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