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    Which genset for home power?

    Great input on MEP-002 fuel consumption Thanks for the great input on the MEP-002 fuel consumption - I have three of these units and plan to build them for diesel customers. My business is helping off-grid customers run their homes and I use mil-tech when possible due to the quality. So my...
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    Which genset for home power?

    for heating yes, but for genset run it works ok yes, and when using for heating fuel the energy content matters more but when running a genset it is gallons per hours and generators are 30%-35% or so efficient - a 5-10kw unit of either type run about .75-1.5 gallons per hour - so run time...
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    Which genset for home power?

    oh yeah, the cost is important as well You did not mention that 200 gallons of propane would be roughly $400 delivered and the same amount of diesel would be roughly $800 plus delivery (so if you made four trips with the pickup and a 55 gallon drum) your cost for 200 gallons of diesel would be...
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    Which genset for home power?

    long resupply times are typical with propane - only luck would leave you out Typical home resupply with propane is 3-6 months per resupply (tanks run from 150-500gals) - so going 22 days is not an issue unless you happen to be very low and then had the low probability of no resupply. Trying...
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    Which genset for home power?

    Propane is good, diesel is a sloppy mess. If you have propane - then go propane. Diesel backup typically is a problem unless you have regular source of diesel, refresh the fuel regularly and run any genset fully loaded - bottom line for a home that is not going to happen unless you need to run...
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