Nice genny. I had thought about doing something like that, but back in 2023 we were down 4 days in a row down here in Louisiana, and by the end of day 1 there wasn't a drop of gas anywhere. I wound up just biting the bullet and getting a 24kw whole home stand by that is connected to natural gas. We just had our first major outage of 2024 with Beryl and i ran for 2 days whole home no issues. About 35$ of NG for 2 days...well worth it vs the cost of a hotel and losing all my food.
Yeah, I have been thinking of switching to Natural Gass also but that would entail getting a whole setup with a tank, etc. That would entail a bunch of other costs and the genny would need to sit in one place. I need to be able to run it around because it will sit outside when running. My current plan is to get about a 200 gallon gas tank and then run my vehicles out of that tank also so that the gas never gets old. We haven't had a major outage for 2 or 3 years so we are about due for our next one. We get a tornado in the neighborhood about every 20 years and an ice storm about every 10 years. Both have been happening more frequently though... I think I will go with the gas tank for now.
It can run for 15 minutes until you need to refill the tank(joke). You should put in a 500# propane tank and add a motor snorkel. I have a smaller westinghouse. Its been great. Can run 10 days 24/7 from that 500# tank. Good luck. Great machine
Thanks for the data! I will think about it most of the time our outages only last a day or two. If the end of the world happens, 500 gallons won't last long enough and I will have to figure out something else to do with all my frozen meat. No worries.
@@northpasturefarmsgrassfedm2820 same with us. We just happened to buy a house with a pool and buried 500# propane tank cause there is no natural gas in our area. Now if you have piped in natural gas it can run forever. When I got my Westinghouse (only 12k), I went online and I think the company is called US Carbeurations. It’s basically a regulator you mount on the generator frame and a thicker gasket that sits between the carb and intake that replaces the oem gasket. The gasket has a tube mounted through it that feeds the propane from the regulator into the motor. Very cool idea and easy to install. I’ve been running it for 10 years until I needed a new generator because mice ate through the wires in my old Westinghouse. The new one runs on propane or gas already but the motor snorkel is better cause it has a way to prime it. Anyway good luck and great machine you got. I. Jealous.
Yeah, it will probably be less run time on that much fuel. But it sure beats being totally out of power! I will need to get a big gasoline tank around here, for sure.
@@stevevanderloop5018 yup i have the older 12000/15000 generator and wanted to upgrade but i will have to find a friend in reno to ship to them and pick it up
@@JetFire9 I call the distributor and asked if they had a location in Nevada that I could pick it up and they said they only ship direct to your house.
No worries. In my neck of the woods (are you in South Africa?) it is Ethanol and Ethanol is the same as Ethyl Alcohol and also the same same as Grain Alcohol. Again, no worries.
Nice genny. I had thought about doing something like that, but back in 2023 we were down 4 days in a row down here in Louisiana, and by the end of day 1 there wasn't a drop of gas anywhere. I wound up just biting the bullet and getting a 24kw whole home stand by that is connected to natural gas. We just had our first major outage of 2024 with Beryl and i ran for 2 days whole home no issues. About 35$ of NG for 2 days...well worth it vs the cost of a hotel and losing all my food.
Yeah, I have been thinking of switching to Natural Gass also but that would entail getting a whole setup with a tank, etc. That would entail a bunch of other costs and the genny would need to sit in one place. I need to be able to run it around because it will sit outside when running. My current plan is to get about a 200 gallon gas tank and then run my vehicles out of that tank also so that the gas never gets old. We haven't had a major outage for 2 or 3 years so we are about due for our next one. We get a tornado in the neighborhood about every 20 years and an ice storm about every 10 years. Both have been happening more frequently though... I think I will go with the gas tank for now.
It can run for 15 minutes until you need to refill the tank(joke). You should put in a 500# propane tank and add a motor snorkel.
I have a smaller westinghouse. Its been great. Can run 10 days 24/7 from that 500# tank.
Good luck. Great machine
Thanks for the data! I will think about it most of the time our outages only last a day or two. If the end of the world happens, 500 gallons won't last long enough and I will have to figure out something else to do with all my frozen meat. No worries.
@@northpasturefarmsgrassfedm2820 same with us. We just happened to buy a house with a pool and buried 500# propane tank cause there is no natural gas in our area. Now if you have piped in natural gas it can run forever. When I got my Westinghouse (only 12k), I went online and I think the company is called US Carbeurations. It’s basically a regulator you mount on the generator frame and a thicker gasket that sits between the carb and intake that replaces the oem gasket. The gasket has a tube mounted through it that feeds the propane from the regulator into the motor. Very cool idea and easy to install. I’ve been running it for 10 years until I needed a new generator because mice ate through the wires in my old Westinghouse. The new one runs on propane or gas already but the motor snorkel is better cause it has a way to prime it. Anyway good luck and great machine you got. I. Jealous.
That's a SERIOUS machine!
You bet! So far I really like it.
Its Alive!!!!
Its Alive!!!!
You bet, so far I really like it.
11 hours of runtime on 17 gallons of gas. Good luck with that.
Yeah, it will probably be less run time on that much fuel. But it sure beats being totally out of power! I will need to get a big gasoline tank around here, for sure.
i tried order it but they wont ship to California lol
Ouch! Almost certainly something about emissions.
@@stevevanderloop5018 yup i have the older 12000/15000 generator and wanted to upgrade but i will have to find a friend in reno to ship to them and pick it up
Most likely it's not CARB certified.
Can you drive across the border to get one and bring it back?
@@JetFire9 I call the distributor and asked if they had a location in Nevada that I could pick it up and they said they only ship direct to your house.
Athenol not alcohol 😂😂
No worries. In my neck of the woods (are you in South Africa?) it is Ethanol and Ethanol is the same as Ethyl Alcohol and also the same same as Grain Alcohol. Again, no worries.