Installation of a generator for a house.

Tomgunn:

PG:

This may be of some use (manual changeover).

I have a 5kW (5.5kW peak) petrol set. It's heavy and takes some handling but a diesel would be twice the weight/cost.

There's a limit to the amount of petrol that you can store on a domestic premis.

A standard set may not be suitable for auto start and changeover because the engine choke is manual.


Regards


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Morning, thanks for the info... I'll be looking, as to what would be a reliable generator... is your? 


I hadn't thought about it, before, but I love the idea of a 'propane' generator... I'll do some research on them. Wonder how they start up? Also, how long they can run for??


Many thanks for taking the time to post!!


regards... Tom

 

Sorry Tom, No experience of LPG fuelled sets. I've only used/installed the petrol fuelled, standby option on manual changeover . 

The set is a standard Hyundai HY700LEK, open frame type, Reliable starts and run. Noisy!!!! Very Noisy - but it hardly ever runs. In fact, it's never run in anger (I live in London and haven't had a power outage since I put it in). 

If you wanted a few tips then it would be best to describe how the machine would be used - 

Are you going to be out in the country, supplied from overhead lines? Is the machine for occasional back-up or base load? Is someone dependant on the machine for something like dialysis? What is the access to the generator storage area?

You won't get a meaningful recommendation without this sort of information. You would drift between a manual changeover, open frame, petrol fuelled machine to an auto start/changeover, fully silenced, diesel with pre-heating and a bill of a few thousand more.


Good luck with the move,

PG

 

Tomgunn:

PG:

This may be of some use (manual changeover).

I have a 5kW (5.5kW peak) petrol set. It's heavy and takes some handling but a diesel would be twice the weight/cost.

There's a limit to the amount of petrol that you can store on a domestic premis.

A standard set may not be suitable for auto start and changeover because the engine choke is manual.


Regards


164 Connection Diag Final.pdf

Morning, thanks for the info... I'll be looking, as to what would be a reliable generator... is your? 


I hadn't thought about it, before, but I love the idea of a 'propane' generator... I'll do some research on them. Wonder how they start up? Also, how long they can run for??


Many thanks for taking the time to post!!


regards... Tom

 

Sorry Tom, No experience of LPG fuelled sets. I've only used/installed the petrol fuelled, standby option on manual changeover . 

The set is a standard Hyundai HY700LEK, open frame type, Reliable starts and run. Noisy!!!! Very Noisy - but it hardly ever runs. In fact, it's never run in anger (I live in London and haven't had a power outage since I put it in). 

If you wanted a few tips then it would be best to describe how the machine would be used - 

Are you going to be out in the country, supplied from overhead lines? Is the machine for occasional back-up or base load? Is someone dependant on the machine for something like dialysis? What is the access to the generator storage area?

You won't get a meaningful recommendation without this sort of information. You would drift between a manual changeover, open frame, petrol fuelled machine to an auto start/changeover, fully silenced, diesel with pre-heating and a bill of a few thousand more.


Good luck with the move,

PG