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Re: [Shop-talk] LP Generator supply

To: Jim Stone <1789alpine@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] LP Generator supply
From: Phil Ethier <pethier7@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:19:05 -0500
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No. LP gas and household natural gas are different. You need to rejet produc=
ts to change over.=20

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> On Aug 21, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Jim Stone <1789alpine@gmail.com> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BFI am on Eastern Long Island, directly in one of the projected pat=
hs of Hurricane Henri.  We are being told to plan for 7-10 days without powe=
r, although FWIW we were only powerless for 4 days following Sandy.  Shortly=
 after Sandy I purchased an LP Generator (https://www.jbtools.com/buffalo-to=
ols-gen4000lp-4000-watt-propane-generator/?wi=3Doff&gclid=3DCjwKCAjwyIKJBhBP=
EiwAu7zll1U54VH4euJneVO0jmOzjdgwy6-t0MUdEtaEHYXf_7W0sQxKo54TphoC__4QAvD_BwE)=
 which, of course, I have never needed, although I do run it periodically to=
 be safe.  It is designed to run off of LP tanks and comes with a standard r=
egulator.  A little Googling shows the following specs for the regulator:
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> Low Pressure Regulator
> Inlet Pressure:               25-250PSIG
> Outlet Pressure:            280mmH2O=3D (11"W.C.)
> Flow Capacity(MAX):    119000(BTU/hr)
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> We use Propane for DHW and heat and have a 500 gallon in-ground tank.   I h=
ad an outside gas line stubbed out when the house was remodeled, just in cas=
e I ever needed it and I would like to be able to connect the generator dire=
ctly to the house supply and avoid having to depend on the portable tanks.  T=
he house supply is regulated and, as an example, here are the specs for the w=
ater heater:
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> Max Inlet Gas Pressure:    13.0 =E2=80=9CW.C.
> Min Inlet Gas Pressure:     8.0 =E2=80=9CW.C.
> Recovery Rating:               206/Gallons/HR
> Max Working Pressure:     150psi
> Max Output:                       180,000 BTU/HR
> Max Input:                          11,000 BTU/HR
> Manifold Pressure:             3.9 =E2=80=9CW.C. (For Max Input)
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> Am I missing anything, or should I be able to hook the generator directly t=
o the house supply without the regulator?  For the record, I tried it once w=
ith the regulator attached and it barely ran and didn=E2=80=99t put out any a=
ppreciable power.  I always meant to research this before I needed it, but l=
ike many of us, never got around to it until now.
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> Thanks,
> Jim
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">No. LP gas and household natural gas are di=
fferent. You need to rejet products to change over.&nbsp;<br><br><div dir=3D=
"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite=
">On Aug 21, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Jim Stone &lt;1789alpine@gmail.com&gt; wrote:=
<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=
=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">=
I am on Eastern Long Island, directly in one of the projected paths of Hurri=
cane Henri. &nbsp;We are being told to plan for 7-10 days without power, alt=
hough FWIW we were only powerless for 4 days following Sandy. &nbsp;Shortly a=
fter Sandy I purchased an LP Generator (<a href=3D"https://www.jbtools.com/b=
uffalo-tools-gen4000lp-4000-watt-propane-generator/?wi=3Doff&amp;gclid=3DCjw=
KCAjwyIKJBhBPEiwAu7zll1U54VH4euJneVO0jmOzjdgwy6-t0MUdEtaEHYXf_7W0sQxKo54Tpho=
C__4QAvD_BwE" class=3D"">https://www.jbtools.com/buffalo-tools-gen4000lp-400=
0-watt-propane-generator/?wi=3Doff&amp;gclid=3DCjwKCAjwyIKJBhBPEiwAu7zll1U54=
VH4euJneVO0jmOzjdgwy6-t0MUdEtaEHYXf_7W0sQxKo54TphoC__4QAvD_BwE</a>) which, o=
f course, I have never needed, although I do run it periodically to be safe.=
 &nbsp;It is designed to run off of LP tanks and comes with a standard regul=
ator. &nbsp;A little Googling shows the following specs for the regulator:<d=
iv class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><ul class=3D"MailOutline"=
><li class=3D"">Low Pressure Regulator</li><li class=3D"">Inlet Pressure: &n=
bsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 25-250PSIG</li><li class=3D""=
>Outlet Pressure: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;280mmH2O=3D (11"W=
.C.)</li><li class=3D"">Flow Capacity(MAX): &nbsp; &nbsp;119000(BTU/hr)</li>=
</ul><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></div><div class=3D"">We use Propa=
ne for DHW and heat and have a 500 gallon in-ground tank. &nbsp; I had an ou=
tside gas line stubbed out when the house was remodeled, just in case I ever=
 needed it and I would like to be able to connect the generator directly to t=
he house supply and avoid having to depend on the portable tanks. &nbsp;The h=
ouse supply is regulated and, as an example, here are the specs for the wate=
r heater:</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><ul clas=
s=3D"MailOutline"><li class=3D"">Max Inlet Gas Pressure: &nbsp; &nbsp;13.0 =E2=
=80=9CW.C.</li><li class=3D"">Min Inlet Gas Pressure: &nbsp; &nbsp; 8.0 =E2=80=
=9CW.C.</li><li class=3D"">Recovery Rating: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbs=
p; &nbsp; &nbsp; 206/Gallons/HR</li><li class=3D"">Max Working Pressure: &nb=
sp; &nbsp; 150psi</li><li class=3D"">Max Output: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;=
 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 180,000 BTU/HR</li><li cla=
ss=3D"">Max Input: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &=
nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;11,000 BTU/HR</li><li class=3D"">Manifold P=
ressure: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3.9 =E2=80=9CW.C. (For Ma=
x Input)</li></ul><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Am I m=
issing anything, or should I be able to hook the generator directly to the h=
ouse supply without the regulator? &nbsp;For the record, I tried it once wit=
h the regulator attached and it barely ran and didn=E2=80=99t put out any ap=
preciable power. &nbsp;I always meant to research this before I needed it, b=
ut like many of us, never got around to it until now.</div><div class=3D""><=
br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Thanks,</div><div class=3D"">Jim</div><d=
iv class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></di=
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