Generator Propane / Natural Gas Conversion Kit

[woodyz]

Generator Propane / Natural Gas Conversion Kit

THese are pretty expensive now. I think when I bought mine I paid like $59, but they work well and allow you to use 2 or 3 different fuels in the same generator, something to think about when/if SHTF and your fuel choices are what you can get.

www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dlawngarden&field-keywords=Generator+Propane+%2F+Natural+Gas+Conversion+Kit

I also did a proof of concept with burning wood gas in a gasoline engine, it worked pretty good. The unburned "gas" created when wood burns, forced into a gasoline engine conversion in place of gasoline. They were big during WWII when fuel was hard to get. Used it on trucks and tractors and electric generators.

I will try and find the post and repost.

As I said we did a proof of concept and ran a big welding machine that was made from a 350 truck engine and doubles as an electric generator and it worked.

[mud]

how long does natgas still flow after power is down? grid down, flare, emp etc

[Cwi555]

Sept 8, 2015 22:40:14 GMT -7 mud said:

how long does natgas still flow after power is down? grid down, flare, emp etc

It doesn't. Propane tanks are another story.

[cajunlady87]

Sept 8, 2015 22:40:14 GMT -7 mud said:

how long does natgas still flow after power is down? grid down, flare, emp etc

Sept 9, 2015 1:35:19 GMT -7 Cwi555 said:

It doesn't. Propane tanks are another story.

Okay I'm confused to your response to mud's question. I've been out of power in my area for six weeks but was still able to have hot water and use my stove. Why is that?

[Cwi555]

Sept 9, 2015 3:11:16 GMT -7 cajunlady87 said:

Sept 8, 2015 22:40:14 GMT -7 mud said:

how long does natgas still flow after power is down? grid down, flare, emp etc

Sept 9, 2015 1:35:19 GMT -7 Cwi555 said:

It doesn't. Propane tanks are another story.

Okay I'm confused to your response to mud's question. I've been out of power in my area for six weeks but was still able to have hot water and use my stove. Why is that?

Compressor station probably still had power. It takes a lot to knock out natural gas, muds grid down scenario encompasses the grid as a whole, not just local area.

[woodyz]

Then you have to worry about the fact you have a visible propane tank, so you must have propane.

I have a visible 250 gallon tank and 2 buried 500 gallon tanks at the retreat. A visible and an invisible 500 gallon tank here.

We had a mysterious leak in our visible 250 gallon tank, it kept running out of gas back a few years ago when the prices were way down, seemed like it just wouldn't stay full for the longest time.

Luckily after about "losing" 1000 gallons, we got the leak fixed.

Yeah it can be expensive to get stocked up, but it stores for a long time.

One thing to consider is that most places that supply propane only want to deliver to their leased tanks. Can't hardly get a supplier to sell you a tank. A good thing about a leased tank is they have to find and fix a leak.

A bad thing is they can "inspect" the lines anytime they want.

Best way to buy a tank is find an older business going out of business willing to sell their tanks. And some mobile home owner, moving out of the mobile home or moving the mobile home out who want to sell the propane tank, sometimes when it isn't theirs.

Or, if you are resourceful or know someone who is you can build a bigger and better tank then you could buy or lease.

If your going to "hide" a tank. Remember to use cutoff valves and removable sections of lines to avoid unwanted detection.