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Let it go guys before a good thread gets closed.
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TMBLSN
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Davydd,
You are assuming way too much. I'm not locked up inside my RV. On the contrary, one of the most important uses of my RV is to tailgate. I'm not talking about an hour or two before the game starts. We tailgate for three nights in a row, 5 weekends each fall (pull in on Thursday and leave on Sunday). We use a satellite dish and a TWO TVs outside. We use the A/C in September and use the microwave a lot.
Football games in the Pac-12 tend to be later, generally 3:30 or later. East coast games start at 9AM Pacific. That's 6 hours of pre-game right there. ESPN GameDay starts at 6:30AM, another 2 1/2 hours. Then, there's the night game, generally 7:15PM.
So, aside from the 3 hours that we are in the stadium, the generator will be running from 6:30AM to 10PM. That's Saturday. A bit less on Friday, usually an evening game.
I'd like to not have to fill the propane every week, but it looks like I might have to with an LP generator.
I guess I'll just keep using my Honda EU2000 (with external extended run tank; I can go all weekend on 3 gallons), regardless of the type of generator when I get a B.
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Bikeboy57
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I have had a gas B with gas Onan. Convenient.
I now have a diesel Sprinter with propane gennie. It has a aux setup so I can pack a standard grill propane tank for extended summer camping setups. Yes, a little more trouble than a huge built in tank, but all in all doable.
I also have a diesel gennie in my class A. Although the dB ratings may be the same at 10 ft for a gas versus diesel gennie, I can assure you that the low frequency vibes from a diesel gennie will rumble the entire chassis of an class B unless an elaborate vibration isolation system is used.
Maybe it's just me, but I have a hard time sleeping with a low frequency rumble just under my bed. Others may think of it as magic fingers.
And I agree, boys, let it go.
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senf
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We went to Newfoundland during the summer of 2011 and found that while propane was plentiful, there were not very many places that could fill an onboard RT tank. We found one on the whole west coast and were very pleased that we had a gas generator.
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Herculez
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I noticed that the question has not really been answered.
I hope some day to be able to answer the questions.
I own either 4 or 5 gens.
None of which are a propane gen.
If I aquire one, I will run it as close as I can under full load untill the tank is empty. PERIOD.
Then I will respond back to this post.
I would like to have the answer to this question.
As a side note I will also make sure that I have the option of having a way to connect a 30lb or a 40lb tank as a back up.
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Herculez wrote:I noticed that the question has not really been answered.
The OP asked "What is the appeal of a propane genset".
They are installed because it is cheaper and most people don't care if it runs on LP because they don't use it much.
If you don't use your genset much, it wouldn't matter. I wouldn't have one myself. I want to run a genset 50 hours without refueling.
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Handbasket
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I'm pretty sure the Onan owner's manual for the gas 2.8 gives its fuel consumption in gallons per hour at various fractions of full load (1/3, 1/2, 2/3, full?). I'm thinking that you could probably find the same info for the 2.5(same generator derated for LP, used in almost all Sprinter B's) if you nose around on their web site a bit. That should give you a fairly accurate idea if you know the tank capacity at 80%.
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Davydd
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It could be a simple answer as whether it would fit under a Sprinter Class B or not. Here are Onan's smallest generators of which the propane generator is the one used by Class B Sprinters. There is nearly a 6 inch height and length difference and a 92 lb. difference. I think the height kills it.
Onan LP
RV QG 2500 LP
Weight 113 lbs (51 kg)
Length 24.0 in (610 mm)
Width 16.4 in (417 mm)
Height 12.3 in (313 mm)
Sound 70 dB(A) (readings at 10 ft (3 m) half load)
Onan Diesel
RV QD 3200
Weight 205 lbs (93 kg)
Length 30.2 in (766 mm)
Width 17.3 in (439 mm)
Height 18 in (453 mm)
Sound 68 dB(A) (readings at 10 ft (3 m) half load)
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Anyone tried to hook up an alternator driven by the engine either directly or via a power take off?
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