Gasoline is not the fuel chosen by professionals to be used for backup generators. Large facilities such as hospitals, big supermarkets and others never install backup generators using gasoline. They always make use diesel or natural gas. Gasoline has very limited life and will truly cause failure in the engine. Most horrible of all, once power outages happen due to hurricanes, ice storms, tornadoes, earthquakes and other disasters, gasoline are the first commodity being hoarded. Sadly, rationing in gas pumps, long lines (even fistfights) are regular occurrence in times of disasters.
The hurricanes which hit Florida in the U.S. before were sad of the hoarding of gasoline. Many people assisted in helping the areas wherein gasoline was not obtainable to use in running generators. Propane and natural gas or diesel were more abundant and now the ticket in keeping the lights functioning and crews working.
Unluckily, as some people have learned the tough way, if not being used frequently, gasoline will stuck up the carburetor and will cause the engine of the generator to become useless. Be sure not to get caught by a gummed carburetor which will not permit the engine to operate, on generator run by gasoline that you can not even obtain fuel for, if you most need it. After you have bought a backup generator, ensure that it functions as the need arises. Modify your backup generator to function on natural gas or propane or even go on with the gasoline option if you want and have the alternative to run the three fuels in the same engine.
Natural gas and propane can make you save money, time and aggravation. These two fuels are actually backup fuels for backup generators. The engines will be able to last for a longer time, begin better in chilly weather and even begin next year if you are going to use the generator in emergency situations. The nice part is, by the help of do-it-yourself kits anyone can change the engine to natural gas or propane from gasoline.
Using propane in giving power to generator is advantageous because it can be stored for years and it can not be able to gum up, becomes bad or poison the air as what gasoline is doing to the environment. Anybody can utilize the 100#(24 gallon) cylinder, small bar-b-q grill form 20# cylinder which is equal to five gallons gasoline or large tanks such as 250, 500 and 1000 gallon ASME tanks.
Natural gas has also its own advantages. It is always available because of its unlimited supply making it the most reliable fuel in the universe. You can save more money if you use the natural gas because it is not capable of gumming up or become stale as gasoline does. In short, natural gas or diesel is always accessible anytime it is needed.
The following are some of the benefits in using propane or natural fuel:
- Engines powered by natural gas or propane give similar power as gasoline provides
- Longer and uninterrupted running times
- Can be connected to large tanks or to usual gas pipe lines
- The generator can be able to stay longer since there is larger supply of fuel and fewer running out load
- Uncontaminated burning alternating fuel can help prolong the life span of the engine
- Propane and natural gas powered engines provide the same power as gasoline.
- Longer, uninterrupted run times!
- Connect to big tanks or to your natural gas pipe line.
- Your generator will last longer because of larger fuel supply and less running out under load.
- Clean burning Alternate fuel will help extend the life of your engine life.
