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<blockquote data-quote="Mike D Texas" data-source="post: 2499375" data-attributes="member: 71221"><p>Air cooled generators like a Generac are not designed to be run for long term use, at least not the typical residential units that are 18-22kw. They run at high rpm and will fail. Also assuming this is an existing home, it's quite an undertaking and expense to retrofit an ATS switch and generator to an existing panel. It can certainly be done but at noticeable expense and retrofitting to your home. </p><p></p><p>Someone mentioned fuel consumption on propane; I have a 22kw Generac on my house and it uses about 4 gallons of propane per hour. </p><p></p><p>Knowing what I know now, I would put in a 30kw Cummins/Onan liquid cooled propane unit. Fuel consumption is about the same as the 22kw Generac but has a liquid cooled Honda 4 cylinder car engine in it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike D Texas, post: 2499375, member: 71221"] Air cooled generators like a Generac are not designed to be run for long term use, at least not the typical residential units that are 18-22kw. They run at high rpm and will fail. Also assuming this is an existing home, it’s quite an undertaking and expense to retrofit an ATS switch and generator to an existing panel. It can certainly be done but at noticeable expense and retrofitting to your home. Someone mentioned fuel consumption on propane; I have a 22kw Generac on my house and it uses about 4 gallons of propane per hour. Knowing what I know now, I would put in a 30kw Cummins/Onan liquid cooled propane unit. Fuel consumption is about the same as the 22kw Generac but has a liquid cooled Honda 4 cylinder car engine in it. [/QUOTE]
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