ampsucker
Platinum Member
thought this might fit best in lawn and garden.
i'm looking to get a small (3500 watt or so) portable generator for my mom for the winter outages she sometimes sees. she has wood heat as a backup, so this would just run a small fridge, some lights, fans, etc.
i am looking at this model:
DuroPower® - DP3500ELP 3500w Propane Generator with Elec. Start
It has electric start and would run about 12 hours on a BBQ size propane tank or about 2.5 days on one of her 100 lb larger tanks.
I have never heard of this brand of generator or engine before and was wondering if anyone has experience with this company or their small engines. I'm guessing it is a chinese import.
I have looked at other popular choices but this unit seems to be sized right for our needs and has the electric start which I find difficult to locate in the smaller engine sizes (less than 10 kW output).
The reason for choosing propane over gas is the long sit times when not in use makes us often throw away or burn a full tank of gas each year just to keep it form going bad and gumming things up even with Stabil. Otherwise, there aren't any noise or efficiency concerns and diesel isn't an option since it gets pretty cold and she doesn't have any other diesel equipment.
The unit will be stored in a shop and rolled outside under a lean-to for use. it could be permanantly plumbed under the lean-to and have pretty good protection so all she would have to do to start it is uncover a small tarp from the unit and plug in her heavy duty extension cord. i would keep the starting battery top charged with a small harbor freight top charger.
Thanks for any feedback,
amp
i'm looking to get a small (3500 watt or so) portable generator for my mom for the winter outages she sometimes sees. she has wood heat as a backup, so this would just run a small fridge, some lights, fans, etc.
i am looking at this model:
DuroPower® - DP3500ELP 3500w Propane Generator with Elec. Start
It has electric start and would run about 12 hours on a BBQ size propane tank or about 2.5 days on one of her 100 lb larger tanks.
I have never heard of this brand of generator or engine before and was wondering if anyone has experience with this company or their small engines. I'm guessing it is a chinese import.
I have looked at other popular choices but this unit seems to be sized right for our needs and has the electric start which I find difficult to locate in the smaller engine sizes (less than 10 kW output).
The reason for choosing propane over gas is the long sit times when not in use makes us often throw away or burn a full tank of gas each year just to keep it form going bad and gumming things up even with Stabil. Otherwise, there aren't any noise or efficiency concerns and diesel isn't an option since it gets pretty cold and she doesn't have any other diesel equipment.
The unit will be stored in a shop and rolled outside under a lean-to for use. it could be permanantly plumbed under the lean-to and have pretty good protection so all she would have to do to start it is uncover a small tarp from the unit and plug in her heavy duty extension cord. i would keep the starting battery top charged with a small harbor freight top charger.
Thanks for any feedback,
amp