Propane Whole House Generators, Warning.

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We have a whole house Yanmar diesel 12KW. I bought it in Japan and had it shipped over with the tractors back in 2004.
It runs the whole house and uses a little over a gallon every 8 hrs, its totally encased so its very quiet and runs at 1800 rpm.
That was a good purchase I have never regretted.

Hey TractorErnie, that is amazing! That is only 3 gallons of diesel for a whole 24 hour day. Do you remember how much these things cost?

 

[YanmarFever]

We bought it used, as is from the tractor sellers over there. I really don't remember what I paid for it.
We used a little over a gallon in 8 hrs because we had the air cond running

I ran it non stop for a week after a hurricane and Im still amazed at how smooth, quiet and reliable it is after all these years.

Diesel is the way to go. There are a lot of them on Craig's list, just don't get fooled by a cheap chinese Yanmar knockoff.
Yes, there are fake Yanmar engines being imported, a lot of them wind up as generators for the unsuspecting customer.


Happy Trails
Tractor Ernie

 

[Garandman]

Has anyone had experience with a Koehler 20 kWH (natural gas) whole house generator with (load shedding?) ? Pros and Cons?

We have a 14KW, Similar but smaller displacement engine. Kohler and Generac are pretty common in our area, Kohler owners were a little happier.

We had a coil fail, late in heating season, after four years. Part was still covered on warranty. This is a rare failure.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Funny. I came accross this picture in an Ad on Kijiji looking for a Diesel Generator. Not sure, what it means, but it's probably not good.

 

[MossRoad]

Funny. I came accross this picture in an Ad on Kijiji looking for a Diesel Generator. Not sure, what it means, but it's probably not good.

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It's diesel and he's getting a fill-up.

 

[Thall303]

We have a 14KW, Similar but smaller displacement engine. Kohler and Generac are pretty common in our area, Kohler owners were a little happier.

We had a coil fail, late in heating season, after four years. Part was still covered on warranty. This is a rare failure.

Thanks