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No. LP gas and household natural gas are different. You need to rejet produc=
ts to change over.=20
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 21, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Jim Stone <1789alpine@gmail.com> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BFI am on Eastern Long Island, directly in one of the projected pat=
hs of Hurricane Henri. We are being told to plan for 7-10 days without powe=
r, although FWIW we were only powerless for 4 days following Sandy. Shortly=
after Sandy I purchased an LP Generator (https://www.jbtools.com/buffalo-to=
ols-gen4000lp-4000-watt-propane-generator/?wi=3Doff&gclid=3DCjwKCAjwyIKJBhBP=
EiwAu7zll1U54VH4euJneVO0jmOzjdgwy6-t0MUdEtaEHYXf_7W0sQxKo54TphoC__4QAvD_BwE)=
which, of course, I have never needed, although I do run it periodically to=
be safe. It is designed to run off of LP tanks and comes with a standard r=
egulator. A little Googling shows the following specs for the regulator:
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> Low Pressure Regulator
> Inlet Pressure: 25-250PSIG
> Outlet Pressure: 280mmH2O=3D (11"W.C.)
> Flow Capacity(MAX): 119000(BTU/hr)
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> We use Propane for DHW and heat and have a 500 gallon in-ground tank. I h=
ad an outside gas line stubbed out when the house was remodeled, just in cas=
e I ever needed it and I would like to be able to connect the generator dire=
ctly to the house supply and avoid having to depend on the portable tanks. T=
he house supply is regulated and, as an example, here are the specs for the w=
ater heater:
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> Max Inlet Gas Pressure: 13.0 =E2=80=9CW.C.
> Min Inlet Gas Pressure: 8.0 =E2=80=9CW.C.
> Recovery Rating: 206/Gallons/HR
> Max Working Pressure: 150psi
> Max Output: 180,000 BTU/HR
> Max Input: 11,000 BTU/HR
> Manifold Pressure: 3.9 =E2=80=9CW.C. (For Max Input)
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> Am I missing anything, or should I be able to hook the generator directly t=
o the house supply without the regulator? For the record, I tried it once w=
ith the regulator attached and it barely ran and didn=E2=80=99t put out any a=
ppreciable power. I always meant to research this before I needed it, but l=
ike many of us, never got around to it until now.
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> Thanks,
> Jim
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">No. LP gas and household natural gas are di=
fferent. You need to rejet products to change over. <br><br><div dir=3D=
"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite=
">On Aug 21, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Jim Stone <1789alpine@gmail.com> wrote:=
<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=
=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">=
I am on Eastern Long Island, directly in one of the projected paths of Hurri=
cane Henri. We are being told to plan for 7-10 days without power, alt=
hough FWIW we were only powerless for 4 days following Sandy. Shortly a=
fter Sandy I purchased an LP Generator (<a href=3D"https://www.jbtools.com/b=
uffalo-tools-gen4000lp-4000-watt-propane-generator/?wi=3Doff&gclid=3DCjw=
KCAjwyIKJBhBPEiwAu7zll1U54VH4euJneVO0jmOzjdgwy6-t0MUdEtaEHYXf_7W0sQxKo54Tpho=
C__4QAvD_BwE" class=3D"">https://www.jbtools.com/buffalo-tools-gen4000lp-400=
0-watt-propane-generator/?wi=3Doff&gclid=3DCjwKCAjwyIKJBhBPEiwAu7zll1U54=
VH4euJneVO0jmOzjdgwy6-t0MUdEtaEHYXf_7W0sQxKo54TphoC__4QAvD_BwE</a>) which, o=
f course, I have never needed, although I do run it periodically to be safe.=
It is designed to run off of LP tanks and comes with a standard regul=
ator. A little Googling shows the following specs for the regulator:<d=
iv class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><ul class=3D"MailOutline"=
><li class=3D"">Low Pressure Regulator</li><li class=3D"">Inlet Pressure: &n=
bsp; 25-250PSIG</li><li class=3D""=
>Outlet Pressure: 280mmH2O=3D (11"W=
.C.)</li><li class=3D"">Flow Capacity(MAX): 119000(BTU/hr)</li>=
</ul><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></div><div class=3D"">We use Propa=
ne for DHW and heat and have a 500 gallon in-ground tank. I had an ou=
tside gas line stubbed out when the house was remodeled, just in case I ever=
needed it and I would like to be able to connect the generator directly to t=
he house supply and avoid having to depend on the portable tanks. The h=
ouse supply is regulated and, as an example, here are the specs for the wate=
r heater:</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><ul clas=
s=3D"MailOutline"><li class=3D"">Max Inlet Gas Pressure: 13.0 =E2=
=80=9CW.C.</li><li class=3D"">Min Inlet Gas Pressure: 8.0 =E2=80=
=9CW.C.</li><li class=3D"">Recovery Rating: &nbs=
p; 206/Gallons/HR</li><li class=3D"">Max Working Pressure: &nb=
sp; 150psi</li><li class=3D"">Max Output: =
180,000 BTU/HR</li><li cla=
ss=3D"">Max Input: &=
nbsp; 11,000 BTU/HR</li><li class=3D"">Manifold P=
ressure: 3.9 =E2=80=9CW.C. (For Ma=
x Input)</li></ul><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Am I m=
issing anything, or should I be able to hook the generator directly to the h=
ouse supply without the regulator? For the record, I tried it once wit=
h the regulator attached and it barely ran and didn=E2=80=99t put out any ap=
preciable power. I always meant to research this before I needed it, b=
ut like many of us, never got around to it until now.</div><div class=3D""><=
br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Thanks,</div><div class=3D"">Jim</div><d=
iv class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></di=
v><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span></sp=
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