Yikes. My 90 year old FIL lives in Sea Cliff, so got that worry bead is busy
being polished.
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Tom Coradeschi
tjcora@icloud.com
> On 21 Aug 2021, at 3:32 PM, Jim Stone <1789alpine@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On the other hand, my daughter just sent me the following screenshot. Note
> the red circled â??usâ??. The project path line is about 1.25 miles away.
> ð??§
>
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>
>> On Aug 21, 2021, at 3:22 PM, Thomas Coradeschi <tjcora@icloud.com> wrote:
>>
>> Phil - he has an LP generator and a 500 gallon LP tank. All good.
>>
>> Tom Coradeschi
>> tjcora@icloud.com
>>
>>> On Aug 21, 2021, at 3:21 PM, Phil Ethier <pethier7@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> No. LP gas and household natural gas are different. You need to rejet
>>> products to change over.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Aug 21, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Jim Stone <1789alpine@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I am on Eastern Long Island, directly in one of the projected paths of
>>>> Hurricane Henri. We are being told to plan for 7-10 days without power,
>>>> although FWIW we were only powerless for 4 days following Sandy. Shortly
>>>> after Sandy I purchased an LP Generator
>>>> (https://www.jbtools.com/buffalo-tools-gen4000lp-4000-watt-propane-generator/?wi=off&gclid=CjwKCAjwyIKJBhBPEiwAu7zll1U54VH4euJneVO0jmOzjdgwy6-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 regulator. A little Googling shows the following specs for the
>>>> regulator:
>>>>
>>>> â?¢ Low Pressure Regulator
>>>> â?¢ Inlet Pressure: 25-250PSIG
>>>> â?¢ Outlet Pressure: 280mmH2O= (11"W.C.)
>>>> â?¢ Flow Capacity(MAX): 119000(BTU/hr)
>>>>
>>>> We use Propane for DHW and heat and have a 500 gallon in-ground tank. I
>>>> had an outside 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 the house supply and avoid having to depend on the portable
>>>> tanks. The house supply is regulated and, as an example, here are the
>>>> specs for the water heater:
>>>>
>>>> â?¢ Max Inlet Gas Pressure: 13.0 â??W.C.
>>>> â?¢ Min Inlet Gas Pressure: 8.0 â??W.C.
>>>> â?¢ Recovery Rating: 206/Gallons/HR
>>>> â?¢ Max Working Pressure: 150psi
>>>> â?¢ Max Output: 180,000 BTU/HR
>>>> â?¢ Max Input: 11,000 BTU/HR
>>>> â?¢ Manifold Pressure: 3.9 â??W.C. (For Max Input)
>>>>
>>>> Am I missing anything, or should I be able to hook the generator directly
>>>> to the house supply without the regulator? For the record, I tried it
>>>> once with the regulator attached and it barely ran and didnâ??t put out
>>>> any appreciable power. I always meant to research this before I needed
>>>> it, but like many of us, never got around to it until now.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>>
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