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=46rom David:
> You need a low pressure regulator. Input is 10 to 15ish inches of =
water. Output is 10 inches water.=20
Steal the one from your furnace, if you need to.
There is a regulator between the tank and the house, so it comes in =
before the line to the outside. It is hard to read the regulator, as it =
is under the porch, which is why I gave the stats for the water heater.=20=
=46rom Pat:
> Silly question. Did you talk to the folks that installed the =
generator?
Not silly, but it isn=E2=80=99t a permanent whole house generator. =
I=E2=80=99ve thought about installing one, and certainly will if weather =
patterns change enough that we are dealing with this more often, but the =
price didn=E2=80=99t seem justified given the amount of use that it =
would get. As I said, I have had this one for about 8 years and never =
had to use it. My main worry has always been an extended outage in the =
winter, but we don=E2=80=99t need much amperage with propane heat for =
the furnaces. (Separate heat in the shop. Hey! Shop content!). I =
haven=E2=80=99t done the exact math, but believe that 4000 Surge =
Watts/3250 Running Watts will be enough to keep things going here for as =
long as it takes=E2=80=A6as long as I can run off of the in-ground tank.
> On Aug 21, 2021, at 3:46 PM, Pat Horne <patintexas@icloud.com> wrote:
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> Silly question. Did you talk to the folks that installed the =
generator?
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> Peace,
> Pat
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> Pat Horne=20
> We support Habitat for Humanity
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> On Aug 21, 2021, at 1:08 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 =
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-generat=
or/?wi=3Doff&gclid=3DCjwKCAjwyIKJBhBPEiwAu7zll1U54VH4euJneVO0jmOzjdgwy6-t0=
MUdEtaEHYXf_7W0sQxKo54TphoC__4QAvD_BwE =
<https://www.jbtools.com/buffalo-tools-gen4000lp-4000-watt-propane-generat=
or/?wi=3Doff&gclid=3DCjwKCAjwyIKJBhBPEiwAu7zll1U54VH4euJneVO0jmOzjdgwy6-t0=
MUdEtaEHYXf_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:
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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 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:
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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 to the house supply without the regulator? For the record, I =
tried it once with the regulator attached and it barely ran and didn=E2=80=
=99t 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.
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> Thanks,
> Jim
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">=46ro=
m David:<div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div=
dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">You need a low pressure regulator. Input is 10 =
to 15ish inches of water. Output is 10 inches =
water. </div></blockquote><font color=3D"#5856d6" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"caret-color: rgb(88, 86, 214);" class=3D"">Steal the one from =
your furnace, if you need to.</span></font></div><div class=3D""><div =
dir=3D"auto" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">There is a regulator between the tank and the house, so it =
comes in before the line to the outside. It is hard to read the =
regulator, as it is under the porch, which is why I gave the stats for =
the water heater. </div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">=46rom Pat:</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" =
class=3D"">Silly question. Did you talk to the folks that installed the =
generator?</div></blockquote></div><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></div><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Not =
silly, but it isn=E2=80=99t a permanent whole house generator. =
I=E2=80=99ve thought about installing one, and certainly will if =
weather patterns change enough that we are dealing with this more often, =
but the price didn=E2=80=99t seem justified given the amount of use that =
it would get. As I said, I have had this one for about 8 years and =
never had to use it. My main worry has always been an extended =
outage in the winter, but we don=E2=80=99t need much amperage with =
propane heat for the furnaces. (Separate heat in the shop. Hey! =
Shop content!). I haven=E2=80=99t done the exact math, but =
believe that 4000 Surge Watts/3250 Running Watts will be enough to =
keep things going here for as long as it takes=E2=80=A6as long as I can =
run off of the in-ground tank.</div><div><br class=3D""><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Aug 21, 2021, at 3:46 PM, =
Pat Horne <<a href=3D"mailto:patintexas@icloud.com"; =
class=3D"">patintexas@icloud.com</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta =
http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" =
class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"">Silly question. Did you talk to =
the folks that installed the generator?<div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Peace,</div><div class=3D"">Pat<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">Pat =
Horne <div class=3D"">We support Habitat for Humanity</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">On Aug 21, 2021, at 1:08 PM, Jim Stone <<a =
href=3D"mailto:1789alpine@gmail.com"; =
class=3D"">1789alpine@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">=EF=BB=BF<meta =
http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" =
class=3D"">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 (<a =
href=3D"https://www.jbtools.com/buffalo-tools-gen4000lp-4000-watt-propane-=
generator/?wi=3Doff&gclid=3DCjwKCAjwyIKJBhBPEiwAu7zll1U54VH4euJneVO0jm=
Ozjdgwy6-t0MUdEtaEHYXf_7W0sQxKo54TphoC__4QAvD_BwE" =
class=3D"">https://www.jbtools.com/buffalo-tools-gen4000lp-4000-watt-propa=
ne-generator/?wi=3Doff&gclid=3DCjwKCAjwyIKJBhBPEiwAu7zll1U54VH4euJneVO=
0jmOzjdgwy6-t0MUdEtaEHYXf_7W0sQxKo54TphoC__4QAvD_BwE</a>) 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:<div 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: =
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 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:</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><ul class=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: =
206/Gallons/HR</li><li class=3D"">Max Working Pressure: =
150psi</li><li class=3D"">Max Output: =
180,000 BTU/HR</li><li =
class=3D"">Max Input: =
11,000 BTU/HR</li><li =
class=3D"">Manifold Pressure: =
3.9 =E2=80=9CW.C. (For Max Input)</li></ul><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">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 didn=E2=80=99t 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.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Thanks,</div><div =
class=3D"">Jim</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div></div><div =
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