[RE-wrenches] Off Grid LP Gen advice

[Ray Walters]

What supplier are folks using for the Ecogen?

R.Ray Walters
CTO, Solarray, Inc
Nabcep Certified PV Installer,
Licensed Master Electrician
Solar Design Engineer
303 505-8760

On 9/15/2013 9:19 AM, Dave Palumbo wrote:
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> Ecogen it is. Thanks everybody.
>
> Dave Plaumbo
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> *From:*re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org 
> [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *John 
> Blittersdorf
> *Sent:* Sunday, September 15, 2013 7:11 AM
> *To:* RE-wrenches
> *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Off Grid LP Gen advice
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> Dave,
>
>     I have sold 8 Eco-Gens so far and first impressions are great.  I 
> wasn't aware of the govt funded research but it makes sense.  I have 
> one installed on top of Herrick Mtn doing an average of 4 hours a day 
> backing up a transmitter site.  This winter will be the test.  So far 
> we have almost 500 hours on it (first oil change coming up) and no 
> problems.  This is a remote site with only  snowmobile access in 
> winter.  The gen is doing great on fuel economy. About .7 gph at 2300 
> watt load.
>
> John Blittersdorf
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> On Sep 14, 2013, at 8:56 PM, Gary Willett 
> <Gary at IcarusSolarServices.com <mailto:Gary at IcarusSolarServices.com>> 
> wrote:
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>     Ditto Chris's comment. The EcoGen was designed by Generac with
>     research funded by the Propane Council from the ground-up as an
>     off-grid propane-only generator used to charge batteries.
>
>     Regards,  Gary
>
>     On 9/14/13 1:44 PM, Chris Mason wrote:
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>         Generac Ecogen is your best choice. It was specifically
>         designed for the long runs associated with charing batteries
>         for off-grid work.
>
>         On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Dave Palumbo
>         <dave at independentpowerllc.com
>         <mailto:dave at independentpowerllc.com>> wrote:
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>         Wrenchsters,
>
>         Looking for a good quality, long lasting, LP gas genset for my
>         off grid rental house. 6 to 8kW. Full power at 120Vac would be
>         nice. In the past some have recommended a Coleman off grid
>         model as I remember. I'm also wondering how the smaller
>         Kohlers, and the like, have been holding up for off grid use
>         over the past few years.
>
>         This for northern Vermont where even with C/8 PV to battery
>         charge rate we need to run the generator about 250 hours per
>         year as the cloud cover is dense for weeks at a time.
>
>         Thanks,
>
>         Dave Palumbo
>
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