Natural Gas Generators Vs Propane Generators

Generator maintenance needs to be performed on a regular basis no matter what fuel type you use. Most people are not caring about the generator until it breaks. They don't care where they get it. They don't care how they get it. They only care about the bottom line or how much it costs. What that thinking does is shorten their life style. They don't look further than then end of their nose. What's occurring is, first, people do not understand what their needs are. Secondly, they do not understand the difference between their needs and their wants. Some people believe they can use a 15 KW generator with a 5 ton air conditioner. Your entire load has got to be calculated by a trained professional. Once he installed generators, he would find out some problems that were occurring with certain generators or certain installations. The installer will generally get an idea of the capabilities of those generators and the manufacturers. They claim to be true to the capabilities of what they can handle. But a lot of manufacturers tend to overstate the capability of their generator.The manufacturer can recommend a dealer in your area if you have a problem. He will come out to your location to see your problem. First, if he is a licensed master electrician, he already knows what is necessary to perform an installation and whether that installation is correct and according to code. Second, he has to be a factory trained rep that he knows that generator. He knows how it performs on the house. Third, he has to come out to make sure it is not a hazard to the person or people who live in the house. I have seen many generators that were installed under a car port. It is illegal to do that because of carbon monoxide buildup that can occur under a car port. People are continually saying that is OK. It's OK until somebody dies.Is there any difference between natural gas and propane? There is a difference. The BTU of heat of propane supposedly burns hotter. The fuel burns hotter than it does in natural gas. So, in natural gas, the fuel burns a little less or not as hot. So therefore when it doesn't burn as hot it doesn't give you that engine horsepower that level of horsepower that you need in the engine.An 18 KW in natural gas is the same as a 20 KW in propane. Actually, natural gas is not as powerful as propane. Propane is more powerful. If you have a 20 KW in propane, it will stay 20 KW. In natural gas, it drops to 18 KW. It drops 2 KW. Some manufacturers have allowed for that drop but not much. They are not saying anything about it. They won't talk about it. They are not letting it known to the public or through their dealers or manufacturers. They just say that it is capable or the same. It is not the same. The fuel burns differently. Propane burns hotter than natural gas so therefore it gives the engine less horsepower so therefore it's got less KW.Some engines perform differently. Diesel performs differently from gasoline. Gasoline burns hotter than diesel. But you have higher performance engines in gasoline than you do in diesels. But in diesels you have a lot more torque engines. You have high compression torque engines. But you have to because the only thing that can burn more diesel is ignition sources or high compression diesel engines.The fuel you use to run a generator can have an impact on how efficient it runs for your needs. Hire a professional before ordering and installing a generator.