Generator tri fuel conversion kit

bwalke1 · Sep 12, 2012

http://www.propane-generators.com/
http://uscarburetion.com/
both the same place, weird.

Gator 45/70 · Sep 12, 2012

These are the people that i go too,Been dealing with them since 2005...
http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oG...cm6/EXP=1347497919/**http://propanecarbs.com/

john17427 · Sep 13, 2012

Gator,

Looks pretty simple. How do their prices compare and what's the reliability been like?

MyTFAL · Sep 13, 2012

Toddrod, what model conversion are you using?

scooterj · Sep 13, 2012

I think Todd has the same kit as I do, "C" kit http://uscarburetion.com/a-c_kits.htm
Parts in the kit vary according to the make and model of engine.

toddrod · Sep 13, 2012

Scooterj is correct - it is a Type C kit

Gator 45/70 · Sep 13, 2012

I've only delt with these guy's, I've never had any problem's with the kit's supplied,I have however fixed 3 of the UScarb. kit's for people that have bought from him...Biggest complaint was no customer support,No returned phone call's,No e-mail's responded too.Your call.

john17427 said:
Gator,

Looks pretty simple. How do their prices compare and what's the reliability been like?

toddrod · Oct 5, 2012

scooterj said:
My NG piping is 1/2", I have 20' of 3/4" hose between the house and the genny. NG is very low pressure, it's the volume you need and the hose acts as a reservoir. BTW, I ran my machine for nearly 50 hours and my gas bill was less than $15.00 more than normal.

Scooter - I just got my NG bill in that included Isaac. For me running my generator for 5 days (110 hrs) my NG bill increased just $22 over my normal bill. No matter what math you use you can not beat the conveince and price of using a trifuel kit on a generator. That would have been well over $230 in gasoline for my 5.6kw gen for the same time period not counting me waiting in line and tracking down a gas station.

scooterj · Oct 5, 2012

AND there's no ethanol in NG to wreak havoc on the small engine and the oil doesn't get dirty, it just thins out. A quick oil change every couple days is cheep and easy.

cnodie1 · Oct 5, 2012

I need to get one of these.

tim9lives · Oct 29, 2012

Thanks for the info guys. I also was looking at these after Isaac. Finding gasoline was a real challenge. I need to get one of these before I forget again. Kind of out of sight....out of mind with me. I looked at them but was concerned that maybe there would be problems using NG, and until reading this again, I had forgotten about them.
Anyway....thanks for the info again.

dmac360 · Nov 24, 2012

Worked for a friend of mine

A friend of mine tried this in NJ and it worked for him.

kpm · Feb 13, 2013

Update*** I finally installed the kit on my portable gen set. It works fine. I did not test it on a load and only used it on propane and gasoline for now. I'm working on installing a nat gas line in the next few weeks to complete this project. I will likely run it on a load for a while to give it a good test.

THANKS to all of you who helped me along the way - You know who you are!

scooterj · Feb 14, 2013

If your genny doesn't have a tach on it, get one to be sure that you are getting enough rpm to produce the power.

bwalke1 · Feb 14, 2013

this. it is very important to maintain 3600 rpm on a portable generator. when the rpm's drop then you will have a drop in HZ (frequency) you must maintain 60 HZ. if you overload your generator you will never know it unless you check the rpm or HZ. you will find out however, later down the road,maybe weeks later, whatever appliances you were running on your genny start to crap out, TV, refrigerator, PC, washer, ect, ect.

scooterj said:
If your genny doesn't have a tach on it, get one to be sure that you are getting enough rpm to produce the power.

KeithVi · Mar 29, 2013

Simple tool for assuring 60 cycle (3600RPM)

bwalke1 said:
this. it is very important to maintain 3600 rpm on a portable generator. when the rpm's drop then you will have a drop in HZ (frequency) you must maintain 60 HZ. if you overload your generator you will never know it unless you check the rpm or HZ. you will find out however, later down the road,maybe weeks later, whatever appliances you were running on your genny start to crap out, TV, refrigerator, PC, washer, ect, ect.

I use this to adjust my generator to 60 cycle and measure loads before adding to my system.

http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4400-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU

P3 International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor

kpm · Apr 13, 2013

Questions for you all who have a tri fuel kit installed. I ran my gen today with the new tri fuel kit - coleman 6250 with 10 hp briggs.

With NO load my yamaha tach showed the following rps:
Running on regular gas - 3510- 3530 - plugs showed 124 v
Running on propane - 3510 - 3520 - same voltage reading

I know everyone is saying 3600 but if adjust the propane setting higher it runs like it wants to kill. 3510 seems to be optimal. Any thoughts? I'm not real good with my tester but anything else I should be checking? Is this normal?

scooterj · Apr 13, 2013

Put a load on it and check while loaded. Adjust to get propper voltage while loaded.

carlosd321 · Apr 13, 2013

Didnt know they had these. I like the ide of the quick connect for the burner too

Geauxfish · Jul 16, 2013

Just installed the Type C kit from US Carb. Was very simple installation, only 6 bolts. I ran it off of gasoline, nat gas, and propane with no issues at all. My testing was done only without load. I'm going to borrow a multimeter that measures frequency and test it again. I do have a tach and multimeter to measure voltage only. Gasoline 3660 rpm, 126V, propane 3650 rpm, 125V, nat gas 3600, 123V. The true test is going to be once (or if) I load it up during a major outage.

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