UPS Wasn't enough, now I'll never lose camera footage
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If you don't mind, what did that cost? I had a few quotes for propane versions last year and they were insane.
$20,250 in Houston TX from Generator Super Center
Its about double the air cooled models, but in my personal opinion if you are going to get a generator, it should be liquid cooled.
That sounds pretty reasonable. I was debating air vs liquid cooling. There are pros and cons for each. Some coworkers have liquid cooled ones and they are always breaking down with coolant issues, etc. But they last longer if maintained, it is claimed.
The main reason for me is that its hot all the time here in summer. Do you really want an air cooled generator when its 110 out? The air cooled generators are 999cc and made in china, the liquid cooled of the same size are 2.4l i4 engines made in Japan. I know which I want.
My neighbor has a 22kw air cooled, and honestly the entire thing seems like a toy compared to the liquid cooled model. But, I've heard that Generac will soon replace the 2.4l Mitsubishi engine in the 22 and 27kw models with an all Generac made Chinese engine. I'm glad I'm ahead of that!
Honestly though, I bet the air cooled models work fine, they are the most popular after all
My neighbor has a 22kw air cooled, and honestly the entire thing seems like a toy compared to the liquid cooled model. But, I've heard that Generac will soon replace the 2.4l Mitsubishi engine in the 22 and 27kw models with an all Generac made Chinese engine. I'm glad I'm ahead of that!
Honestly though, I bet the air cooled models work fine, they are the most popular after all
Another thing, the RG027 model I have is rated for 24/7 operation
The air cooled model are actually only rated to run 18 hours before you need to shut them down to check the oil. Of course no one does that, but thats the warranty policy
The air cooled model are actually only rated to run 18 hours before you need to shut them down to check the oil. Of course no one does that, but thats the warranty policy
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Should get your engineer to put the cooling loop into the pool filter. That when when you run the generator you heat the pool for no extra cost.
After months of back and forth, finally a bigger gas meter!
Old was rated for 250K BTU, new one is 400K BTU but also bumped to 2PSIG, so around 1 Million BTU capacity
Old was rated for 250K BTU, new one is 400K BTU but also bumped to 2PSIG, so around 1 Million BTU capacity
To the meter from the street? No, that is at a much higher pressure, even a small pipe like that at high pressure can carry a lot of gas
Sometimes I wonder about that ethernet in the ground. Will it be okay with a lightning strike? I'm not sure.
Todays task, run fiber instead. I'll put the media converter inside the generator
Todays task, run fiber instead. I'll put the media converter inside the generator
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The cable should be ok, but everything which is connected after can be damaged forever
so fiber + mediaconverter is the best way to be 99% safe
I happened to find a 30m run of OM3, so it was just meant to be
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one day the feds will come and ask why you want to be independent from energy sources and protected against anything what could happen 
Finally ran the fiber and tapped the battery 12v for Raspberry Pi and Fiber Media Converter
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