On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 11:22:53 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 23:27:40 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 19 Sep 2017 20:51:02 -0400, wrote:

The generator burns 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 "gallons" of propane an hour,
depending on the load. We do keep the load as low as possible, though,

Yikes. I was complaining about 0.8 GPH. If you are happy burning 36
gallons a day and up, I will STFU. What do you pay for propane? It
seems to be $2-4 a gallon here depending on some mysterious formula.
A 250 gallon tank (really 200) is only going to last 5 days at the low
end of usage and you could burn it in 3 days if you actually used that
17KVA
Yikes!
So much for the whole house generator for me. Mine did run my whole
house minus the AC, dryer and water heater and I have a plan for the
water heater. With a pool, the AC is not important during the day and
at night my generator runs the mini split in the bedroom just fine.

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Water cooled diesel is the best way to go if you can handle the
initial cost - much quieter, much more fuel efficient. Of course it's
even better if it comes with a boat wrapped around it. :-)

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Does it have to be a *real* boat, or will an imaginary one do the job?

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Only a real boat will do unless you're willing to settle for imaginary
results. Real boats will really increase the cost and maintenance of
course, but you get the fringe benefit of being able to work certain
people into a lather, at least if the real boat is big enough, holds
enough fuel, etc.