Q:I am looking for a portable propane generator primarily as a home backup. I have a couple models in mind but have no clue about the quality. they seem to have good reviews, but wanted to ask in here anyways. i'm looking at the Sportsman GEN7000LP or Powerland PD3G8500E Tri-Fuel. anyone have experience with either of these? or can recommend a similarly capable brand/model?

who manufactures sportsman 7000 generators

Q:I don't see why I couldn't use my car's engine as a power generator. I would only need maybe 1000 watts. The car is a 1990 Ford F350 diesel.

you cant its too big. its a waste time u are better off selling the engine in the paper to buy a power generator

Q:Can you estimate the amount each year in CA.?What are the concerns/issues related to this application.

I don't know about CA but where I live the predominant fuel for permanently installed back up generators is propane. Propane is used because generators can sit idle for weeks or months between power outages. Gasoline and diesel have limited shelf lives and fuel systems can clog with varnishes when not used. Propane has an unlimited shelf life and does not gum up in the carburetor. Natural gas is not available here. In places where it is available natural gas might be preferable to propane. Its impossible to estimate how much fuel you would use in a year. It depends how big your generator is and how many power failures you go through. Most generator manufacturers will tell you how much fuel their products use in an hour.

Q:i found a 1998 dodge ram 2500 with turbo diesel Cummings motor, and people tell me that Cummings is the best to get why is that? would $3300 be worth it for this truck?

Cummins has a great low end torque, so it can get a load moving pretty good. Inline engines are used in most freight trucks because of this. However, the downside of certian model Dodge trucks was a short lived automatic transmission. Thats why a lot of people went with the 6-speed tranny, which could pull a house. Cummins is also great on top end as far as speed and last just as long. When I was looking for a truck to buy, I was looking for a Ford body with the Cummins swap. I'm not a big fan of the Dodge body style. A Ford crew cab has more space than that of the Dodge REGULAR crew cab. International also builds inline engines that are mainly used in larger vehicles. International (Navistar) has been building diesel engine for the past 175yrs. International stopped building Power Stroke engines for Ford because they could not agree on the price for a length of time. I think Ford's now in house built engine has topped the current version of the Cummins in aspects as far as performance and maintanence. And you couldn't pay me to take a duramax

Q:A friend and I have been tossing around ideas about the future of the human race, and are coming more and more to the conclusion that we're all going to hell in a handbasket.Virtually ALL religious writings make reference to pockets of humans living past Armageddon even though civilization itself is pretty much gone. Humans will continue on the level we were on several hundred years ago, in small farming communities, doing most work by hand. The problem is to survive long enough to establish such communities.MRE's and other long-life foods are fine, but pretty expensive. If you're talking about feeding hundreds or thousands of people for several years, we have to get back to something like dried beans and rice. The government does it. How?What is the best way to store grains and beans? Metal drums rust. Plastic drums are succesptible to rodents. Are silo's necessary? If so, what is the LONGEST rice and beans will last? Years? A decade?What do you think?

Vacuum packed rice grains and beans seems to be ideal. All you need is water and a source of heat.

Q:1. How does a generator work?2. What is the use/importance of a transformer?3. How does a capacitor work? 4. How does a rectifier work? (rectifier circuit)5. What is a p-type semi-conductor?6. What is an n-type semi-conductor?7. How does electromagnetism work in a motor?8. What are the processes in electrical energy transmission from electric power plants to consumers?I prefer simple explanations so it can be easily understood. Thanks.

the answer is C. The reasoning in the back of it truly is, the generator is extracting means out of the circulation of the bicycle. because it rolls down the hill, your bicycle sensible factors % because means received from gravity will upload means to the bicycle. once you've a generator connected to the wheel, the means will be diverted between bicycle gaining % and shining the person-friendly bulb. Now, extra means person-friendly bulb consumes, extra means receives diverted to the generator and a lot less is on the marketplace to attain the speed. ultimately inspite of the truth that, if there's no person-friendly bulb (aka burnt), then no means receives diverted to the generator. hence, maximum means will be accessible for the bicycle. hence, it sensible factors the most % if the bulb is burnt.

Q:I want to run the generator just enough to feedback enough kilowatts to make my annual bill zero usage.

Definitely not a good idea to do. Also illegal in most areas. Code dictates that generators be connected to a home electrical system with an isolation switch to prevent feeding electricity to the grid. That way if power is out, the lines will be dead . If power were out and generator not isolated the lineman could be electrocuted. Next is cost. I have a standby generator that runs on natural gas. HAd an extended power outage last fall. Cost about $2.00 an hour to run it.

Q:Could I use red diesel in a diesel generator legally in the UK? Can I add vegetable oil to this and if so, in what ratio? Where are good sources of vegetable oil?

Red diesel is agricultural, no tax or tax reduced. The Red is only a dye to distinguish it from tax paid diesel. However using it illegally can result in very hefty fines if caught. Used and cleaned vegetable oil can be mixed with diesel, actual proportions I'm not sure of, but I think 3:1 oil to diesel. There are probably sites that explain in more detail. However why it has to be used veg. oil I don't know.

Q:if there is a website where you got it from, please put it in your answer.

It is an engine, not a motor. What size, and relative to what, for what use.

Q:I recently purchased a CAT turbo diesel generator. I checked the oil and it had water in it. After a good bit of clear water came out the oil started to drain. It could best be described as the color and consistency of a vanilla milk shake. I was told by a friend to mix some diesel with the oil and agitate it to mix it up, then to drain the oil. After the system was clear, i put fresh oil in until it reached the fill line. I started up the engine and let it run for about two hours. It was smoking white from the exhaust stack. I have also noticed that there is oil dripping from the exhaust stack. There also seems to be oil leaking from the turbo. Could this oil leak be causing the white smoke? I remained curious so i grabbed an infrared thermometer and started checking around. The exhaust manifold around the number 1 cylinder was about 100 degrees cooler than the other 3 cylinders. What the heck is going on? help would be much appreciated!

you are getting water in the combustion chamber you have a leaking head gasket or blown head gasket or a cracked head smoke coming from exhaust that is white is actual steam from 1 one cylinder there is where you problem lies and my be a bad turbo oil leaking from it and exhaust