The
fuel situation in the country keeps getting worse. After two months of petrol
scarcity, and long queues of jerry cans at the filling stations, and also a
significant increase in the operations of black marketers, the Federal
government has finally decided to deregulate the pump price of petrol from
N86.50 per liter to N145 per liter.
NEPA
won’t help matters, incessant black-out every day, heatwave everywhere……
The hardship is over as you can
now convert your Gasoline/ Petrol generator to Propane Generator.
Propane is economical,
cheaper than petrol and always readily available.
A 12.5kg
cylinder of gas can last you for 35 hours. Let’s assume you run your generator
for 5 hours in a day, it means your generator can last you for 7 complete days.
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF POWERING YOUR GENERATOR WITH PROPANE?
Generators that makes use of propane are clean and they emit less harmful fumes unlike petrol-powered generators, which emit carbon monoxide that can stain or contaminate surrounding surfaces. Propane, on the other hand is just gas and will dissipate as the generator runs. Your generator will never smoke, the noise of the Generator will reduce drastically, which makes it very eco-friendly. Propane-powered generators also takes a longer time before requiring servicing. It is also very easy to install.
If
your generator is likely to be idle for a long period of time, chances are that
any petrol contained in the tank will degrade and block the carburetor as time
goes on, making it unstable when you decide to make use of it. But a
propane-powered generator can remain idle for years and still work perfectly
when required. Propane has no degrade prone product that can block the
carburetor or hinder its operation.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO RUN PROPANE-POWERED GENERATORS?
Propane is cheaper and more efficient than petrol. You’ll save a lot of money when you use propane to run your generator because it lasts longer and the cost of maintenance is reduced drastically because the carburetor won’t be stained and the engine oil will not also get easily black. This makes the generator to experience less wear and tear.
Also
going by the current N145 price per liter of petrol, let’s assume you buy
N3,000 worth of petrol, you will get roughly 21 litres. The current price of
12.5kg of propane goes for around N2,500-2,700. Depending on the KVA capacity
of your generator and the load on it, petrol combusts quicker, and you discover
that even if you run your petrol-powered generator for 10 hours daily, you
discover that your 21 litres of petrol won’t last you more than two days. But
that 12.5kg propane can last longer than that two days because the rate of
combustion is not as quick as that of petrol.
HOW SAFE IS IT TO USE PROPANE?
I’m sure you must be wondering how safe it is to use propane to power your generator without the fear of gas explosion. Propane-powered generators don’t need to be refueled manually, you just need to change the exhausted cylinders for a refilled one and connect it, hence reducing the risk of an explosion.
Propane can be stored for a long time without evaporating, if you don’t use your generator for a long time, propane will not evaporate unlike gasoline. Petrol when stored in a container for a long time, can evaporate. When stored under sun, it can explode.
The
fuel tank of petrol generators is mounted directly on the hot exhaust. Any
little spill could result to fire outbreak when the generator is running.
The
only time propane can be hazardous is when it is used in an enclosed
environment. This is because the air has to be concentrated with propane before
it can be ignited. This is impossible if it is used in an open space because
even if there is a leakage the fresh air will dilute it immediately hence it
cannot be ignited.
HOW AVAILABLE IS PROPANE?
Petrol is often scarce and very expensive in Nigeria. You have to get to the petrol station to buy petrol. Whereas propane is readily available in most neighborhoods making it readily available for purchase.
HOW
PROPANE GENERATOR WORKS
Virtually every generator have different characteristics but a generator running on propane (cooking gas) will use between 0.25kg - 0.4kg of LPG for every kW/hour of electricity depending on the capacity of the generator and the load put on it.
The Tri Fuel Carburetor is the mechanical device that enables you to use three types of fuel to power your Electric Generating Set. This gives you the option to switch between three types of fuel which are Gasoline popularly known as Petrol in Nigeria, CNP (Compressed Natural Gas) which is available but not very commonly used in Nigeria and LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) also known as Propane, or Cooking Gas.
Just
install the Tri Fuel carburetor in your generator, connect the gas cylinder to
the carburetor, switch on the the regulator and start the generator.
You
don't have to pull the choke back to start the generator while using gas.
Petrol and gas cannot be used to run the generator at the same time. The fuel
in the carburetor must be drained first by allowing the generator to burn it
off completely before the gas cylinder is opened.
But
since the carburetor has dual function, if you want to discontinue the use of
gas, you can as well switch over to petrol.
The
carburetor is pre- assembled and designed for 1 Kva - 7.5Kva generators.
The installation of carburetor can be done within 10 - 15 minutes, and no modification is required to your generators or its frame.
The installation of carburetor can be done within 10 - 15 minutes, and no modification is required to your generators or its frame.
MAINTENANCE
OF PROPANE-POWERED GENERATORS
When you are using petrol, there are problems of smoking and breakdown of the generator caused by the carbon deposits on the spark plug and in the carburetor. But when you are using gas, there will be no smoke and no carbon deposits on the plug and in the carburetor. The only thing you will have to change on monthly basis depending on the generator usage is the oil and occasionally the spark plug. The generator itself needs no servicing.
Natural gas or cooking gas makes the generator last longer than petrol, so there is practically no challenge faced converting to gas. The only challenge is; the converted gas generator must be placed in an open space, not in closed door, so that if there is gas leakage, it can easily diffuse into the air.
Aside this, the exhaust and the gas cylinder must be placed in opposite direction. The gas cylinder must not be placed directly in front of the exhaust.
HOW TO INSTALL PROPANE-POWERED
GENERATORS
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