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Firman Tri Fuel
Posted on 7/11/22 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 7/11/22 at 12:39 pm
Bit the bullet and bought the Firman Tri Fuel Generator from Costo. Fired it up and tested on Saturday. It was hard to start on propane (as the be expected). Any tips for starting it on propane?
I'm estimating it will run 6-7ish hours on propane under a decent load?
I'm probably not going to fill it with gas, unless needed in a long range outage. Any problems with this?
I'm estimating it will run 6-7ish hours on propane under a decent load?
I'm probably not going to fill it with gas, unless needed in a long range outage. Any problems with this?
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Posted on 7/11/22 at 1:15 pm to greenbean
Make sure you got ALL the air out of the gas line, at the carb/intake. Just let the gas run till you smell it good.
It takes a while.
It takes a while.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 2:38 pm to greenbean
I ordered this one friday but I'm gonna be running it on NG.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 2:45 pm to greenbean
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I'm estimating it will run 6-7ish hours on propane under a decent load?
6 hours is about what I averaged on a 75% load.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 3:08 pm to JDPndahizzy
i really like mine.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 3:28 pm to JDPndahizzy
is that the one @ costco for $699
Posted on 7/11/22 at 3:57 pm to Drop4Loss
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Make sure you got ALL the air out of the gas line, at the carb/intake. Just let the gas run till you smell it good.
This is the issue, 100%. The distance between the gasoline tank and the carburetor is about 3 inches. The distance for NG or LP is probably 25 feet. Take that into account and it should fire right up.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 7:38 pm to greenbean
I bought mine when Ferrell came to fill my tank and they said the line I bought wouldn't work. They put a 3/8 parker LP Gas line on it.It worked fine.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 8:37 pm to greenbean
Here is my question. The running wattage on natural gas is 5500. Is that enough to run 2, 110 window units and a refrigerator? I think it is, but maybe someone has done it? I’m going to purchase the tri fuel in the coming months.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 8:51 pm to bigcatfish
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Is that enough to run 2, 110 window units and a refrigerator?
And some.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 8:53 pm to lsugolfredman
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6 hours is about what I averaged on a 75% load.
That's on a 20 lb tank...the BBQ size?
Posted on 7/12/22 at 7:34 am to bigcatfish
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Is that enough to run 2, 110 window units and a refrigerator
Each of these devices should have a nameplate on it showing its max load (in amps or watts). You can sum up the wattage or multiply the amps times 120 if watts aren’t shown. Then sum it all up to get your total. Example (using random numbers):
HVAC: 1500 watts
Fridge: 5 amps
HVAC: 2000 watts
Total: 1500 + 2000 + (5*120) = 4100 watts
This post was edited on 7/12/22 at 7:35 am
Posted on 7/12/22 at 10:14 am to djangochained
Posted on 7/12/22 at 2:41 pm to greenbean
For guys running it off propane, how many 20 lb bottles do you keep?
Posted on 7/13/22 at 8:43 am to bigcatfish
With a 4250 watt running generator, I ran refrigerator/freezer combo, 110 window unit, every electrical socket, mini fridge, 3 ceiling fans, 2 box fans, wifi, and my gas hot water heater.
Posted on 7/13/22 at 3:41 pm to greenbean
Put 1-2 gallons of ethanol free gas in it with stabil. Start on the gas and then switch to propane or natural gas. Makes life easy.
Posted on 7/14/22 at 9:03 pm to greenbean
I bought the dual fuel from Costco a few years ago. No complaints here. I'm adding the kit to run NG. The kit is $145. But the easy of natural gas is priceless! No more filling up eight 5 gallon gas cans for hurricanes anymore. I have 3 propane takes for my grill that if for some reason the gas gets cut off I can switch to. Or as a last resort take gas out of my truck to run the generator.
Posted on 7/15/22 at 5:54 am to uptowntiger84
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Or as a last resort take gas out of my truck to run the generator.
Just an FYI...most newer vehicles have anti-siphon devices in the gas filler line. You cannot get a regular siphon hose in it.
Folks might want to check this before relying on it for an emergency situation.
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