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SilverSolder:
The cost of diesel probably doesn't actually matter, since the generators are not used that often.
madires:
--- Quote from: David Hess on April 10, 2021, 04:26:34 pm ---Propane requires a pressure tank but is actually *safer* if there is a leak or fire. A diesel leak makes a hell of a mess which is where the EPA gets involved. A propane leaks leaves nothing to clean up.
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I'd think that propane is more prone to a nice BOOM than diesel. BTW, it's also heavier than air. And don't worry too much about the storage of diesel. Storage regulations for oil and oil based fuels take care about that.
TimFox:
In the recent Texas cold-weather catastrophe, the natural gas delivery failed due to lack of power at the wellhead compressors and frozen distribution pipes.
Ultrapurple:
--- Quote from: Microdoser on April 10, 2021, 02:40:23 am ---
You don't seem to have been here long
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I invite you to check my profile info.
bdunham7:
--- Quote from: james_s on April 11, 2021, 07:46:55 am --- I don't think anybody is making huge spark ignition engines anymore although there have been some really big ones in the past.
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Waukesha Engine is still around, under different ownership.
https://www.innio.com/en/products/waukesha
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