ALP 1000w Propane Generator Review Part 1 | Parallel Ready Eco Friendly Compact Efficient
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- The Professor reviews the ALP 1000w Propane Generator that offers some incredible efficiency and run times in a compact package. 1) Add hose to cart gohobo.io/HyMy 2) Add generator to cart gohobo.io/1LAs 3) Use code HOBO1020 at checkout! [Not sold out! Choose another color!]
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@HOBOTECH - Dude.... wowwww..... I sincerely wish I could buy this RIGHT NOW.... excellent video AS ALWAYS.... and guess what....
*_it’s HOOUUUUBOOOUUUU TEXKNOOOOUU!!”_*
@HOBOTECH - hey man... one little tip/suggestion I felt I should share... Something I do quite often when a product has SCREWS where they’re less than convenient & I know I’ll need to remove them often... REPLACE THEM with a screw that has a KNOBBED END or an end that features BOTH a standard driver pattern, AND a swivel D-Ring (commonly seen in photography applications).
Since that door isn’t exactly concealing a large “security risk” and even with children present I highly doubt their “curiosity” will provoke them to undo both screws on such an intimidating machine, I see NO REASON to leave those screws in when you can swap them for a “tool free” alternative.
For anyone besides _Professor Hobooooo_ reading this, if you’re unclear on HOW to find an alternative fastener that has the same dimensions & thread pattern.... Just take one out, measure it’s thread length & diameter, and take note of the thread TYPE. Search for either a “male threaded knob” or “screw with knob head” and etc... you get the point. As long as the LENGTH/DIAMETER/TYPE of thread is a match (AND there’s enough clearance on your equipment to allow for the knob to function properly) you can’t go wrong.
The manufacturer should sincerely consider the fact that PORTABLE GENERATORS are not only for “ideal” overlanding applications and ARE COMMONLY DEPLOYED IN EMERGENCY (UNIDEAL) SITUATIONS such as winter power outages and active rain/snow storms!!!
Fumbling with SCREWS & SCREWDRIVERS during on-the-fly oil changes, maintenance, or troubleshooting during already tumultuous conditions?? NO THANKS..
The solution I’m offering here SHOULD BECOME STANDARD EQUIPMENT or should be added into the package so the end-user can choose which they prefer.
They created a fine piece of machinery that MOST will want to trade in their gasoline generators for which PROMOTES long term usage where impromptu maintenance & troubleshooting WILL ARISE.
Small details like this one are what separate the Hyundai’s from the Bentley’s...
I think HOBO should provide this feedback and let’s see if they send out 2 upgraded screw replacements to anyone who already purchased this. Ya never know!
I was just scrolling down to let you know about the normal distance the sound is rated from. 54 is very low though. That generator sounded loud. Hard to tell not in person.
@@flojotube So for the novice, where does one buy this alternative...@ an auto parts store, Home Depot, etc.?
I get an actual 1500 running lots for 24 hours for 5 gallons of gas that cost $10
Very nice video, thank you Professor! Best wishes too for the upcoming Christmas holidays! Thank you for bringing a smile on our faces!
UPDATE: Purchased this during your review, I never pulled it out of the box until recent 2023 Idalia storm through Florida, well I pulled it out hooked up the 20 Lb propane tank & it worked flawlessly, I was SO impressed I ordered 2 more just in case
For someone with a battery bank, needing to just recharge it on cloudy days (less solar), running this occasionally on eco-mode as needed is an excellent way to address the need! THANK YOU!
But you are polluting!
@@tedmoss - Propane pollutes less than other fuels. Even solar pollutes when you consider the manufacturing process. What would you suggest?
@@tedmoss so?
@@tedmoss You breathing is polluting.
@@randybobandy9828 The point flew over your head
The rubber adapter hose defeats the reasoning for steel braided. Contaminants from rubber.
what contaminants? the 20# tank can be full of oil, rust and other crap. As long as the hose is rated for LP its fine. add a filter
Doesn't matter. This isn't a Buddy heater with a delicate element.
@@barxracerful lp rated rubber hoses still break down..not referring to tank contaminants.
Great presentation. the noise part is an off point...tuning in to solar generators. ...but butane is a hell of an option, specially if no sun.
Interesting , Thank You
6:12 interesting note they misspelled the abbreviation for etcetera, it's ETC not ECT a common mistake.
Good thing you caught that. The planet almost flipped off its axis.
@@HOBOTECH Your demographic is bored people, what do you expect..
In the trailers they have a Coleman 3200 watt that is silent (not quiet, silent) i guess it has a full on muffler. Do they sell that as a stand alone unit?
1000w x 50hrs on 1 propane tank. Propane tank swap ~$15 swap at Walmart.
2000w x 48hrs on 6 gal gas total. Gas @ 2.50 per gal = ~$15.
At current gas prices were running cheaper power output wise.
Filling the tank yourself is not only far cheaper than swapping but is filled full instead of only 3/4.
@@HOBOTECH Not everyone has those options. Still Im assuming your "full" tank was where the 50hrs came from which is where I based my mathematical comparison. 1000w is not necessarily real world useful.
Great review as always. I've actually had one of these for a month or two, picked it up as a backup / supplemental power solution as we are off grid solar (5kw of panels, 10.5kwh battleborn batteries). Overall I really like the generator and propane is SO much easier to manage than gasoline. I did run into a bit of a limitation folks should know about... I have a 24v battery bank so I use this to run a Victron 24v/12a battery charger to charge my batteries when sun isn't cooperating. This used about 340w and I liked the solution so well that I added a second charger so I could charge 24v/24a for 680w and burn propane faster or just do one at 340w and get a longer run time off a 20lb tank. But I found that both chargers running would overload the generator every time... it turns out the chargers only pull 340w but they do it at 4.7a.... and if I found that the ALP makes out at 7.1a. So 2 chargers wouldn't run... and since 4.7a is well over 1/2 of 7.1a it was pulling a much heavier load than I thought on the little generator. So getting a 40-50hr runtime with one charger wasn't really in the cards... and I found the best I could do was run one charger at 24v/12a and the other charger at 24v/4a (on low setting) So I get 24v/16a charging while pulling around 5.8a / 480w. With this setup I get 23hrs out of a 20lb propane tank. Not bad and it does the job but not as good as Id hoped.
That said... I love the solution for backup power. Its small, light, easy maintenance and since it doesn't have a gas tank you can store these just about anywhere, you can even ship them if needed which you can't typically do with a gas generator. Truck drivers could store one of these in their cab for emergency power. Just don't run it in there. lol. I'm tempted to get a second one.
A couple other things...
1. they probably measure noise from 20ft away... most generator specs are from that distance. It does get pretty quiet when your not right up on it.
2. If the black hose connected to the side of the generator isn't hanging free... if its bound against something or bound upward by a 1lb propane tank... then in time the vibration can work the connection lose and your propane will leak out. Only happened to me once... but getting 6hrs out of a 20lb propane tank wasn't good. lol. Just make sure its hanging free and the connections are hand tight and you won't have any problems.
Thank you, Professor! This is perfect for those who do not like storing gasoline. Also fills a gap between solar, wind and gasoline. Redundancy helps deal with equipment failures and such. Another well done video! Best regards from hurricane prone Coastal Texas!
Propane also has a LOT longer shelf life than modern gasoline does. So you don't have to worry about fuel you've had sitting around for a few years being junk.
@@Shane-Singleton I just experienced this during the DEEP FREEZE 2021 here in Coastal Texas. I had one 5 gallon gas can from 12 months prior, and although treated with Seafoam, it was still regular unleaded 87 oct with 5% Ethanol. My other gas cans had Ethanol-Free 92 Octane, and when I fulled my generator with the junk gasoline, there was a marked difference in how the generator ran and even how it sounded. When that tank was near empty, I re-filled with Ethanol-Free and was back to normal. And, I just bought a Dual-Fuel generator and more propane.
@@GalvestonCountyMike I'm up in the Dallas area here. Ever since we got a local Buc-Eee's that has ethanol free gasoline we use that for all of our small engines and keep ~15 gallons of it in rotation due to its stability. We had similar issues in the past as you had. Even in fuel that was treated with Sta-Bil. It just wouldn't last.
@@Shane-Singleton Shane. I'm in Galveston County. The temp got to 16 degrees F for a few hours. I put 45 hours on my vintage Generac 8KW generator. Fortunately had a couple of weeks prior, changed filter and put fresh batch of Mobil1 10w30 oil in crank case. After 45 hours of run time from the freeze, the oil still looks great. We have a Buc-ee's here in Texas City, and I use their Ethanol-Free 92 octane fuel. Amazing stuff!
After Hurricane Michael hit our area one of my neighbors couldn’t get his 5000 watt generator running so he put it out on the side of the road with all the other trash. I picked it up and then put a Propane/natural gas conversion kit on it a few months later. It runs like a champ on propane tanks. It’ll supplement my gasoline generator quite nicely. The propane generator starts a lot easier than my gasoline one does and it runs a lot smoother, too.
yes British call propane gas because it is actually a gas at normal atmospheric pressure, what's really stupid is Americans call petrol gas! even though it is a liquid!!! please get your heads tested !
The main reason this generator is more efficient than a dual fuel is that propane has a significantly higher octane rating that gasoline. The motor can be designed with a higher compression ratio to take advantage of the higher octane. This may partially explain why it’s a little louder than comparable generators. As the professor stated though, propane is less energy dense.
One advantage of propane the professor didn’t address in this video is storage. Propane fuel doesn’t degrade over time and the equipment that runs off propane takes a little less maintenance to put into extended storage since you don’t have fiddle with fuel additives or drain fuel from the carburetor.
The professor is being cautious about the oil drain interval. Stating that he would change it at half the listed hours. On a small motor like this, it’s cheap insurance. My experience (from years ago) with working on propane converted V8’s is that the recommended change interval can be significantly extended because propane burns so much cleaner. We came to that conclusion through oil analysis and real world experience.
Great review as always Professor!
The propane being the clean fuel that it is , is most certainly why the 100 hour oil change is listed
Many generators claim 100hr change but I found that's way too long and probably why my Sportsman self destructed.
@@HOBOTECH i would agree for gasoline fueled gens but with propane its a lot cleaner . Maybe this would be a good review for your Channel send the oil out to get analysis on 100 hours with gasoline and then use the propane one and do 100 hours and see what the difference in the two oil samples is
Just make sure you are wearing the lab coat
Did you know that Propane outboard motors are available?
I had a dual fuel generator for my 5th wheel trailer back in 2010-11 when I was living on the Mississippi gulf coast.
It saved my bacon twice because after a power outage (lots of wind storms on the coast) there was no way to get gasoline, but propane sellers had plenty of pre-filled tanks plus delivery trucks.. I bought a 70lb tank that lasted 5 days.. Sold it with the RV, but now I'm ordering this one for my food truck.. Perfect size to run the fridge and lights.
Wow, it's an actual generator.
Lately, a lot of this stuff is labeled as a "generator" when it's literally just a battery.
So a battery without an inverter?
That's racist! 🤣
Well, technically speaking, both convert energy stored in a chemical into electrical energy, but I see your point. Batteries are the future, though.
@@SolarWebsite Generator, Noun.
A dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity. By definition a battery is not a generator.
@@Erin-Thor The fuel tank of a generator also *stores* energy 😉
But I agree that calling a portable battery with inverter a generator is a little bit confusing.
Wonders when he's gonna share his secret herbs n spices recipe...😁
Most underrated comment on youtube!
I doubt it. It's the world's best kept secret.
Honestly, ever since he was bought out by Los Pollos Hermanos it really hasn't been the same. For one thing the salt has this odd bluish color to it on some days...
@@traildoggy boom Chaka laka!
Ahhhhhhhhh. Fire 🔥 in the hole!!!!!! Nice 1.
That one page ‘paper’ is included because manufacturers know that most will never take the time to read a 20 page manual.
Something I wish more would do. I don't need pages and pages of vapid lawyer pleasing "safety" instructions in 12 languages - just give me the basics to get the bloody thing operational.
Honestly most manuals don't tell anything useful anymore, and I've just stopped reading them
Lmao how true!
The executive summary.
In my 75 years I have never experienced a better Customer service dept than ALP Generators. They worked with me to find and replace the shipment lost by Fedex. Response makes Amazon (who is ok in my view) seem like a kidnergartener. Thanks ALP
Professor.
Don't ever lose the screws.
Get a rare earth magnet, nice and strong.
Hot glue it to the INSIDE of that panel.
When you remove the panel, the screws are fresh out of the holes, so stick them to the magnet.
When the panel goes back, WALA! THERE they are!, Easy to keep, as they never leave their panel for any distance, and the location is always SNAP, stuck to the magnet ON that panel. No matter how long, or how complicated your work inside that panel, such as replace a fuel filter, or spark plug, or cable, or gasket, after you are done, 3 weeks later, when that rare part comes in the mail, THERE THEY ARE!
Very cool tip 👍👍
Wala? What the shit lmao? Is that 'murican for voilà?
Galaxy brain: replace the screws with magnets. Now it's tool-less opening.
Hahahaha WALA hahaha
@@ctrlaltdebug We replaced the screws with magnets on all our model planes and now the hatches keep flying off.
it still bothers me that in 2023 we can't make a virtually silent propane generator
Extrapolate! Nice.
I have no business watching this video haha but here I am watching anyway.
That is one extremely loud Generator
'Whisper quiet', they call it on their site :-)
Wish it were quieter 🧏♀️
turn sound down. lol. on your pc.
I've found it's almost impossible to tell how loud a generator actually is from a video.
@@John_Ridley same with lawnmower videos.
For those of you that aren’t very mechanically inclined I will add if you’re worried about a propane leak just glad your bottle of simple green or dish soap and water and once you turn the valve on the tank spray the line at all connections and check for bubbles if it bubbles you have a leak tight fitting or replace hose as necessary
On the oil change/hours, LPG/Propane is a very clean burning engine, the oil will come out looking almost as clean as new. Very little contaminates and carbon. The cylinders also last longer as the gas is dry and doesn't wash off the oil film in the bore. Here in Aus we had all our taxi industry on LPG and many factory fitted dedicated LPG cars. Not uncommon to get 1m miles from them.
I have had one for 10 years and it is the lowest maintenance engine I have ever owned. (LPG-liquid pretroleum gas.)
Loved the review. Straight forward, efficient, but thorough. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
Extremely well done. I have not seen a demo as yours for a long time. I believe if more viewers were to see your "approach" to Instructional Videos then perhaps they would follow your format.
Informative, edited, to the point, no bs, educational yet deflective.
Great video. You're easy to watch and include a lot of useful info 👍
That is actually solid efficiency numbers. The machine looks pretty good for someone that wants a propane unit. The ease of storing one is very appealing.
I did a propane conversion on a larger gen a little while back. I will never run gasoline again. So the gas tank on the gens just become more space and weight. But I want a 2,000 - 2,500 model. A few weeks back I emailed ALP. They said a larger model was in development. for early 2021 release.
Keep and eye out and do a review on that for us
My thoughts exactly! I have a 1000W Jackery that supports most of my needs, but have had a few situations where I needed more. Albeit this is an excellent option @ that price compared to what the Jackery cost for the same amount of power.
Recently did a tri-fuel conversion on my Yamaha EF3000isB. For less than $150, got everything I needed to have it run on propane, natural gas, or gasoline. I haven't run it on gasoline since. Love it!
I’ve been waiting on this review, you’ve helped me make my decision.....too loud and a bit too small for me. Thank you.
The camera always makes generators sound louder. I am using a compressor on the audio to make quiet sounds louder.
@@josephp1592 negative, he was testing it outside (16:40 mark) with a decibel meter. It was reading between 73-85 decibels.
@@HOBOTECH It was the decibel meter that made my decision. But I do appreciate you testing it, you have made some decisions on purchases easier.....Thank you!!
@@ADKMan I should probably do a follow up and explain that official testing of generators is done at 23ft (7m) which is why it looked so loud.
@@HOBOTECH yes in the video, I think you stated you were about 6/7 feet away during the testing. Most are done at 23 feet, my Champion at 10 feet is right around 59/60 decibels.
This channel is by far one of my favorite on RUclips. Professor Hobo...you do a fantastic job!
Thanks for giving easy to understand info on how long this would last running small window air conditioner.
Hobotech a good review thank you .
For $500, I'm definitely getting one when I move to my new property.
It seems like it may be a good backup for keeping a refrigerator cool or running some smaller devices. For the same price you can get a much larger unit that can run the whole house.
You'd be a fool to run a generator for the home on propane. Best off purchasing a diesel generator 6KW for about $1500
@@ciaranbyrne62 if you have $1500 to spend.
It's a hard choice between that and the Baja 900 (Ryobi). I would have preferred to have DC output and a pure sine wave inverter - my Baja has neither. The 15% power increase wouldn't have hurt, either. Still, the Baja is almost half the price and suitable enough for my purposes, which is mainly a backup method to charge my batteries on days solar is insufficient. But the DC output would have made charging more efficient and eliminated the need for a charger, and the pure sine wave would have made it more versatile (such as running A/C or sensitive electronics directly from generator). Great review, gives me something to chew over. 😋
i also have Baja just to use as backup. it will NOT carry an a/c. hoping it might charge Bluetti while I run a/c. I am seriously considering another Yamaha or Honda. Although I do have solar panels I think a good generator is another good option to charge battery bank.
I guessed right. My Honda on propane usually needs 3 pulls also.
Great presentation !!?! :>) FYI, propane runs way cleaner than gasoline engines. since the Alp runs strictly on propane, it should be able to run longer between oil changes. Keep up the great videos,, please :>)
Russ is correct , propane is a lot cleaner fuel .
@@donhenry7879 just what I was going to say! ;-)
Excellent review! We're new to the whole generator thing and this helped us a lot.
The sound level rating for generators is usually measured at 7 meters. That's why you found it to be louder than what they advertise.
If you want to run a 5K BTU window AC. Get the Frigidaire FFRE053WAE (410 watts) and a gas generator that will give you the longest runtime per gallon on ECO mode capable of powering it. That will give you the lowest fuel cost to run one.
A generator is something on my distant wish list. I will now consider a full propane unit once it's time. Glad to know this one ships to CA! Thanks, Professor👍🏼
i wouldnt put a propane generator on my "wishlist". propane is far more dangerous than gasoline.
@@FingerinUrDaughter no its not really, although an idiot handling either can make a mess of it
@@yarpos tell that to the statistically higher number of deaths from propane than gasoline. go get some more info from hank hill son.
NOTE:
This generator will NOT run a rooftop RV A/C unit.
LOL, yea, not close.
if you bring your tanks to Ace Hardware, they will fill your tanks to 20
$20 for 50 hrs of power. $10 per day $200 a month. In a grid down situation most people won't be able to refill, unless your supplier has a backup generator. Instructions say to replace engine oil every 2 days. What a pain, but you gotta keep your food cold.
Congratulations and Thank You Very Much; for your Honest and very Scientific Testing for these Nomadic living Appliances and Batteries too. One of the Best RUclips Channels that deals with product testing. Mr. Hobo tells it like it is, no fancy claims or outlandish stunts, just good scientific product testing and reviews....
Bought one today using your code and saved $25 Thanks for the tip.
Have you ever been a roadie for the doobie brothers?
oh oh ohhhh listen to the music! LOL
Who hasn't?
The depression under the handle grip is a dual purpose... hand insert / oil cover screw maintainer... for when you're changing the oil.
But they will fall on the ground as soon as you pick the thing up to tilt and poor out all the oil!
This would run for ever on my 2 100lb tanks. Could be fun
LOL. We have power, no natural gas, so heater, water heater is propane. I was thinking this thing would run a month on my 300-350 gal tank. Then I just realized I have another 5, 5 gal (20lb) and 6, 7 gal tanks. Running two of these in tandem, I could run my house in summer pretty easily.
Hey I'm English, we call propane "propane", since gas could mean butane too.
I always love listening to someone who knows what he’s talking about. As an engineer by profession I hate some moron trying to bluff his way through.
Did it stand out to you that he did not properly simulate an ac? Because the starting watts are over 1000. Would be nice to know the startup capability of this generator.
@@paulhorton765 The champion dual fuel generators are nice because the newer inverter models have large capacitor. A lot of things in his reviews stand out to me. Like he doesn't seem to know that all engines are run at the factory and then drained of oil.
@@dmiller9786 Yes. It is sad what utube has devolved into.
very Dilbert-esque comment
Thanks, Prof. I know someone who needs a generator, so I recommended this video, and told her to search your channel for other generator reviews.. I'm always recommending your reviews to individuals or groups, usually nomads, because I'm so impressed with your thoroughness, clarity, and transparency. So thanks very much for that. Happy holiday season to you. ODIN!!! THOR!!!
Huh whut? 🤣
If oil was included for shipment it would fall under the nightmare of hazmat
Can confirm, far easier to ship something without oil in it. Even for shall we say far far larger machines
I expect the amount of oil needed for that equipment probably would fall in either the exception range classification where no label was needed or just a limited quantity label...either way by ground fairly easy to ship... no hazardous paperwork would be needed to ship....probably saves you $$ for the price of the unit my guess is.
@@WaltPerry as someone who has looked into this shipping from Canada to the USA ANY, and I mean any oil in it will cause issue. Does not matter the amount. If it's in a sealed container with it though you can get away with it.
A sealed container from factory in a SAE certified bottle.
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Excellent review!.... Too small in power for my needs
Thanks for the review/test. After hours of educating myself re. generators & fuel sources, this unit is exactly what I need for power & light during a blackout and I probably would not have known about it but for your efforts!
Hi, can the alp generator uses biodiesel fuel made from cow dung would it enough fire power to run it... Thanks
Keep in mind that dBA is a variable metric based on distance from the source. Many generator manufacturers measure from approximately 23 feet (7 meters). For an apples-to-apples comparison, make sure the dBA ratings of all the generators you’re comparing are measured from similar distances
Yes, I didn't realize this until too late. No wonder they get 50-something db.
You can convert gasoline engine to run propane. Don’t tell this to all the climate change people 🤣
Hey this was fantastic. Really helped me decide on purchasing this one.
yes because it is a gas and you call petrol gas and by the way petrol is a liquid!
Great Job Tom! One can also add:
- that you can generally store propane indefinatly
- propane is much better for the engine longevity because it burns a lot cleaner and leaves less soot
- and you dont have to worry about the carb getting gunked up from leaving fuel in there
unleaded has a shelf life, would need fuel stabalizer, and most unleaded is mixed with ethanol which is not good for the longevity of some of the internal components.
Exactly where in the world do you find most unleaded gas to be usable only by flex fuel vehicles? What you want is an ethanol generator that produces heat obviously you can use in other words it interfaces with your existing hot water heater. During prohibition we were allowed to buy 200 lb of fruit to operate the generators or just drink
Indeed, the clean burn is probably why the oil change recommendation is greater than for gas generators.
You still have leaves ... t shirt weather for me , nice Gen by the way
Companies fill motors with oil to start and test and break in for some period of time. But they have to drain the oil to ship. Propane engines can go twice as long as gas or diesel on oil changes. They are a lot cleaner. Supposed to last 50% to twice as long as gasoline engines too
This is the first generator I ever had that wasn't totally bone dry in the oil casing. I suspect they did break this one in.
@@HOBOTECH i have mower shop and they all come with tags must fill with oil. They all show signs they had oil in them before. Figured for testing or breaking in. I just never asked if they ran them 5 min or 1 hour. May vary from mfg. Had guy move here from England and shipped 3 year old push mower. He didn't drain oil like USA law requires. Box got upside down at some point. Soaked air filter. He got it at his house. Wouldn't start. I always check air filter first cause this is issue 25% of time. Took old filter out. Pulled rope. Started on 2nd pull. Muffler burnt out oil in it. Put new filter in and charged $50 for filter and 10 minutes spent on it.
Kinda strange actually you got motors that never had oil. Maybe smaller or newer companies? Maybe not as good of quality check system? Everything should have signs of oil and being started at 1 point. If not that company is not testing before shipping and will have a higher return rate. Just my 2 pennies from my 20 years as mechanic and shop owner. I just found you today. You sound like a smart dude. Great vids on couple I watched. Hopefully I didn't come off as condescending. Lot of stupid guys don't know what they saying out there you know. But you I admire as you are a smart dude.
Nice video. Not bad for a. Small gen. Not bad for propane. It is loud. Live confidently and peacefully
Maybe they can figure out how to start a generator with a battery operated drill.
That sounds awesome!!!
thank you for all your efforts making these videos. nice to have people like you on RUclips.
0:40 "So here we are in somebody elses garage, we just broke in so hopefully noone wakes up"
Great research. 15:50 consumed about 3lbs of propane for 4 hours @65% load (about ~550 watts).. so roughly 21 - 26 hours running a wall unit AC from a full tank of propane. Which if you are only running the AC at night from 10pm to 6am is about 3 nights, good for a long weekend. Nice!
A wall unit? That's a small as hellnwall unit if it only pulls 550w
Can the orfus be changed to run off Natural gas like everything else that runs on propane??
You are supposed to check the decibles at 21 ft. That is how all the generators are tested for their rating.
good show professor, now I like you to use that generator on house heaters. I'm curious on those results
I think ideal as backup to combine with solar generator as for example EcoFlow Delta Pro of Bluetti eb500 pro ….
I am new to the channel, I had to rewind your intro to make sure I heard your name correctly.
Can it run a furnace. Have battery lights. I just don't want to have the pipes burst
It should but depends on startup load. You'll have to find out what amps it draws.
Good to see ya. Merry Christmas.
That noise would drive me insane.
Sorry I just cannot find him credible without the lab coat.......
Thanks for the review and code for the hose.
Best review yet! It sure explained why I didn't get the 60 advertised hours out of my propane tank . Left me short few days on a dry camping adventure. I needed it to power and ARB fridge freezer and a small mini freezer and I estimated about 40 hours a tank but I didn't count on the tanks not being completely full and I only averaged about 24 to 34 hours a tank. That makes sense now. I appreciate you weighing it and all the time you took to do the test it was very enlightening . For others people's references, I went through four tanks in nine days. I was running constantly in the beginning days using the small freezer to make ice for the extra cooler. I changed the oil every 24 hours because of the environment I was in. Once I could see I wasn't going to make it to the end of our 12 days, We were able to transfer everything to the ARB and I ran it to power that for about 15 hours day. We ran out 24 hours before ready to leave the island. I'll be better prepared this time and now I know why I need more thanks to your in depth review. Thanks again!
What is your favorite dual fuel generator. Please test with HHO this would be a nice option
That looks like a perfect little generator for an RV travel trailer?
1000 watts? People need to read the labels on their appliances! It tells you what the power consumption is. 600, 1800, 1000, 1800 watts? What does that mean? Power (basically) is Voltage times Amps. 120 volts times 10 amps equals 1200 watts. A typical wall outlet is either 15 or 20 amps. How many times have you tripped one of those? 1000 watts will disappoint most people. On the other hand, it's 1000 watt hours, which may be stored in a battery bank, which a more powerful inverter can provide the surge needed during high demand.
You can buy two and parallel them for double the power.
@@HOBOTECH Good to know but I've already purchased the 2000w Bluetti and will see how well it meets my power needs for my 27' trailer.
Little loud for my tastes, but I dug the Mandalorian reference! 😬👍
But when is not running it is very quiet 😂.
Considering buying one to complement my gasoline generator.
Thanks for this honest review You got your new subscriber
Seems needs to run much longer on one bottle!
So much better if there’s electric start.
Again another raving review! There is a difference between gas and propane generator, who knew? But I’ll stick to my Jackery 1000 Thanks Hobotech☮️❤️😎
The baja propane only generator is available from home depot for nearly 200 less. Would be a great comparison.
Is it a small and do they provide any gallons per kilowatt-hour information or how many hours it produces Peak wattage? Efficiency standards for home inverters are being biased deliberately to 50% in Europe I thinking higher here operation and there is a huge markup 4 inverter based generators that are able to operate at various RPMs depending upon the load. Obviously this is an inverter generator I have not watched this video yet and the Home Depot one likely is not? In a hybrid powertrain like a scooter or a Toyota Prius he do want to operate the generator at Peak efficiency the small battery is what then Powers the various Lowe's in other words the motor doesn't have to be anywhere near as big as it would normally have to be to get a car moving nor does it have to be Tunes to operate efficiently at various RPMs. Think of it as diesel gate in reverse. The Honda cars are selling for 4 figures each however and that means that for off-grid to use storing low pressure hydrogen in a variety of ways now make sense for overnight use. During the day renewable electricity produces hydrogen and during the night the fuel cell from the prior current generation which can be liberated profitably by converting those Hondas to plug in batteries. the reason those cars are selling so cheaply is because once you use your $15,000 credit you have to buy another one from somebody who has not use their credit because you're buying high pressure hydrogen at the market price. I can't imagine the bargain on one of those Honda fuel cell cars if it has been quotes totaled but again one of those with a modest amount of battery is worth more without the fuel cell and one without the ability to charge the battery from the grid and it is the fuel cell that until recently has been regarded as a million dollars per car. I don't believe in electricity or fuel cells but if you need electricity overnight and sunshine is all you got for that special case you can store it far more hydrogen for almost nothing overnight then you will possibly need with a far easier balance of system cost to stomach. those fuel cells that are in the Honda car are not designed to operate on propane. They do provide a nominal amount of power which is a ton of power for a house. Honda has made the unbelievably stupid decision to sell them instead of lease so somebody is going to make a killing retrofitting them conventional electric cars and selling the fuel cells as discussed above! The real issue for those cars though is to convert them 2 pneumatic operation because you can get about a hundred fifty miles of range and the liquid nitrogen is probably cheaper then the hydrogen it only takes you to 300!
@@arts8302 It is an inverter propane only generator. I have no reason to believe the efficiency is markedly different than the one in this review.
@@Gratefulwon does the engine run at full speed regardless of the load? You do understand that that is not an efficient way of proceeding but apparently common for standard generators ordinarily that absurdity? They obtain the frequency of the sine wave by staying the alternator at that rotational velocity instead of using Electronics so that they can provide only what electricity is needed and adjust the fuel consumption precisely to match that meaning they're operating at something like 20% efficient LOL not .02. Big deal. I am actually in favor of engineering intelligently so I like solutions that get more done with less including for example canceling the detonation in Atlantic City of the rebar and concrete dozens of floors on under 2 acres. Atlantic City can install solid state lighting and produce all of the fresh arugula The Gourmet chefs need or they can park a bunch of cars. It doesn't really seem like a hard choice but we have to completely revamp constitutional compliance for corporate liquidation so that the externalities are not ignored. All of the contribution that all of the electric cars are currently making on the entire planet will take years if ever to undo the damage blowing up he barely 30 year old high rise. The purpose of the Constitutional mandate for bankruptcy is not to transfer World assets into the hands of those who have paid too little and care only about maximizing further damage to the Earth so that they can get a cut on the pittance of the cost apparent to doing so. I'm not interested in how much it cost to push the button I'm far more interested in how much it would cost to leave the concrete and steel up so that we could use it for good instead of evil.
@@arts8302 The generator is an INVERTER GENERATOR. It does not use engine speed to develop the frequency or magnitude of the output.
@@Gratefulwon after responding to your prior message I did see weather on edit or in the original as well you mentioned both the one featured here in this video and the one at Home Depot are inverter generators. I also had no idea how much money we are talking about but you're saying that this one is 2/3 more expensive. That is a huge price difference and I know that the market for very small generators is extremely small Ancilla freemium should be expected to be paid but I will be looking at Home Depot and I will be watching this video for those who are not doing either and cannot wait you never said precisely what the wattage of the Home Depot propane only inverter generator is nor did you indicate whether it is truly a Home Depot product available for free ship-to-store or adjusted Advertiser like the Sears Kmart Walmart Target etcetera websites all tend to provide platforms for however amazingly. Since many people talk about thirds capacity of generators I am surprised there are not more hybrid product this is the smallest generator I have seen and it is almost small enough to power a hybrid lightweight road bicycle of the Honda type Powertrain not Toyota
it sounds like my neighbors lawn mower, freekin loud
May be worth considering if our 12yr old 2000i, USCarb Dual Fuel, ever schits the bed. Doubt-full.👍
No No no no no I want the lab coat now. Digging the vids keep it up .
Nice unit. However I would never run a new unit without load for its runin. Start, 25% load for 5 minutes, 50% load for another 5 minutes and then alternate between 50% and 75-80% load every 5 minutes or so. Gets tge rings to seat nicely.......never baby a new engine.
Not too bad for about $500.00 without the hose the four foot braided steel hose is $25.00. Not bad I wish it produced 1500 watts. The professor HOBO.
My Honda 2000. Runs for 40 hours on 20# bottle
@@alanfoix9911 - Did you use a Hutch Mountain conversion kit on your Honda?
You can buy two and parallel them for double the power.
All good apart from the noise
Please do a review on the icicle pointer. Would like to see if we can put and LED in there?
The tool thing is definitely NOT a deal breaker. I have one of those little 2 stroke ”Hitch Hiker” generator and a 2k Predator. Each has its own little tool kit, zip tied to the handle, with a SP wrench, SP, and screw driver and a qt of oil (+a sm bottle of 2 stroke oil for the Hitch Hiker). This way no matter the situation I have what I need for sm repair/maintenance. Each has its own 5 gal jug of fuel with Stabile, and it’s changed out about every 6-8 mos. I’m a prepper. Gotta-be-good-to-go when you gotta go. 😁
Is there anyway to put an enclosure on that generator? I really want to buy it but Its too loud :s
Sure.
Be very careful enclosing air cooled engines, you need both exhaust and intake vents of sufficient size.
Would've liked to have seen how well it does charging a solar generator from full discharge.
That would all depend on which type of solar generator and respective sizes. That would eat up too much of his time. However, from what I see, I think it is perfect for use to charge up SoGens when the sky is cloudy over several days.
Don’t park that van there forever...keep going places.
3:11 Fun fact, British people call a gas, gas, and a petroleum liquid fuel, petrol. :)
I posted this review on the ad for it on FB but they took it down, oh well, just trying to spread a good review of it for them! TY for doing this, I have 2 to go along with the AC200P.
I’d bring something like this camping and would possibly only bring a supply of small tanks, since I refill those myself. Of course I could also see myself bringing 2@20lb tanks camping as well, so thanks for the promotion code! Very informative and thorough video.