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Title: Fuel comsumption on 7.5KW genset?
Post by: Gary Schenck on April 25, 2011, 12:55:51 PM

What can be expect for fuel consumption on a 7.5kw genset?  Thank you for the answers to my many questions.

Title: Re: Fuel comsumption on 7.5KW genset?
Post by: Edward Buker on April 25, 2011, 01:30:15 PM

Diesel No Load Half Load Full Load
gal/h l/h gal/h l/h gal/h l/h
7.5HDKAJ 0.13 (0.49) 0.49 (1.85) 0.96 (3.63)
8.0HDKAK 0.13 (0.49) 0.49 (1.85) 1.02 (3.86)

Info from this link.

http://www.poweredgenerators.com/onan/manuals/a-1408.pdf

later Ed

Title: Re: Fuel comsumption on 7.5KW genset?
Post by: Joel Ashley on April 25, 2011, 11:33:26 PM

As Ed's info implies, a general rule of thumb is an average of a half gallon per hour. ;)

Title: Re: Fuel comsumption on 7.5KW genset?
Post by: Steve Adams on April 26, 2011, 12:43:15 AM

My 7.5k genset is propane powered. What would its consumption rate be?

Thanks, Steve

Title: Re: Fuel comsumption on 7.5KW genset?
Post by: Gerald Farris on April 26, 2011, 02:19:45 AM

 Steve,
Onan does not make a 7.5 KW propane generator, so I assume that you are referring to the 6.5 KW model that has a fuel consumption of;

No load   .5 gal/hr
Half load   .8 gal/hr
Full load    1.2 gal/hr

Gerald