I do not have a lot of experiance but for back up commerical generatoers, but on smaller generators, 5 to 10 kW top end overhaul 1000 hours max, total 3000 hours Medium size 50 to 150 kW top end 2000 hours total overhaul 8 to 10,000 hours. Big engines 4 to 5000 hrs for top end and bottom end up to 20,000 hours
----- Original Message ---- From: Kent Osterberg <k...@coveoregon.com> To: Wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> Sent: Tue, January 18, 2011 5:06:28 PM Subject: [RE-wrenches] Generator Operating Cost Fellow wrenches, Anyone have some information, perhaps a spreadsheet, showing the cost to operate a generator? How many hours should one expect a water-cooled propane generator to operate before overhaul or retirement? 25,000? How many hours should one expect a water-cooled diesel generator to operate before overhaul or retirement? 40,000? Thanks. Kent Osterberg Blue Mountain Solar, Inc. _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
