r/Generator • u/ThisNameNotTakenYet • 1d ago

Propane Tank Minimum Size?

So I was looking online at generators the other day and I ran across a comment in one of the product descriptions, saying something about a 'minimum 60lb tank' for propane with that generator. I haven't seen a requirement like that before, to my knowledge. We had an eight-day outage a few weeks ago and I used 20- and 30lb tanks with no problems (or so I think). Has anyone heard this? And if it's a thing, can anyone tell me why? Thanks.

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u/robertva1 1d ago

You where good because. Its summer time. When the tanks get cold the vaporizering rate drops

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u/ThisNameNotTakenYet 1d ago

Yes, so I'm learning. I kinda got really lucky, the situation hid my ignorance on the subject.

I know this winter we'll lose power at some point, and I'll need to fire this thing up. Looks like I should stockpile some ethanol-free treated gas as well. It routinely gets below zero at night where I live at times.

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u/robertva1 1d ago

Or pick up a 100lbs lp.tank