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I did some testing back in 2017 I think it was, the fuel consumption of my 802A and 803A (posted here.) I purchased a 831A from Govplanet about a year ago and did simular consumption testing.
Testing was limited to using a one gallon container. The onboard fuel tank was completely replaced by an outside one gallon translucent container. This means the fuel supply and the fuel return lines where extended and inserted into the one gallon container I used a measuring cup and sharpie to mark the container every 8oz. Generator was up to operating temperature before testing at each stage. This generator appeared to be new and only 2 hours on hour meter. Paperwork detailing the preservation measures and dates was included.
No load - .10
880 watts - .19 gph
1550 watts - .21 gph
2500 watts - .26 gph
3000 watts - .31 gph
I’ve done simular testing on gasoline and propane powered “inverter” generators. GPH numbers are very close up to 1500 watts, at that point, the fuel efficiency of diesel comes into effect on the smaller engine.
here is a link to the thread on the 802A and 803A.
Testing was limited to using a one gallon container. The onboard fuel tank was completely replaced by an outside one gallon translucent container. This means the fuel supply and the fuel return lines where extended and inserted into the one gallon container I used a measuring cup and sharpie to mark the container every 8oz. Generator was up to operating temperature before testing at each stage. This generator appeared to be new and only 2 hours on hour meter. Paperwork detailing the preservation measures and dates was included.
No load - .10
880 watts - .19 gph
1550 watts - .21 gph
2500 watts - .26 gph
3000 watts - .31 gph
I’ve done simular testing on gasoline and propane powered “inverter” generators. GPH numbers are very close up to 1500 watts, at that point, the fuel efficiency of diesel comes into effect on the smaller engine.
here is a link to the thread on the 802A and 803A.
MEP-802A fuel usage report
I just wanted to report in and let you guys know that we have been averaging around 0.45 gallons per hour since we switched over to our MEP-802A. That's using about 4,300 watts on average. That's 1/2 of what a gas generator would use!
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