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Kenny, Boy am I glad you brought that up. In my previous post, where I said compressor, think generator. We actually had both, compressor for pneumatic tools; generator for well pump, lights, tools and convience outlets. The cabin was under construction. A bucket of water would knock the frost off the outside of the tank, maybe get enough pressure to start but not run the generator. We had discussed using the old coffee can with sand soaked in gas as a heat source, however the 100# cylinders were vertical not horizontal, and no wind break at all. Now, the orchardist in central Washington run propane for wind machines and new generation smudge pots. They keep a flame lit underneath their horizontal BIG( 10,000-15,000 gal )propane tanks, but then again they have skirting around the bottom half of the tank for wind protection. I did not want to introduce the subject until someone else broached it. It can be done, and done safely, At your own risk. Our solution was to bring in one of the cylinders to thaw in the corner. We had wood heat, Coleman lanterns and stoves for back up, just needed to charge battery powered tools and pump water occassionally. I did want Bill, to be aware of the size of tank affecting vaporization of propane, and the refridgerant effect compounding the situtation. If this is for an emergency generator that he must rely on, perhaps he would want to size his propane tank larger to accomadate climatic conditions. Our final solution was to pick up a gasoline carburator for the generator so in winter we could run propane on lesser loads ie. cooking and hot water. Knowing that the generator could at any time be switched over to gasoline. HTH ATW/WA
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