Propane generator experience ????? Need adivce

Hey everyone so i am looking for people with propane generator experience. I am going to be purchasing one soon and i am going this route for a new setup. Am looking for info like

how much propane they use per hr?

How easy to hook up for skilled electrician?

do i need so many watts over the number i plan to run?


I am going to be running apox 11000 watts .

also have 2- 100 gallon propane tanks full and ready.

thanks for any info just trying to see if anyone has experience with this. i know this may not be the most cost eff way but it is deff the way i am going

They will cost as much to install as the cost of the generator. A licensed electrician will take a couple of days to install it and not all of them have that experience. It needs a concrete pad and you need the gas line which is copper and a proper gauge which will feed at the right pressure. On some models the auto start and electric start is extra but u will definitely need it. Compared to a gas gen, propane is more efficient but they vary and that information you will need to get from the actual model you purchase. It isn't only the load but the starting surge of that load which you will have to figure out according to your equipment. I'd say for an 11k load, if that is already generous, look at how many watts ur equipment uses to start up. It is considerably higher and generators also figure this in, which is great unless you have some off the wall starting surges. I don't know anything about hid or a/c surges.Generac is great. I've had two gas models. one electric start and one manual start. They are work horses and budget friendly (keeping in mind the install will cost as much as the gen for what u r thinking of. Anything the size u r thinking of will be very noisy so you will need to insulate it for noise. Hay bales work good for this when there is sufficient space around the gen for proper air flow. An 11k model is large so that is a lot of hay bales. In my experience I caution against anything with a Briggs and Stratton engine. Happy growing

Ya i have heard that it will cost the same to install as cost of gen. My uncle s pretty much master elec. and hoping he can install it. i have the concrete slab and plan to build insulated walls around unit. already have line ran also. running 10-1000 watt lights on 240 so just called 11000. all other ac, fans, deuhumids will be on power grid.
THanks for your info deff helped and lead me to some helpfull info