Today’s highlight was installing a tri-fuel kit for the generator that I had purchased before we left home. By converting a generator to run on propane as well as gasoline, we will be able to run the generator much longer since the RV has 10 gallons worth of propane on board, whereas the generator’s built-in tank only holds a little over a gallon of gasoline.

Another advantage is that once we get home, I can bring out a natural gas connector and plug it into the generator so that during a power failure we don’t have to keep filling the generator.

The tri-fuel kit works by installing a fitting between the air filter and the air intake on the carburetor. A hose runs from this fitting to the propane carburetor which is installed on the outside of the generator. The propane carburetor regulates the amount of propane that is mixed with air and injected directly into the gas carburetor.

Here’s a photo of the generator after I’ve installed the kit. It’s using a quick release to the RV’s propane tanks. The circular object on the outside of the generator is the propane carburetor. The red hose at the bottom of the propane carburetor is how the propane gets into the gasoline carburetor in the generator. I had to drill a hole through the case to route the hose: