"It Works Perfectly": Nigerian Man Uses Cooking Gas to Run Fuel Generator, Video Causes Stir on TikTok

• As the price of premium motor spirit rises to high heavens, Nigerians are taking alternative measures to cushion the effect
• A TikTok video shows a generator being run with cooking gas, and it is generating a lot of interest from Nigerians looking for an alternative to fuel
• Some people said they have since converted their fuel generator to use cooking gas, saying it works perfectly

As the price of premium motor spirit rises, some Nigerians are looking for alternative sources of energy to power their generators.

A video posted on TikTok by Orilomo shows a generator perfectly running with cooking gas.

At the moment, PMS is sold between N488 and over N500 per litre in many Nigerian cities after the federal government removed the subsidy on petrol.

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Cooking gas can run gen very well, technicians say

Due to the high fuel cost, some technicians started posting videos, showing people generators that they converted to run-on cooking gas.

In one such TikTok video, Orilomo showed one of the generators which had already been converted. A gas cylinder was placed on the generator.

Legit.ng reached out to Orilomo for a brief chat, and he said the generator works very well.

His words:

"The gas carburettor works perfectly. 3kg of gas can be used for 12 hours. It works perfectly."

Watch the video below:

Tiktok users react as man uses cooking gas to run generator

Some people who saw Orilomo's video took to the comment section to share their opinions. Some said they had done their conversion and now use gas to run their generator.

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Others raised safety concerns. But Orilomo advised that those using cooking gas for the generator should give maximum space between the generator and the cylinder.

@CROSS CITY CONSULT said:

"I thought it wouldn’t make noise ooo."

@grace empire said:

"It works so perfectly. I did mine."

@Shafson Almaskawee said:

"The generator should be far away from the gas cylinder."

@2cleanautos said:

"How can you put d gas on top of the generator? It is very dangerous. Consider safety first."

Video shows generator running on cooking gas

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a generator mechanic showed how he converted his gen to run with gas.

In a video that went viral on Twitter, the man said 12kg of gas could serve for days.

But people said cooking gas is not as cheap as people think.

Source: Legit.ng