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hmalaga
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Feb 04, 2014

Honda EU2000i inverter generator owners ?

I am looking at purchasing a Honda inverter EU2000i generator. It has the EU2000i companion generator that you can hook together for greater capacity. The companion has the 30amp plug receptacle. Is there a reason why I wouldn't buy the companion first. The way its advertised it kinda sounds like you would by the other without the 30amp receptacle first...but it seems to make sense to buy the companion model first to just plug my 5th wheel straight into...At a later time I could buy the other as time and money allowed. Perhaps I'm missing something so I wanted to check before moving forward.
  • I have two Honda of the EU2000 generators but I did not get the companion. Seemed kind of senseless since it doesn't have an RV outlet' I don't like using adapters. I bought the generators and the parallel kit from Wise Sales along with extended run 6 gallon fuel tank. Couldn't be happier.
  • Like others have said get the adapter. When I bought my generator the Companion was $100 more than the regular eu2000.
  • Note, the 30 amp plug on the companion does is not the kind your RV plugs directly into. You will need an adapter to make it fit the RV plug.
  • I would suggest that you buy a 30-amp female to 120-volt male adapter, cost about $3, so that you can plug your RV into the EU2000i inverter 120-outlet. I own the 2-Honda 2000 generators and they are great. Sometimes I connect them together, which gives me 4,000-watts, and sometimes I only use one, and it does not matter which one I use because I have an adapter that will accommodate the 30amp plug into a 120-volt outlet. I can use the 30amp plug on the companion and the adapter on the inverter.

    When you connect the two generators together they drain, or use gas, equality at the same rate; because both generators are running, but sometimes I only use one generator. I can run my air conditioner and a few other small items with just one generator, but it is nice to have the two that can be connected together for the extra capacity.

    I carry two-5-gallon gas containers in the bed of my truck, and the tank on the generator is only about 1-gallon, so its’ not a matter of running out of gas. These generators also come in handy in your house when there is a power outage but I would never run them inside of the house. It is also a good idea to get a strong cable lock an lock the generator(s) to each other and to the RV. I cable lock my generators to the bed of my truck when not in use and to the RV when in use. These are expensive items which have been known to be stolen.

    30amp to 15amp Adapter