onan gen vs portable gen?
So I have had nothing but annoyances with my on board onan microlite 4k gen.. I have dumped money into maintaining it and keeping up with its issues, it now needs a new carb apparently even tho I thin...
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KD4UPL wrote:
I wonder, do you regularly run your Onan as the manual calls for? I think it specifies to run it under 1/2 load for 2 hours once a month. This will go a long way toward making it reliable. It helps get the moisture out of the windings and the engine. It also helps fresh gas stay in the carb.
Any $300 generator will be extremely loud and probably rather cheaply made. If you're tired of repairing a generator a cheap one from Amazon doesn't sound like a step in the right direction.
A good portable will run you close to $800 for a 2,000 watt. If you want 2 of them for 4,000 watts or just a 3,000 or 4,000 watt generator than a portable will cost you close to $2,000. Any thing less will be loud, burn lots of fuel, and turn your camping neighbors into enemies.
Of course I do. IF IT WOULD RUN THAT LONG.. And the button to start it from the inside does not work so I have to go out side to start it every time. It's just a pain in the ass and it's extremely unreliable. Obviously if I'm at a campground I will be plugged in and not running my generator. It will mainly only be used at walmart while inbetween campgrounds to run the microwave and TV.
