Generator Help - need to buy in next week...
So - we aren't too savvy with understanding how to measure what kind of generator power we need to get when we buy one within the next week. We know it will be an investment. Here are the details:...
Forum Discussion
I just bought a Honda EU3000i to power our motorhome.
Pros:
Cons:
In my case, the Pros outweighed the Cons. It is such a nice unit.
I also have a Honda EU1000is just for charging and Fall camping.
Before I catch any flack about my promotion of Honda inverter generators, I would first like to say that the Yamaha inverter generators are as equally as good.
I would secondly like to say that I've owned them all (at least 15 generators) and speak from experience.
Please resist the cheap allure of open-frame construction site generators. They suck down a lot of gas (not that you'll run it long enough to empty the tank) because you'll know that you made a purchasing mistake during the first five seconds of operation. These units are loud enough to wake the dead. Mr Ranger will be knocking at your trailer door if the lynch mob doesn't show up first.
Not all Honda generators 'Walk On Water'. Honda does make open-frame generators too. You don't want these. Honda also makes an inverter generator call the the EU3000 HANDI: they are half the weight and twice the noise...You don't want this one either. Note the difference: The EU3000is is quiet. The EU3000 HANDI is LOUD! Honda should be ashamed for tricking people into buying the HANDI by naming it so close to their best units.
There are plenty of Chinese knockoffs of the Honda Inverter generators. They come with attractive prices and promise to be almost as quiet. They are not in the same league. One user reported that the instructions require pushing a rubber bulb 19 times prior to starting. Leaking oil, leaking fuel lines, ect...If this is all you can afford, buy a used Honda or Yamaha.
Pros:
- It will power the A/C and most of the electric loads
- 49db = Very Quiet
- Electric start
- 3.4 gallon gas tank will power for up to 21 hours
- 3 year warranty
- 135 pounds = they won't grow legs as quickly as the EU1000i or the EU2000i
Cons:
- $2100...Quality is painful only once...Cheap is painful all the time
- 135 pounds = which is heavy compared to the EU1000i (29 lbs) or the EU2000i (47 lbs)
In my case, the Pros outweighed the Cons. It is such a nice unit.
I also have a Honda EU1000is just for charging and Fall camping.
Before I catch any flack about my promotion of Honda inverter generators, I would first like to say that the Yamaha inverter generators are as equally as good.
I would secondly like to say that I've owned them all (at least 15 generators) and speak from experience.
Please resist the cheap allure of open-frame construction site generators. They suck down a lot of gas (not that you'll run it long enough to empty the tank) because you'll know that you made a purchasing mistake during the first five seconds of operation. These units are loud enough to wake the dead. Mr Ranger will be knocking at your trailer door if the lynch mob doesn't show up first.
Not all Honda generators 'Walk On Water'. Honda does make open-frame generators too. You don't want these. Honda also makes an inverter generator call the the EU3000 HANDI: they are half the weight and twice the noise...You don't want this one either. Note the difference: The EU3000is is quiet. The EU3000 HANDI is LOUD! Honda should be ashamed for tricking people into buying the HANDI by naming it so close to their best units.
There are plenty of Chinese knockoffs of the Honda Inverter generators. They come with attractive prices and promise to be almost as quiet. They are not in the same league. One user reported that the instructions require pushing a rubber bulb 19 times prior to starting. Leaking oil, leaking fuel lines, ect...If this is all you can afford, buy a used Honda or Yamaha.
