Whats the quietest Portable Generator to run my 13.5 AC?

mikeinaz wrote:
I was at Costco over the weekend and they had their in house brand which is a copy of the Yamaha 2000 (same Yamaha motor) and its $599!. You could get two of those and be barely over the price of one Yamaha or Honda 2000 and have the same great features and low noise(51 db).

you can get the Champion version of the 2000w inverter generator for about the same price, or less, and it has the ability to be paralleled.
the one you saw does not have this feature.

Northern Tool has the gray version made for them, by Champion for only $579:

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200458014_200458014?cm_mmc=Google-pla-_-Generators-_-Inverter%20Generators-_-16538&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=16538&gclid=CNPwm5-W4rkCFbF_QgodnSoALg

I was at Costco over the weekend and they had their in house brand which is a copy of the Yamaha 2000 (same Yamaha motor) and its $599!. You could get two of those and be barely over the price of one Yamaha or Honda 2000 and have the same great features and low noise(51 db).

BIL has the Yamaha 3000 SEB that runs his 13.5 AC just fine. It sure is quiet. I wish I had one.

Thanks for the info on that. a whirly noise doesn't mean quiet :)

Boliy 3600SIE not only quiter than the competition nice and light easyon fuel and 3000wat out put continuos with 3300 watt peak. Have had one for 5 years. Aso easyon pocket book.

FunnyCamper wrote:
.. Champion 75531.. Only 58 Dba,...this is the same as the honda right? so they would be the same on quiet??

The 'same' would be highly subjective.

Cheaper gens put out a kind of whirring sound that seems to carry much farther than the sound of a Yammy or Honda. I don't know about that particular model of Champ, but, that's been my experience.

10db normal breathing
20db mosquito, russling leaves
30db whisper
40db stream, refrigerator humming
50-60db normal conversation, laughter, quiet office.
70db hair dryer, vacume cleaner
75db dishwasher
80db garbage disposal, city traffic
85-90db lawnmower,diesel truck at over 40mph
100db train, garbage truck
110db drill, power saw, jet flyover
120db thunderclap, dance clubs, sterios
130db jet takeoff, shotgun firing
110-140db rock concert
145db boom bass cars

Information is from National Institute on Deafness and
Other Communication Disorders

TWO Honda 2000i generators with the double hook-up kit or whatever its called. Easier to lift and move one at a time, only use one when all you need is 2000 watts, they simply sip fuel, if one fails on a trip you still have the second one. No brainer in my book!

looked up the Champion 75531 and it said ---Quiet - Only 58 Dba, great for campsites, Raving, cabins and more.

this is the same as the honda right? so they would be the same on quiet??

also, the price was DOABLE. listed at $899 vs. the honda I saw at $2,900

You get what you pay for. Unless something untoward happens, I'd probably say the 3000 watt Yamaha I have will outlive me.

Champions are a midway point between the red/blues and playing the lottery on no-name Chinese stuff. If one doesn't have the cash for red/blue (and in this horrid economy, it is understandable), Champion is always a decent option.