Yamaha EF1000iS Genset
I've previously owned 2 Honda EU2000i gensets, each purchased used, primarily as back up for those times each season we inevitably lose shore power while camping and may want / need to recharge the ba...
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pianotuna wrote:
1000 va may not be enough to run the furnace.
pnichols wrote:
Did you mean a stick house gas furnace during power outages?
Yeah, that's what we're talking about - running the stick house furnace in a case when power is lost.
We normally camp on electric sites so the only time I'd use a genset while camping is when we might lose shore power, run on battery until power is restored (which in one case was 36 hrs), and would like to have a means of recharging the battery. The weight of a 1K genset is better for me than a 2K but because I'd use it so seldom I'd really also like to being able to use it to power the stick house furnace in case of emergency. Problem is, according to my Kill-a-Watt my house furnace draws ~ 460 watts but it's VA is ~ 751 VA because it's PF is just 0.61. I know an EU2000i will handle this load (because I've tried it) but I question whether an EF1000iS would, considering this warning in the EF1000iS owner's manual.
Ergo, the reason for doing a test first before buying. ;)
