3500W Inverter Generator for $699
Link to Home Depot I purchased one of these to use as a backup for my RVs. At $699 it looked like quite a good deal. I tested it and it run my Class C with all breakers on and a 15K Dometic AC, n...
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How do they get 3000-3500 watts from only 5.5 horsepower? Honda and Yamaha barely get 1600-2000 watts from their 5 horse motors.5.5 horsepower is equal to 4,103 watts. At a 3,000 watt output, that's 73% efficiency. Other generators tend to be in the 50% efficiency ballpark so they've got some great new technology or there's a mistake in the specs. Since the GEN3500i's displacement is 50% larger than the eu2000i and double that of the EF2000is, my first guess is that the horsepower is under-stated in the specs.
