SaltiDawg wrote:
DrewE wrote:
If it will be some time before you get power installed, I would suggest considering the Honda EU7000 which would be much quieter and hence more pleasant to live with and would use somewhat less fuel...but it does also have a much higher initial cost. Perhaps you could find one used.
"the all-new EU7000is, equipped with a new 5.1 gallon gas tank, can operate for six hours per tankful of gas at rated load..."
Not too different fuel usage in gph for much less power generated. :@
It's somewhere around 20% better on a per kW basis, according to my quick computations. I would guess that the gap is a good bit wider at lighter loads since the Honda does not run at a constant engine speed.
If it were me choosing, the difference in sound levels and likely generator longevity would be the more important deciding matters and the fuel savings more of a nice bonus, though at perhaps a few dollars a day it could add up to something approaching real money over time.
