Generac IQ2000

I have a Honda and had 1 shake apart Generac never again it was junk I think to-day get what You pay for the Honda was a long time investment but has a great return in My mind as pay back...Bushman

The Generac, being new, you probably won't get any reviews. You may get people trying to compare a contractor's generator to their Honda (see above post).

Generacs, have mostly always been very very very very very very very very very quiet

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When Generac first came on the market I purchased and sold five. Warranty? I took it in the shorts

WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM

I think I'd buy a used Yugo in Mexico before I purchased another Generac.

My whole-house standby generator is a Generac. Trouble free for years.

colliehauler wrote:
Watched the infomercial on the Generac IQ2000. They state it is quieter then the Honda 2000.

Seriously? While this Honda / Generac Test indicates that as a group the Generac version is statistically quieter than the equivalent Honda a quick look at the actual numbers shows any differences to be so little as to be insignificant for the average user who wouldn't be able to tell the difference aurally. And Generac has the nerve to claim here that "Third-party testing revealed that the Generac iQ2000 has 22% less sound power than the Honda EU2000i" ?!! ... yeah, right. :R Anyone looking for an inverter genset that is actually "quiet" would have to look no further than the Honda EU3000iS which does boast an impressive noise rating not challenged by any other make, especially at it's lowest ECO speed - just 49 db(A) - which one can easily determine by just listening to it that it is significantly quieter.

A bunch of interesting compare and contrast items with this generator:

1. 79 cc engine, same as Yamaha ef2000is, Honda eu2000i is 98 cc.
2. Manual says output is bonded to ground, very different from the others.
3. Manual says no need to earth ground, very different from others.
4. 3 idle speed levels as opposed to 2 with the competition.
5. No wiring diagram in owners manual.
6. Watch what you read: One ad says "easily power a manual transfer switch", which doesn't play well with the bonded output.
7. Watch what you read: One review has the nice oxymoron "engine turns a DC alternator".
8. Personal opinion: The electronic displays are (probably) just a bunch of cheap junk to break, maybe preventing use of the generator.
9. The parallel kit uses "suicide plugs". Does the parallel box have relays or electronics to prevent an exposed hot plug? If it doesn't, that's one problem. If it does, it's another thing to break, and the failure mode could create an exposed hot plug. Sounds like a bad idea either way.

Disclosure: Opinions from an eu2000i owner.