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Carvin_Marvin's avatar
Jun 12, 2015

How long will my honda 2000 run on a gallon of gas

Just curious how many run hours on a gallon of gas. Currently at 7000' using econo mode to run the battery charger can I expect? It is a 3 stage charger.

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  • I get anywhere from 10 to 15 hours on mine. That is at a bit under 4000'. I have a PD9260, but we are pretty easy on our battery usage, and the water heater and fridge are on propane.
  • I rigged up a 5 gallon marine tank. In the winter, I can run my fridge, a small space heater, watch a little TV, the microwave (with the heater off) and keep all of my electronics charged for an entire weekend on the 6 gallons of gas.
  • Carvin Marvin wrote:
    Just curious how many run hours on a gallon of gas. Currently at 7000' using econo mode to run the battery charger can I expect? It is a 3 stage charger.


    somewhere between the min and max runtime that honda spec's.

    If your charging a big bank with 60A, about the most you can reliably get out of the honda for VA, you'll be running near 1600VA, the honda max continous power. If your running a lower amp charger it will run longer.

    eco mode will adjust the output power to whatever the charger needs.
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    I usually get 6-7 hours a tank running my 2KW EU2000i Honda.

    When camping off the power grid I run my 2KW generator every morning when allowed to power up my PD9260C Converter/charger unit to recharge my 50% depleted battery bank. This takes around three hours of generator run time to get them back up to their 90% charge state....

    Then I am good to go for the next day/night run off my batteries...

    Roy Ken
  • And.......

    Here's how Honda specs it > > Runs 4 to 9.6 hours on one gallon.

    I would assume 4 = Full Load & 9.6 = Eco & both probably at Sea level.
  • mine have done from 8 to 15 hours in econ mode. As Mex said there are a lot of variables.
  • You're going to have to take all provided answers with a large grain of salt. Usage will fall within a wide window due to variables. Lbs of fuel per horsepower per hour is the formula.