Potentially Dangerous Generator Failure
This spring, bought a 1200 Watt Firman generator from Home Depot in Canada. It seemed like a good deal -- $249 plus tax, delivered right to the house, with a three year warranty. On the second o...
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2oldman wrote:Gdetrailer wrote:Few things in life are always or never. But it is always a matter of probability.
The reality is the most expensive brand does not ALWAYS = the best..
"Probability" now days = Cheap AND expensive items ARE made by the same CHEAP China Production line.
Honda and Yamaha engines WEAR THE SAME CHINESE MADE CARBURETORS along with most if not all of the other parts, and that IS A FACT.
You can buy a $39 Honda carb which has the SAME China Company brand name as a generic carb but the box has Honda on it or you can buy a $19 non branded carb that fits Honda or many Chinese knock off engines and those carbs ALSO have the same Chinese brand name as the Honda part but come in a generic box..
So WHICH carb is the better one?
They came from the same manufacturer, assembly line, but have a different box with different logo..
Brand name lines have been blurred to the point that brand names often are made of the same parts from the same assembly line just different color of paint splashed on it.
Sometimes one cannot judge from the outside appearance..
As I pointed out earlier in this thread, the valve that the OP pointed out IS used in HONDA, YAMAHA and pretty much any other brand you can think of in portable generators..
I know this since I had one of these valves break off at the threads and even though my gen is not a Honda or a Yamaha the valve I needed IS LISTED as a replacement for Honda and Yamaha gens.
