PrivatePilot wrote:
You might want to read the Honeywell 2000 thread here at rv.net before considering it.
Short form: I owned one. It sucked. 1 dead, 3 week turnaround on warraty replacenent. It acted up as well. Lots of others in same boat. Loud, lots of weird noises, clattering and clanking.
Theres a reason Honeywell got out of the generator business.
At your suggestion, I did some reading in the Honeywell 2000 thread. I understand where you are coming from on the Honeywell 2000i.
After reading dwh's thread comments, it would appear that the original problematic Honeywell 2000i generators were supplied by the Chinese company Yongkang Xingguang, and the later and more dependable Honeywell 2000i units were supplied by Suzhou Tiger Power Machine Co. after Generac took over.
If the Generac 2000i is also produced by Suzhou Tiger Power Machine Co., then maybe it should be considered as a legitimate alternative to the CPE 2000i.
Generac has been manufacturing and marketing power generating equipment for half a century. Based on this analysis, purchasing a Generac 2000i from Costco would pose little risk if its performance didn’t measure up.
Thanks for your input in helping me understand how the pieces fit together.
By the way, boondocking through tropical storm force winds must have been an adventure. What is your estimate of the wind speed your fifth wheel withstood?
