stopped by tool town today and they had a 2200/1800 watt generator for $579 or so that could be paralleled. the clerk claimed they were quiet. the Home Depot ad was $599 and claimed that they were "quieter than a conversation". :)bumpy

Quieter is subjective, that's why we use DB rating as a standard. Since the chance it will run a AC unit are slim and most don't cook turkeys in the microwave while camping, I would think the generator would be in ECO mode most of the time. It may not be the quietest while charging but I bet it's quieter than my 3500/4000.

1200$ paralleled, 44/3600 watts. can't find a spec sheet for noise level. But I read on the web that it was quieter than conversation, and that never lies.found it on the HD web site. 3 year warranty, 57 lbs., 63 DB, inverter, and HD has a 30 day return policy if it is too loud.bumpy

Bumpyroad wrote:1200$ paralleled, 44/3600 watts. can't find a spec sheet for noise level. But I read on the web that it was quieter than conversation, and that never lies.found it on the HD web site. 3 year warranty, 57 lbs., 63 DB, inverter, and HD has a 30 day return policy if it is too loud.bumpySome of us are hard of hearing, and some of us talk louder than others.That said, those DB specs are not all that good for a inverter type generator.As an aside, though the market is getting a lot more inverter generator makers interested... None so far has overall beat Hondas aging design.. Most aren't even very close.

That makes me wonder, because more people want a quiet generator, and if there were patents on the eu2000i, they are going to expire soon.Maybe Honda can come out with a generator the same wattage, a couple dB quieter, able to be paralled with different models and more than two, perhaps with a smart, multi-stage 12 volt charger, as well as a couple high amperage USB ports. The competition isn't there yet, but it is slowly nipping on Red's heels.

Huntindog wrote:Some of us are hard of hearing, and some of us talk louder than others.Good point. And chances are that in real use it's louder yet. So-called "quiet" Honda 2000 says 55 DB in specs, while when tested it measured over 70 DB within 25ft. DB is a logarithmic scale, 70 DB is twice as loud as 60 DB.

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mlts22
Explorer
May 20, 2014
That makes me wonder, because more people want a quiet generator, and if there were patents on the eu2000i, they are going to expire soon.

Maybe Honda can come out with a generator the same wattage, a couple dB quieter, able to be paralled with different models and more than two, perhaps with a smart, multi-stage 12 volt charger, as well as a couple high amperage USB ports. The competition isn't there yet, but it is slowly nipping on Red's heels.
Huntindog
Explorer
May 20, 2014
Bumpyroad wrote:
1200$ paralleled, 44/3600 watts. can't find a spec sheet for noise level. But I read on the web that it was quieter than conversation, and that never lies.
found it on the HD web site. 3 year warranty, 57 lbs., 63 DB, inverter, and HD has a 30 day return policy if it is too loud.
bumpy
Some of us are hard of hearing, and some of us talk louder than others.

That said, those DB specs are not all that good for a inverter type generator.

As an aside, though the market is getting a lot more inverter generator makers interested... None so far has overall beat Hondas aging design.. Most aren't even very close.
Bumpyroad
Explorer
May 20, 2014
1200$ paralleled, 44/3600 watts. can't find a spec sheet for noise level. But I read on the web that it was quieter than conversation, and that never lies.
found it on the HD web site. 3 year warranty, 57 lbs., 63 DB, inverter, and HD has a 30 day return policy if it is too loud.
bumpy
JiminDenver
Explorer II
May 20, 2014
Quieter is subjective, that's why we use DB rating as a standard. Since the chance it will run a AC unit are slim and most don't cook turkeys in the microwave while camping, I would think the generator would be in ECO mode most of the time. It may not be the quietest while charging but I bet it's quieter than my 3500/4000.

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