Your preferred 30 amp generator for RVing.

Sprink-Fitter wrote:
We use a Honda 6500IS

Which is now discontinued and has been replaced by the EU7000iS.

I have a Robins Subaru 4300is inverter genset. That put out true 30 amps.

Champions new 3200/3500 inverter generator is as quiet as the Honda EU3000,more powerful and half the cost. I would replace our 3500/4000 none open frame with one if we even used it.

beme663 wrote:
If you own or are considering buying a 30 amp generator I would like to know which one is quiet when running or what you like about the one you own. I will be carrying it in the back of my truck.
Thank you ahead of time for your help.

What kind of camping do you do? There is no generator quiet enough for some situations and a little noise does not bother in others. The Champion 3500/4000 watt units meet your power requirement but they are not silent. Solar is silent.

We use a Honda 6500IS

A better question is what are you trying to run?

30amp is shorthand for a particular cord. In reality, a master electrician friend showed me the spec one time...it's not rated for 30amps continuous.

Likewise, generators have different ratings depending on duration. For example the Honda 2000 is only rated for 2000w (16.7amps)for very short term. For longer term loads, it's only 1600watts (13.3amps).

In many cases this works fine. The typical item that controls the size of the generator needed is the air/con. Ours takes around 22amps to start up but once started draws 9.7amps. It also has a surge feature so even though 2400wats won't equal 22amps it still gets I started.

This startup load is usually the limitation. A Honda 2000 can run an air/con...if it's already running. It's the startup where it struggles. Of course there are add ons that can help reduce that.

30 Amp or not, I like my Honda EU2000. If I ever wanted more power I would go with a Honda EU3000. :) Of course, as power rating goes up, so does the weight. That is why I will never carry along a true 30 Amp output generator.

Honda generators and any equipment powered by a Honda gasolene engine have been the most dependable and trouble free I have ever owned. ;)

Champion just came out with a 3500w inverter generator with remote start.

if i was going to buy a new gen to run everything, that's what i would buy.

I like the Champion 3100 inverter generator. Runs my 13.5 ac and bought it for $780 delivered.
RichH

Class leader that it is the Honda EU3000iS isn't a 30 amp generator nor are even a pair of EU2000i gensets. 30 amps x 120 volts = 3600 watts which neither solution can provide. Also, note there are two distinct 3000 watt Honda inverter gensets - the exceptionally quiet electric start EU3000iS and the lighter and much noisier EU3000i, known in the US as the Handi and here in Canada as the EU3000iK - two entirely different animals. Regardless, if the OP truly wants a 30 amp generator then neither of these 3000 watt Honda inverter generators is it but the super quiet, fuel injected Honda EU7000iS certainly would be, along with the Yamaha EF4500ise. :B