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Charm
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Jun 04, 2015

Honda or Yamaha (2) 2000 Watt generators parallel together

I have l5,000 btu air conditioner on our rv. Went to Nascar race last week and saw alot of rvs with (2) 2000 watt generators parallel together. Talked to several people who were very pleased with the...
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Huntindog
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Jun 05, 2015
Bionic Man wrote:
I have used my parallel Yamaha generators to run my 15k AC at home (close to 6000'). They can do it, but I don't think they would handle much more.

I really like my Yami's, but I think if I were doing it again I would go with Honda. It is my understanding that they have a fuel pump and are easier to use an extended run tank with.

The advantage of the Yami's is the fuel shut off. Easy to run the carbs out of fuel and not worry about them gumming up.
You hit the nail on the head.
There is a mod that can be done on the Hondas to allow them to be run out of fuel like the Yamahas. I haven't bothered with it, as I use mine so often that fresh fuel isn't a problem.

So I feel that light users may be better off with the Yamahas, as the fuel shutoof is likely a feature they need, and the extended tank is likely not.

Heavy users will likely appreciate the extended run capability of the Honda and not miss the fuel shutoff at all.

This is for "stock" generators.
If one is willing to do a simple mod of installing the fuel shutoff on the Honda, then it wins easily.

Your money, your choice.

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