Which Generator?

[paulbeauchemin]

My Jayco Pinnacle fifth wheel is pre-wired for I assume an Onan 5500 Generator

My original plan was to buy a couple of Honda 2000's and hook them together

Looking at the specs for the Onan the sound rating is about 70 dB while the Honda's is 59 (since dB is logarithmic, that is twice as loud)

Just curious what others opinions are of having an on-board generator Vs the Honda's?

Have 2 A/C units to run. Like the quiet of the honda's and the convenience of the Onan

[laknox]

paulbeauchemin wrote:
My Jayco Pinnacle fifth wheel is pre-wired for I assume an Onan 5500 Generator

My original plan was to buy a couple of Honda 2000's and hook them together

Looking at the specs for the Onan the sound rating is about 70 dB while the Honda's is 59 (since dB is logarithmic, that is twice as loud)

Just curious what others opinions are of having an on-board generator Vs the Honda's?

Have 2 A/C units to run. Like the quiet of the honda's and the convenience of the Onan

The main advantage to the Onan is that the coach is not only pre-wired, but has knock-outs for the vents and inlets already in place, so no extra jerry-rigging is necessary. A properly installed Onan =should= have no issues with fueling, exhaust and cooling; a DIY install, if not done very carefully, can be downright dangerous. That being said, it still blows my mind that Honda, Yamaha, Champion, etc., all haven't started building gensets for the same application that the Onans are, but are inverters instead of straight generators. OTOH, it still blows my mind that Onan hasn't made an inverter genset, which makes a =whole= lot more sense, since they already have all the patterns and enclosures.

Lyle

[ford_truck_guy]

I opted for the 6500 when getting my Onan, I upgraded from the twin Honda's. The sound is not noticeable, and the convenience is un matched.... Mine can run the entire trailer without worrying

[pianotuna]

I would upgrade to the microair easy start kit on each air conditioner. I'd get a Champion 3400 watt inverter generator with remote electric start.

[time2roll]

There are kits to put 3 Hondas in parallel. Extended run fuel tanks also.

[Trackrig]

Are two Honda 2000s going to run two A/Cs?

Bill

[JAC1982]

Our on board Onan is quieter than our in-laws paired Hondas that sit outside, by far. Side by side maybe the Onan is louder but since it's built in vs sitting outside, you don't notice it.