Honda or Yamaha inverter generator?
I'm looking into buying a new generator. Haven't decided between Honda and Yamaha yet. I'm looking for some insight to help make my decision. One of the models I'm looking at is the Yamaha ef2400ishc....
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Bionic Man wrote:
The only advantage that I can think of to the Yamaha is that they do have a fuel shut off valve so it is easy to run the carb dry when you are storing them.
If I were buying today, I would buy Honda.
The Honda does two things when you turn the knob to off, it shuts off the fuel flow, and it grounds out the spark plug so it stops immediately. I took the cover panel off of my Honda, and unplugged the wire that grounds out the spark plug. Now, my Honda ONLY shuts off the fuel flow when I turn it off, so it runs the carb dry.
The downside to that is it takes a few extra pulls of the cord to crank it the next time because it also has to fill the carb with gas.
(I bought an ON/OFF switch from Hutch Mountain so I can mount a separate switch to ground out the spark plug if I want. That way I can use the switch to keep from draining the carb if I know I am going to be using the generator again soon. However, I am not going to install that switch until the generator is out of warranty.)
