byates wrote:
At your suggestion, I did some reading in the Honeywell 2000 thread. I understand where you are coming from on the Honeywell 2000i.
After reading dwh's thread comments, it would appear that the original problematic Honeywell 2000i generators were supplied by the Chinese company Yongkang Xingguang, and the later and more dependable Honeywell 2000i units were supplied by Suzhou Tiger Power Machine Co. after Generac took over.
No, there were two versions of the YX product sold by Northshore under the HW name. The second version had the fuel primer and the 12v stuff removed. It also had better internal grounding, and added an overflow tube from the top of the gas tank filler neck down and out the bottom of the unit. But it was basically the same YX product.
Now that Generac has taken over Northshore, they are marketing the Suzhou Tiger product under both Generac, and Honeywell, names.
Generac has been manufacturing and marketing power generating equipment for half a century. Based on this analysis, purchasing a Generac 2000i from Costco would pose little risk if its performance didn’t measure up.
Using the Generac or Honeywell names is a marketing trick to capitalize on the reputation of a well-known brand.
I would not attach any importance to the companies' reputation when it comes to guessing at the quality of a Chinese product.
The Generac, and now also the Honeywell, are Suzhou Tiger generators.
At best, the Generac name means you might get decent service from Generac, but IMHO it means nothing as per the quality of the product.
To be fair, YX did improve the product, but it was too little, too late. They do make a whole bunch of different inverter generators so I doubt they'll go out of business any time soon.
I figure the Northshore execs probably got their golden parachutes out of the deal, which was doubtless more important to them than their customers. Welcome to the US/China trade economy.
