On 12/23/2012 2:47 PM, GuzzisRule wrote:
On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:10:48 -0500, JustWait wrote:

On 12/23/2012 1:41 PM, GuzzisRule wrote:
On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:19:29 -0500, JustWait wrote:

On 12/23/2012 1:05 PM, GuzzisRule wrote:
On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:54:55 -0500, JustWait wrote:

On 12/23/2012 11:36 AM, GuzzisRule wrote:
On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 10:47:39 -0500, BAR wrote:

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I just ordered this thing, on sale for $279.99. Anyone ever used or had one?

http://tinyurl.com/cz9eobb

This will be used primarily for camping trips and, if necessary, emergencies.

How quite is it while in operation?

Supposedly, 70dB. A few of the reviews commented on how quiet it was. I'm sure it's much louder than
the Honda of the same size, but I didn't want to spend over $2000 for a 3KW Honda!


No, like I said I think 70 isn't bad. Our home gen I think is in the low
80's but it runs the whole house. We keep in under the roof outside and
it's not too bad inside. During storms we can run 24/7 and nobody can
hear it... then again, we are on wooded half acre lots here.

If we need it at home, I'll put it in the outside basement stairwell. It'll be 8' below ground
level, outside, well-ventilated, and easy to keep out of the rain.


Might be a pain in the ass to work with there.. Quite frankly, in a
power outage or storm, at 70 db I wouldn't be too worried about where I
ran it. You might hear it in a room adjoining the part of the yard it's
in, but one room over you probably won't hear it at all. Doubt if your
neighbors will either, unless your houses are real close.

Not much of a hassle. Just for gas every few hours.


Is it a step down bulkhead? Could CO2 be an issue in the basement?

Yeah, I guess that wasn't a great idea either. Like I said, maybe I'll just put it on the patio with
sandbags around it.


Yeah. Although you think it's gonna' be a breeze... when you haven't
have power for a week and you are keeping one or two rooms warm, eating
off hot plates, sleeping in piles of dogs and such. It's nice to have
very easy access when you go outside to change oil in the thing, or even
pour in gas and such... I really think most of the early failures are
from folks who did not think it was important to change the oil as often
as the manual states. I changed ours twice during the last big outage,
and change it pretty much every time I have to pull it out and power the
home. I mean, I don't pull it out till I know it's gonna' be a longer
event, but my small contractor is almost 15 years old...