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On Tuesday, 9 January 2018 20:34:00 UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/9/2018 7:09 PM, True North wrote: On Tuesday, 9 January 2018 19:51:52 UTC-4, wrote: On Tue, 9 Jan 2018 21:48:33 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: Harbor Freight has one they claim as quiet as Honda. $500. https://www.harborfreight.com/engine...tor-62523.html Like most things at Harbor Fright this is a chinese knockoff but it might be all anyone needs if it is just for a rare power failure. I doubt you would want it if you were a camper or something you wanted on your boat. I see Yamaha has a neat looking copy of the Honda EU2000i for $50.00 less. Not sure if anyone deals with them around here so I stuck with the Honda. Don, several companies have introduced inverter type generators due to the popularity of the Honda inverter series. They probably are all very good compared to a conventional, noisy, generator that has to run at full RPM all the time. If it makes you feel like you made the right decision, I've had mine for over 13 years and it has gone through hell, especially when the stone cutters for our pool installation used it for a full summer, 6-7 hours a day to power the stone saws. Still has the original spark plug in it. I took it out last year and it still looks like new. Even the gap was to spec. I've changed the oil twice in 13 years. I've stored it for long periods with gas and Stabil in it. Other than last week (before the recent storm), it always starts with 3 or 4 pulls. I mentioned here that when it wouldn't start last week I warmed up the carburetor area with a hairdryer for a few minutes, pulled the cord and it fired right up. It was about 5 degrees out, so it wasn't unexpected. I think you made a good investment. Thanks for that. All in including taxes etc it came to a whopping $1660.00 CDN. I know it's not suitable for heating the house but I'd need an awfully big generator to do that. May think about a stove insert for our fireplace. Then I'd only need minimal power from the generator to run the small fans that help circulate heat. I opted out of the EG2800 because with the 2.5? Imp gallons of gas aboard, that thing would weigh about 100 lbs. A bit much to take camping. My 2000i with it's .95? Imp gallons can be carried with one hand...as long as it's not too far. |
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