I know Honda is great but is it worth 2x the price of Predator or Champion? I'm usually a fim believer in you get what you pay for, but that's a huge difference.
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Generator questions!
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You'll have to decide for yourself. Having problems, getting parts and having issues with dependability and longevity in possibly a long future are worth it or not. If it's a short term thing, maybe not so much. If in the long haul, might be worth the investment. In a long period of time, cost wouldn't amount to much. Short term, it would
Another question would be how diligent you are at maintaining equipment. If you're the kind of guy who will drain the tank after use, maintain oil levels and oil changes regularly, a Honda unit may well be a very good investment - I had one that lasted me just over 20 years. When I finally sold it, it was only because I needed a bigger unit. It wouldn't surprise me if the current owner hasn't got another 10 years out of it.
With reasonable care and attention, one of the cheaper models will last about half of that, but frankly, once they're beyond 6 or 7 years, I'd be doing very regular inspections.
With reasonable care and attention, one of the cheaper models will last about half of that, but frankly, once they're beyond 6 or 7 years, I'd be doing very regular inspections.
I have the 8 circuit set up. Runs my main floor with kitchen, den, bathroom, utility room and 2 bedrooms. Also powers master suite upstairs with bathroom.
8700 watts/7500 continuous. Dual fuel, runs on propane. It is installed in a Lifetime shed on the side of the house with a ventilated intake and powered exhaust. Electric start. Runs most of a dayon a 20 lb tank, I have a 100 lb tank, with 5 20 lb backups.
Note- propane tank tends to freeze up, I have a tank blanket and slip a chemical handwarmer pouch in it to stop that.
Go to utube and check it out, Bigger is better
I'm trying to repair an old Coleman PowerMate 2250 that won't, at the moment, deliver any voltage. In the meantime, my wife wondered about a whole-home generator. My questions are: who has a transfer switch and a portable, and how well has it worked for you over time?
I ran an 8 circuit manual transfer switch with a 5500W unit-on-wheels for many years. We needed it in rural Connecticut. Worked fine once everyone understood how to start the generator and cut the transfer switch over. The kids were fully trained by the age of 10, although pull starting that generator was beyond their pay grade.
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This is the one I have had for about 3 years now. I only run it on propane and I bought this because of its great reviews and it's really good fuel efficiency. I have an outlet installed outside the garage door to plug it into and it has a switch inside to cut my house off from the grid. It runs my well, refrigerator and an outlet in the kitchen and my hall bathroom. I also have separate plugs i can connect to my water heater if I need to heat it up. I live on top of a mountain in Dahlonega and every time the wind blows the power goes out. Usually not for more than a couple of hours though. I've run it for 3 or 4 hours at a time probably 5 times in the last 3 years and it works great and can handle whatever I need it to do.
