which portable generators do people have

[Helitech]

How do you add an hour meter? That would be really handy.

You can get a really cheap hourmeter that has a wire that you just wrap around the spark plug wire. Add some double sided tape to the back of it and stick the meter where ever you want it!

 

[Helitech]

Amazon.com: KEDSUM Hour meter Tachometer 2 & 4 Stroke Small Engine Spark For Boat Outboard Mercury: Home Improvement

 

[Helitech]

I have a Honda 1000 and a Honda 3000. I use the 1000 a lot, It's just so convenient.....grab and go!

 

[KubotainNH]

I have a Honda 1000 and a Honda 3000. I use the 1000 a lot, It's just so convenient.....grab and go!

The 1000 is a sweet unit to have hanging around. A few years back I used my FIL's to power a sawzall in a junkyard so I could cut off the rear quarter panel of a Camry. Good stuff.

 

[Garandman]

In Boston we have two EU2000i that can be put in parallel for 4,000 starting watts. We wanted something that used minimal fuel for a Hurricane Sandy scenario, with heavy snow. We have city water and gas heat, hot water, stove, oven and clothes dryer so we just needed to run the heat circulation pump and keep the fridge and freezer cold in cold weather.

Only problem is our new electrician absolutely positively would not buy off on the manual interlock switch we had to take the house off line. He installed a Reliance transfer switch. It is very easy and convenient: but requires 240v feed. Those Hondas and most other Inverter generators are 120v only.

We found three with 240: the fuel injected Honda EU7000iS, the Yamaha EF6300, and a newcomer: the Briggs & Stratton Q6500. Surge rating is 6,500, 5,000 watts continuous. 128 lbs, 5 gallon tank, and comes with wheels. Will run up to 14 hours on a tank (under low Load), and I知 sure folks will quickly have an adapter for a marine fuel tank to extend the run time. Like the Hondas it has an eco mode that increases rpm on demand. The big difference is price: the Honda is $4,000, the Yamaha is $3,300, and the Briggs is $1,500!

We lose power so seldom in Boston that it was worth any risk (as we still have the EU2000 and could run off cords). It was released last Spring s there arent too many reviews so far: but people who ran them for the hurricanes in the SE were almost all 5 Star.

Q65�� QuietPower Series Inverter Generator

At our place in NH we have a 220v well pump and outages are common enough (lots of heavy snow and trees) that we didn稚 mess around. We have a propane fueled 14KW Kohler with auto start and auto transfer switch. Longest we致e run it is 18 hours, knock wood.

FWIW Honda has a new, lower cost Inverter model, the EG2800.




The Briggs is designed for this kind of home backup, with a locking 30A plug

 

[KubotainNH]

Looks neat, I wonder how quiet it is. As for the transfer switch, they used to make 110v style units. I'm on town water so don't need a 220v unit, I wired one as 110v (changed the plug to 30a 110v twist lock) and use my 3k inverter gen to power the necessities. Fridge, freezer, heat/hotwater (same unit), internet and some lights. Works great.

 

[fried1765]

In Boston we have two EU2000i that can be put in parallel for 4,000 starting watts. We wanted something that used minimal fuel for a Hurricane Sandy scenario, with heavy snow. We have city water and gas heat, hot water, stove, oven and clothes dryer so we just needed to run the heat circulation pump and keep the fridge and freezer cold in cold weather.

Only problem is our new electrician absolutely positively would not buy off on the manual interlock switch we had to take the house off line. He installed a Reliance transfer switch. It is very easy and convenient: but requires 240v feed. Those Hondas and most other Inverter generators are 120v only.

We found three with 240: the fuel injected Honda EU7000iS, the Yamaha EF6300, and a newcomer: the Briggs & Stratton Q6500. Surge rating is 6,500, 5,000 watts continuous. 128 lbs, 5 gallon tank, and comes with wheels. Will run up to 14 hours on a tank (under low Load), and I知 sure folks will quickly have an adapter for a marine fuel tank to extend the run time. Like the Hondas it has an eco mode that increases rpm on demand. The big difference is price: the Honda is $4,000, the Yamaha is $3,300, and the Briggs is $1,500!

We lose power so seldom in Boston that it was worth any risk (as we still have the EU2000 and could run off cords). It was released last Spring s there arent too many reviews so far: but people who ran them for the hurricanes in the SE were almost all 5 Star.

Q65�� QuietPower Series Inverter Generator

At our place in NH we have a 220v well pump and outages are common enough (lots of heavy snow and trees) that we didn稚 mess around. We have a propane fueled 14KW Kohler with auto start and auto transfer switch. Longest we致e run it is 18 hours, knock wood.

FWIW Honda has a new, lower cost Inverter model, the EG2800.




The Briggs is designed for this kind of home backup, with a locking 30A plug

And the Briggs QuietPower actual
DB rating is?

 

[airbiscuit]

And the Briggs QuietPower actual
DB rating is?

From Home Depot comments:

flawedexistence
September 3, 2017
At about six feet I measured 73 db in quiet mode. At full throttle from six feet I measured 84 db. I was facing the muffler. At twenty feet I measured 65 and 74 db respectively.

Briggs & Stratton
June 28, 2017
This generator has a sound level of 66 dBa at 1/4 load at 7m away from the control panel side of the generator.

 

[dragoneggs]

Noise is my second most important variable... 1st is reliability.

Honda 3000iS = 58 dB(A) @ rated load, 49 dB(A) @ 1/4 load

This has been my favorite generator all time.

 

[Cat_Driver]

I bought a Honda 2kw