RumRunner
Senior Member
- Location
- SCV Ca, USA
- Occupation
- Retired EE
One has to take reviews with a grain of salt. For one thing, people are far more likely to write a bad review than a good one. Just human nature.
But really, most of the people writing the reviews are not technically competent to understand much about generators anyway so why would their comments matter any as far as the technical issues go. As far as their impressions of the installers and dealers of them, that is just normal business kind of thing and I take that more seriously......
I have been looking at either the $80 HF generator or a small sine wave inverter unit. The HF inverter version is 2kW and often sells for $400-450 and has a lot of supporters. The honda version is almost twice the price. But both are quite heavy by comparison with the smaller HF generator making it less desirable for camping purposes.
Reviewers/commenters often make off-the-cuff statements that are not really based on how the equipment performed in the real world. Most information or misinformation are passed on from one person to another. It is human nature to outdo the other. This is called mimeticism or in everyday philosophical speech, impression management complex.
The information given out didn't really improve the search for better understanding of the subject but rather his desire to showcase himself in the best light possible. It's as if a stage performer wearing flashy clothes with fancy lighting effects and yet his singing is just so-so.
Now back to generators:
I have two of these Hondas 2000i Inverter type generators that each one costs twice as much as Generac of the same output.They are considered the Cadillac of portable gennys.:happyyes:
These units can be parallel-connected to run my AC and microwave in the RV. The last time I used them was about six months ago while camping at the highest temperature recorded on the planet. . . in Death Valley CA.
In this part of town you won't survive without AC. It is like living in HELL and then when you die also ending in HELL. My wife tells me I'm a bad guy.
Regardless of the brand you choose, the most important part of keeping these machines in tiptop shape is maintenance. You can't leave stale fuel in the tank for extended period of time. The small orifices cannot tolerate gummy residue left by dried out gasoline. It is for this reason that dealers will not give warranty because of possible neglect by the consumer.
They will offer a two-year warranty if you sign up for tune up services at regular intervals to make sure everything is up to specs.
In my case I learned how to keep them in shape after all these years. You need to exercise them by running them for short period until it warms up regularly, and draining the tank before storage.
The information given out didn't really improve the search for better understanding of the subject but rather his desire to showcase himself in the best light possible. It's as if a stage performer wearing flashy clothes with fancy lighting effects and yet his singing is just so-so.
Now back to generators:
I have two of these Hondas 2000i Inverter type generators that each one costs twice as much as Generac of the same output.They are considered the Cadillac of portable gennys.:happyyes:
These units can be parallel-connected to run my AC and microwave in the RV. The last time I used them was about six months ago while camping at the highest temperature recorded on the planet. . . in Death Valley CA.
In this part of town you won't survive without AC. It is like living in HELL and then when you die also ending in HELL. My wife tells me I'm a bad guy.
Regardless of the brand you choose, the most important part of keeping these machines in tiptop shape is maintenance. You can't leave stale fuel in the tank for extended period of time. The small orifices cannot tolerate gummy residue left by dried out gasoline. It is for this reason that dealers will not give warranty because of possible neglect by the consumer.
They will offer a two-year warranty if you sign up for tune up services at regular intervals to make sure everything is up to specs.
In my case I learned how to keep them in shape after all these years. You need to exercise them by running them for short period until it warms up regularly, and draining the tank before storage.