shawn_NJ
Chasing waves.
- Location
- Daytona Beach
First off, great choice on going inverter. Yes they cost alot more, but everyone I know who had a big noninverter could not keep gas in it, because how much they burn. Also noninverters are friggin LOUD, and annoying at 2am. I debated back and forth for weeks, between a 2000, 2400, or a 3000 class inverter gen (both honda and yamaha). 220v is a problem with the smaller inverter gens, as you need to go with a big 6000 to get a 220v circuit. Even the 4500's dont have 220v. I wanted to have 220v for my AC but its not practical.
My 2400 yamaha weighs about 70lbs, just at the limit I would want for a gen I move around alot. It has a 2400watt surge rating, and a 2000watt continuous run rating. I used a "kill-a-watt" power usage meter, and I tested everything I wanted to hook to the gen ahead of time. My fridge surges 700watts on startup then goes down around 240watt during normal running. This is a big side by side fridge. I changed every light blub in my house to compact flouresant bulbs or LED, that use 14 or 28watts...alot better then 75 or 100watt each. Normal continuious run rate over the past weeks was around 375 watts, or around (18% gen rated load). At this load the motor is just at idle. At that rate the gen was burning around 2.5-3gallons a day running nonstop. At one point I was running my fridge, my neighbors fridge, and running a coffee maker all at the sametime. I highly recommend the yamaha 2400.
Two of my friends have EU2000's, and they are VERY light and portable. The EU2000 will run a 10,000BTU portable AC no prob. And you can get a different gas cap that allows a 6gallon outboard tanks to hook up, giving you multidays of runtime. They rev alot more then my 2400 under small loads, but the EU2000 is a great portable gen. I dont have any experience with the 3000's, becuase they were too heavy for my needs.
As far as fuel goes, the smaller inverter gens can all be purchased TRI-FUEL ready. Where they are able to work off propane, nat gas, and gasoline without making any changes besides a fuel switch. I am buying the propane/nat gas "kit" for mine in the coming week. If I could do it over again, I would have spent the extra money and bought a tri fuel ready one. Propane does not degrade, and its pretty easy to keep a large storage stash of bbq or bigger tanks. A 20lb BBQ tank is in the ballpark of 5gallons gasoline equivilant.
The yamaha's TRI FUEL READY gens can be ordered from:
http://www.yamaha-propane-natural-gas-generators.com/
I am sure there is a company that you can order honda the same way.
My 2400 yamaha weighs about 70lbs, just at the limit I would want for a gen I move around alot. It has a 2400watt surge rating, and a 2000watt continuous run rating. I used a "kill-a-watt" power usage meter, and I tested everything I wanted to hook to the gen ahead of time. My fridge surges 700watts on startup then goes down around 240watt during normal running. This is a big side by side fridge. I changed every light blub in my house to compact flouresant bulbs or LED, that use 14 or 28watts...alot better then 75 or 100watt each. Normal continuious run rate over the past weeks was around 375 watts, or around (18% gen rated load). At this load the motor is just at idle. At that rate the gen was burning around 2.5-3gallons a day running nonstop. At one point I was running my fridge, my neighbors fridge, and running a coffee maker all at the sametime. I highly recommend the yamaha 2400.
Two of my friends have EU2000's, and they are VERY light and portable. The EU2000 will run a 10,000BTU portable AC no prob. And you can get a different gas cap that allows a 6gallon outboard tanks to hook up, giving you multidays of runtime. They rev alot more then my 2400 under small loads, but the EU2000 is a great portable gen. I dont have any experience with the 3000's, becuase they were too heavy for my needs.
As far as fuel goes, the smaller inverter gens can all be purchased TRI-FUEL ready. Where they are able to work off propane, nat gas, and gasoline without making any changes besides a fuel switch. I am buying the propane/nat gas "kit" for mine in the coming week. If I could do it over again, I would have spent the extra money and bought a tri fuel ready one. Propane does not degrade, and its pretty easy to keep a large storage stash of bbq or bigger tanks. A 20lb BBQ tank is in the ballpark of 5gallons gasoline equivilant.
The yamaha's TRI FUEL READY gens can be ordered from:
http://www.yamaha-propane-natural-gas-generators.com/
I am sure there is a company that you can order honda the same way.
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