Optimizing, pass it on, but wait it's here>> 3500 Watt Super Quiet Inverter Generator, Where Where Where>> at HF........as posted by KubotainNH
which portable generators do people have
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Optimizing, pass it on, but wait it's here>> 3500 Watt Super Quiet Inverter Generator, Where Where Where>> at HF........as posted by KubotainNH
KubotainNH
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When you say camping do you mean a campground or your own place? Seems only the inverter gens are quiet enough to use in a camp ground. My FIL has a dual fuel Champion, it has yet to see gas in the tank. Starts up very quickly on propane and runs cleanly. It is loud though.
If your Generac is still working, just keep using it. Any 4-stroke engine is good for 1000 hours if you change the oil once in a while. If it's too noisy, just buy a better muffler. I used to use an old B&S powered generator that came with nothing but a spark arrestor, not even a muffler. The thing would give you a headache if you were within 100'. I bought a lawnmower muffler, which improved things, but still wasn't quiet enough. Then I picked up a scrap yard car muffler from some little compact and piped together an adapter. The motor thread was 1" NPT, so all I had to do was add a 1" to 1-1/4" adapter and nipple, slide the nipple into the muffler and add a little stove cement and a hose clamp. Problem solved. Nice and quiet. Cost me about $3 to fix the problem.
If you are going over 1000 hours, spend the $4k and spring for a diesel. If I run a genny over 6 hours a day in a power outage I'm watching a lot of TV. My current genset is propane, just to simplify fuel storage, but I also get the advantage of better engine reliability. I figure it is good for 200 days of power outages at a minimum.
If your microwave has a chintzy power supply, I can see it having trouble running off of a generator, but any toaster oven should run fine. For coffee I just put a kettle on the wood stove and pour boiling water through a filter cone.
Car muffler, I might try that. Any toaster should work, micro, coffee maker and the wife told me tonight that the gas oven with electronic igniter wont ignite off the generator, so I'm thinking of finding someone to check it out that knows what to look for. To me everything in my house dont add up to 7500 watts, although if when I turn on the electric hot water heater, that will lug the generator down. According to the two meters on the transfer switch when I turned on the water heater tonight, one meter read just under 2500 and the other one was at 2500, that still a ways from 7500.
Good news, just got power back two hours ago, now I have quiet power.
That's some good Velcro.
Yes, think it was invented by NASA, something about trying to put a man on the moon years ago, if that was really possible............
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I have some portable battery tools and the accompanying battery chargers that will not work with my modified sine wave inverter... the power produced is not clean enough...
So far never a problem with straight heating type devices to that has me stumped except to say not all generators output the same "Quality" of power.
So far never a problem with straight heating type devices to that has me stumped except to say not all generators output the same "Quality" of power.
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Tough to beat this generator for power , price and fuel fuel capability .8 -Watt Dual Fuel Generator - Champion Power Equipment
If I was buying one right now, I'd would see what HD has, then buy it try it, if not what or satisfied, then you can take it back, swap it for a different one that will work for you, but up here right now generators are far and few between. When you do find something post it here so the rest of us will know.
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Lots of lower cost options if noise isn't an over riding factor...
KubotainNH
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That the same type my FIL has in half the wattage. Quiet is one thing it is not.
buickanddeere
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Often there is a way to add a muffler to the exhaust pipe. I have enough cable back to the transfer switch that a choice of locating the generator on any three different sides of the house is possible . The generator get located downwind and the exhaust pointing away from the house .
George2615
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It seems like HD and Lowes stock very few generators. Their websites list many generators but say not available at my store and only a few can be ordered for delivery to my store for pickup. I'll post what I end up with.
Yes, I mean at a campground. It looks like I'll have to buy 2 generators. A 3500/3000W inverter gen for the camper with 48-57db noise level and a 10-12K for the house at 74db. Then I'll sell my Miller Bobcat.
Sawyer Rob
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Your Bobcat will make a better quality generator than a "china made" one, you are replacing it with...
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I went to that Champion site It said somewhere in the list of bla bla bla>>>>>>"noise level of 74 dBA from 23 feet, which is a bit louder than a vacuum,"<<<<<<That tells me it's loud, @23ft it's still louder that a vacuum, what kind of vacuum, a shop vac, those things are screaming, not a good sales pitch with that comparison..........
Sawyer Rob
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Make mine an "inverter", cleaner power and it will use less fuel!
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What are you using for the twist lock cable? The one we have was made by the first electrician we hired, and like everything else he did, it doesn稚 work.
Harbor Freight has a 25 ft for $40, while Reliance is $100 (40 ft).
Reliance Controls 4� ft. 3�-Amp Generator Power Cord-PC3�4� - The Home Depot
25 ft. x 1� Gauge Generator Duty Twist Lock Extension Cord
Harbor Freight has a 25 ft for $40, while Reliance is $100 (40 ft).
Reliance Controls 4� ft. 3�-Amp Generator Power Cord-PC3�4� - The Home Depot
25 ft. x 1� Gauge Generator Duty Twist Lock Extension Cord
Much quieter, much lower fuel consumption, electronics-safe power, and much higher cost / watt output.
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Sounds good. How much more $?
KubotainNH
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The difference is because it's a DC to AC inverter the engine can run at any RPM unlike the others that have to run at 1800 or 3600 rpm to maintain 60hz. This means it can be governed to run at the RPM that does the job instead of full tilt like the other ones. So the pluses are quieter, cleaner electricity and they sip fuel. Downside is they cost more especially if you need 220v.
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I have a Honda ES6500 generator (12HP Honda)
A 3500W Porter Cable CH3501S with a 6.5HP Honda.
A 2200W Yamaha YG2200i (inverter type)
All have very low hours, and do get regular maintenance.
The best story though, is about my dad's Craftsman lawn tractor with 15HP single cylinder Briggs.
I inherited it when my dad passed away 33 years ago.
A 1972 model 15HP single Briggs, bought new, and still running strong now, 45 years later.
From the type of yearly use, I estimate the 15HP Briggs to have 1500+ hours.
That sense, but as usual there's always a catch, I need 240v for hot water heater and well pump, so who makes a 7000 watt generator inverter?
