Small Quiet Generator

[Honu]

Hahahah its kinda like when we get hail in PHX !!!

If you ever get to Maui head up to Polipoli state park
Used to go up there a lot and nobody would believe you are on Maui in this huge evergreen forest !

Still miss my island home ! But az is kinda diverse like Maui was

There are trees in Arizona...........Com'on now!........:ylsmoke: (Only kidding, I've been to the White Mountains! Beautiful!)

BTW, on the gen-set question...........one word...HONDA...I just bought an EU2000i. Amazing piece of equipment. $899 with free shipping from Electricgeneratordepot.com

 

[pugslyyy]

If you are running a diesel truck (and assuming you use propane camping), be sure and get a generator that you can run on propane so you don't have to carry 3 fuels. The sine wave generators (inverters) become important if you want to run electronics (or a microwave oven in a camper).

There's a direct relationship between price, noise, and efficiency. A cheap generator is going to be noisy and thirsty compared to an expensive one at the same wattage.

I have a fairly expensive 3500W diesel genset, but it sips fuel at 0.1-0.2 gph and pulls from my main (100 gallon) tank. Knowing that in the event of a power failure / natural disaster I could retreat to the RV for weeks at a time without resupply is a nice security blanket.

 

[rcharrette]

We had a Honda EU 1000 for 3 years and id was great. Very quiet and reliable. Now we have a bigger camper so I picked up a EU3000 off Craigs list. Still very nice and queit but it looks like it's leaking oil warm and also won't restart when hot (have to let it cool down). I like it but am starting to regret not getting a new one! Anyway, bottom line is the Honda's are nice a quiet for a generator.

 

[D45]

I would like to have one........just in case. Especially since I plan on buying a travel trailer

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/cat...53&N=5yc1vZbx9nZ1z0z72o#/?1z0z72o=1z0z72o&c=1

Home Depot has a great selection

 

[Jr_Explorer]

I have a fairly expensive 3500W diesel genset, but it sips fuel at 0.1-0.2 gph and pulls from my main (100 gallon) tank.

Which brand/model do you have?

 

[pugslyyy]

Which brand/model do you have?

It's a Next-Gen 3500W, powered by a single cylinder kubota diesel.

It's a love-hate relationship. Love the diesel and the efficiency, hate the noise / vibration.

 

[Jr_Explorer]

It's a Next-Gen 3500W, powered by a single cylinder kubota diesel.

It's a love-hate relationship. Love the diesel and the efficiency, hate the noise / vibration.

Well with a single cylinder thumper I'd expect a bit of vibration. You can build a good noise dampening enclosure using rigid insulation (one does need to do a bit of engineering to keep cooling air flowing correctly). But I'll be darned if I can find that generator anywhere on the web! Google has failed me.

 

[stioc]

Timely topic- a few years ago I bought a nice Generac/Briggs and Stratton 5000watt generator for the 'just-in-case/SHTF' scenario. While it could run a house fridge, a portable ac or heater and even has a 220v outlet I have yet to really need it. I've been thinking about selling it and getting a smaller 2000watt inverter generator. At one time there were only Honda EU and Yamaha generators in that category but today there're more than a dozen inverter generators on the market including Generac, Honeywell, Ryobi and several more rebadged brands- much cheaper than the Hondas. Time to read some online reviews for comparison.

 

[pugslyyy]

Well with a single cylinder thumper I'd expect a bit of vibration. You can build a good noise dampening enclosure using rigid insulation (one does need to do a bit of engineering to keep cooling air flowing correctly). But I'll be darned if I can find that generator anywhere on the web! Google has failed me.

Here it is - http://www.nextgenerationpower.com/3kwmarine.html, but with a radiator fitted. Model UCRV1-3.5VRR