Generators

firecorgi said:
Although mine is a bigger one for our home, we have a North Star generator that uses a Honda motor. About half the price of a full blown Honda.
We have one that is 6600 watts and 8800 peak.
Since buying it 10 years ago it has powered our home during many many outages including Super Storm Sandy and a freak early October snow storm the year before. It ran 7 days during Sandy and 6 1/2 for the snow storm. We did turn it off for about 2 hours a day to check the oil and such.
Just another brand to check out.
Good Luck.
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Sorry for hijacking. I have a Generac GP5500 unit

I ran my generator for 8 hours per day for two weeks during sandy. Had to conserve gas as you couldn't get gas as the stations were down. Since then I put a propane, natural gas, and regular gas conversion kit on my Generac. I then put in a panel to control the generator to my main electric panel and a 1" natural gas line to the outside of the house with quick disconnects and locks for running a gas hose to the generator. When the power went out last for 7 days the generator was stopped every 100 hours to change the oil and once every 24 hours for 5 minutes to check the oil. Ran it on natural gas for about $10.00. If I ran it on gasoline it would have been about $200.00

Ed
 
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I have 2 troy built 5500 watt and 8250 surge, they run the old faithful briggs and straton motors and generators. I can power my vx 5000, mytee lite 2, and my 6.5hp shop vac all at the same time. during full details off of just 1 generator.
 
Eandras said:
Sorry for hijacking. I have a Generac GP5500 unit

I ran my generator for 8 hours per day for two weeks during sandy. Had to conserve gas as you couldn't get gas as the stations were down. Since then I put a propane, natural gas, and regular gas conversion kit on my Generac. I then put in a panel to control the generator to my main electric panel and a 1" natural gas line to the outside of the house with quick disconnects and locks for running a gas hose to the generator. When the power went out last for 7 days the generator was stopped every 100 hours to change the oil and once every 24 hours for 5 minutes to check the oil. Ran it on natural gas for about $10.00. If I ran it on gasoline it would have been about $200.00

Ed
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I'm looking to do a Propane conversion on mine. I was lucky enough to be close to PA. where I could head in a few exits and get all the gas I needed.
Due to the terrain, we don't have natural gas lines.
 
215Detailing said:
Rather than starting a new thread I figure to piggy back off this one.
Feed back please
ALL WHO HAVE GENERATORS/INVERTORS POST PHOTOS
and list what equipment and how many items you connect to generator and list positives & negatives of unit such as noise level- using one item at a time and so on
even post photos with items connected to unit. THANKS to all in advance
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I BELIEVE one main concern is db level most also want LOW NOISE LEVELS while in use, most traditional generators make loud noise levels then add in a vacuum or gas pressure washers and neighbors start complaining most invertor type generators have low noise levels
 
215Detailing said:
I BELIEVE one main concern is db level most also want LOW NOISE LEVELS while in use, most traditional generators make loud noise levels then add in a vacuum or gas pressure washers and neighbors start complaining most invertor type generators have low noise levels
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The lifan I tried out today and I could actually hear my vacuum more tgan the generator. Also has an idle control switch on it. Where it only idles at the power it needs

Sparkle N Shine Detail
 
I have had several generators. And the one I ended up with is a Honda EX5500
It is a two cylinder, water cooled, electric start portable generator. It comes from the factory in a sound lowering housing. With it running in the yard it makes a reasonably quiet humming sound. And when I put it in a detached shed you can barely hear it run twenty feet away.
It starts instantly and will idle slowly until you put a load to it.

it's also almost thirty years old and looks and runs like it's brand new.

Here is a picture of what it looks like.

Honda EX5500 Super Quiet Generator - Advanced Mower - 877-428-1546
 
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