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Carlin1983:
I’d thought about a cheaper one - but I will be going a Honda / Yamaha / Westinghouse.

mydmax2:
Carlin.
Honda and Yamaha are renown engine makers who also attach an alternator to their product, integral with the inverter unit.
Westinghouse don’t make engines but must contract the production or procurement of something which is also called a generator. Unless to be used as toy sometimes perhaps the proven ones are best value in the long term.

boorabee parker:

--- Quote from: Carlin1983 on Feb 04, 2018, 11:07:38 AM ---I’d thought about a cheaper one - but I will be going a Honda / Yamaha / Westinghouse.

--- End quote ---

Hi Carlin. I bought a Honda 2.0I in 2007 for work purposes. Still have it today and it has been used on many job sites and as back up power for our house.

A mate has a Yamaha for about six years. 2.4 kva. He uses it for back up power to his house and his caravan.

To date nil problems with either.

Wal:
It really is a no brainer. Honda and Yamaha are by far the best generators. May cost that little bit more, but they will outlast the rest, and definitely have the lowest dB.

sdouglas:
Carlin, it looks like you do a fair bit of research before you purchase gear. Prices vary a bit from place to place. I made a plywood deck with decent castor wheels for my 2800 watt Yamaha generator. Then I cut the base out of an Iplex cardboard box . It fits over perfectly. Keeps dust off it and sits in the corner of the garage and looks like an old box of plumbing pipe fittings. If I was to buy again it would still be between a Yamaha or Honda. They’re both just super reliable, like Isuzu’s.
cheers Shane

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