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reliability
reliability
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I have a EU1000 with more than 2000hrs on it. It ran at least 8hrs every day for more than a year and a half. I changed the oil every few weeks. It still starts on the first pull.74M35A2, Sure the Honda inverter units are nice, and handy and have their place, I have a little EU-1000 myself, it is great for camping, needing portable power, etc. But you are comparing apples to oranges otherwise, and you are talking about a single 3 day outage, this may be fine for you, but how about those people that measure their typical outage in weeks per year, ....
I have a EU1000 with more than 2000hrs on it. It ran at least 8hrs every day for more than a year and a half. I changed the oil every few weeks. It still starts on the first pull.
I'd call that pretty robust.
The nearest power was over a mile away and the power company wanted over $20,000.00 to bring in the power lines. As far as DieselAdict proving anything, if he brings up a subject then he should support it, as should you.That is a ridiculous amount of gasoline/oil to handle and pay for, unless you were not funding it.
DieselAddict doesn't need to run his generator any longer to prove anything to you. He's happy with what he has. I see plenty of broken MEP's littering the classifieds though...
I'm not looking to prove anything. I just added my experience with personal equipment to the mix. I lived for one and a half years off grid not by choice but due to a stupid law here that prevents people from residing in RVs so I couldn't get power to my home site under construction because my RV was there. The eu1000 ran every day except on the hot days and continues to run today when called upon. No, it wasn't run terribly hard since it was charging batteries and powering a TV and stuff on an RV. It burned less than a gallon per day which on most days was 8hrs of run time. I would fill it with fuel when I came home from work and it would run till the fuel ran out sometime during the night. It uses a little oil now but still runs pulls a load. Its on my list to tear it down and freshen up the engine. On those hot days in summer I ran a EU3000 to power the AC in the RV.The nearest power was over a mile away and the power company wanted over $20,000.00 to bring in the power lines. As far as DieselAdict proving anything, if he brings up a subject then he should support it, as should you.
For sale stuff has its own classified section. Posting in that section requires a user to be a supporting member of the forum.Am I allowed to post YouTube videos on here if its something for sale by owner not an auction?
Your point was well said. What I was referring too was 74M35A2's comment about not needing to back up a statement someone has made. If anyone makes a "statement" around here they better be able to back it up. This is not a site for BS comments but actual, tangible facts or real life experiences (like yours) . If I came out with the statement that "Kohler" makes the very best engine's for generators then I had better be able to back that up with facts or it's just BS.I'm not looking to prove anything. I just added my experience with personal equipment to the mix. I lived for one and a half years off grid not by choice but due to a stupid law here that prevents people from residing in RVs so I couldn't get power to my home site under construction because my RV was there. The eu1000 ran every day except on the hot days and continues to run today when called upon. No, it wasn't run terribly hard since it was charging batteries and powering a TV and stuff on an RV. It burned less than a gallon per day which on most days was 8hrs of run time. I would fill it with fuel when I came home from work and it would run till the fuel ran out sometime during the night. It uses a little oil now but still runs pulls a load. Its on my list to tear it down and freshen up the engine. On those hot days in summer I ran a EU3000 to power the AC in the RV.
I wouldn't put the Honda generators in the same class as a MEP just like I wouldn't put a MEP in the same class as a commercial CAT generator. Different machines for different purposes. The EU Hondas are solid machines that are excellent for home and general use. They won't have the engine lifespan of a diesel generator. As such they may not be the best choice for prime power. In my case I used what I had.
What I can say for certain is both my EU generators have earned my respect as quality and reliable equipment. They fit my needs at the time just as my MEP003a fits my home backup needs now.
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