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Originally Posted by ranchlandsselling
Interesting, can you elaborate a bit on the type of Gen's you were listening to? Were they all inverter style?
What wattage is the Yamaha you're looking at? Also would like to know what you end up going with as I'll be in the same boat (figurative) down the road (figurative).
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Sorry should have been more clear. All the generators I looked at were 2000watt. I will give you my thoughts on each one but I must be clear I just started looking into generator last week and know absolutely nothing about them other then what iread on the box and the ones they were able to start up for me.
Generac ix2000 - seemed well built and was light. Chugged pretty dam loud at full throttle. Pretty light and easy to move around.
Powerhouse PH2100 - looked identical to the Hyundai from Home Depot but with more options, had a remote starter and was quieter then the generac but louder then the champion. It also was the biggest and a bit heavy at 70 some odd pounds.
Champion 2000w cube - was the quietest of the cheap generators listed above but had only one plug in, that seemed kinda ####ty to me. It felt very very solid however otherwise.
Lifan - this generator was champion quiet, it also was leaking oil. The other 3000w model was also leaking oil. That was enough for me to not do anymore looking into.
Honda eu2000i - looked at this cause it was suggested by others in this thread. This generator was quiet. Like not raise your voice standing right beside it quiet. It felt really sturdy and was light. It was also $1300 which was double the price of all the ones listed above.
Yamaha EF2000is - was definitely the most quiet out of all of them. Felt a bit lighter then the honda and I liked the carry handle. It was listed at 1099 and $200 less then the honda made it the most interesting to me.
The honda and Yamaha were (to my ears that is) on a whole other level when it comes to noise. The honda when running full out was as loud as the Generac running in econo mode. I walked about 20feet away and could only hear a faint hum.
I want to point out all I looked at was the sound and the specs of these generators which is far from an accurate review. For me I am looking for something as quiet as possible without spending a stupid amount on something that will be run 10-15 hours a year.
If I was buying one of the Chinese generators it would be a toss up between the powerhouse and the champion. I have a feeling the powerhouse is just a rebranded Hyundai because everything looked identical and the champion was solid but that 1 plug was a downer, they might make a 2 plug version but it was not the one I listened to.