Cruising Sailors Forum Archive

Messages In This Thread

• Any backup home generator advice? (Slightly OT)
  • Honda Generators
    • VERY good advice by Al
    • I found tri-fuel conversion kits online
      • OK I just got my natural gas conversion kit running
        • How often do you lose your power Larry?
          • Not often.
    • Yes the Honda generator...
      • The Yamaha inverter generators are also excellent
        • A place in W.Va. makes/sells the tri-fuel Yamahas.
          • This is a bare bones transfer switch
            • Never needed one in the past, but who knows?
              • The gas boiler
                • The hydra for now. Ancient gas millivolt steam boiler...
              • we run ours under the door
              • Here either. We lit our oil hurricane lamp for the first time during Sandy.
              • If it doesn't start, then it's pretty quiet. ;^))))
          • That's where we got our tri-fuel Yamaha.
        • we have a Yamaha 2400
          • My thinking exactly! Always liked Yamaha.
  • A problem with inverter generators
    • I thought you could parallel 2 of 2000 for 220V?
      • How do you get them in phase? They're AC.
      • The parallel kits produce 30A at 120v
        • So how do you get 220V w/ two of these portalbe units?
          • You don't unless it comes that way
        • Agree, but..
    • why do you need 220?
      • Several reasons
        • You're hooking up an entire house with no natural gas.
          • Not the whole house, but just giving examples
        • Man that tri has a lota room.
      • One phase per hull?
    • I have a 5.5 kW generator with a 25A 220 VAC outlet
    • You could go with a step-up transformer
  • Honda 2000 vs. Yahama 2000
    • The Yamaha looks better than the Honda.
  • Buy used...
  • Generator for home
    • Silent diesel generator
      • Silence
        • The silent diesel is about half the cost
          • I think gas would be easier to cycle through
          • Propane has no shelf life.
            • Yes you're right. You should see the reviews on the "silent diesel generator"
      • Interesting, but...
        • Constant RPM
      • Silent? "Enclosed for reduced noise levels" ???
        • If it doesn't start, then it's pretty quiet ...
          • Great photo Steve.
            • And not an electric leaf blower
              • They're quieter than a rake.