Honda Generator EU2000i

You should be able to run the pellet stove and a light with the Honda. Start up of the pellet stove might suck the amps but once it is running you should be good. They are good little generators, I like the portability of them.

 

I have the ue2000, great generator, but no 240v. You can always get a plastic barrel with a lid, fill it with water and a half cup of bleach and use it for flushing your toilets if need be.

 

Which one of those thing are 240v?

 

I know Honda makes great genny's but have no idea of what models are what?
Isn't the smaller Honda enough to at least run the stove and a few other small things?
Why the need for the big one? confused

 

Do you only need 240 to back-feed via the 5th wheel outlet? What are the power ratings on the water pump and stove? Both units should have a plate with the volts and wattage. That 2000 watt unit should be able to run your stove easily. The only big draw on the stove is the igniter. Once the stove is started there should be enough to run the water pump or fridge. The only hassle would be to get power to each unit. If you cannot back feed into the house you have to run lines, extension cords, to each unit.

First get the power requirements of the appliances and pump you would like to run. Then we can figure out how to get power to them.

KaptJaq

Ps. I don't like the idea of back-feeding a generator into a house. Too many variables that may cause problems and the possibility of hurting the linemen trying to fix the outage.

KJ

 

I have a Champion 2000 watt inverter generator. Its pretty much a reverse engineered Honda. It runs my pellet furnace, the fridge and a couple lights. It got me through a 36 hour power outage last December and kept the house warm and food cold. It sips gas too.

 

Have one just like it. Should be able to run just your heat no prob. If elec's out for a long time... turn heat off for about 20 minutes to run your fridge back up to temp, then, back to running just your heat. Yup, no 220, so no well pump. We added an aux 5 gal fuel tank (like a boat tank) that adds a much longer run time than the 1 gal in the gen itself. Good gen. Be sure to give it LOTS of room around it for cooling, if it's inside a remote building. Puts out a lot of heat.

 

Do you have an out building/shed that it could be kept in? My son is going to have that same gen in his garage about 75' from his house. Same set-up as I just described. He'll be able to set it on his bench and just shoot the exhaust into the rest of the garage as it's so big... no need to vent outside. Just leaves a window open a bit. When the weather is lousy, a gen outside is no fun.

 

There are relatively inexpensive interlocks that can be used to prevent the generator from energizing the street line. The problem with them is that they force the outlet you are using, in your case the RV outlet, to become a dedicated generator line. When the generator circuit is active the street service drop is disconnected. When the street service drop is active the generator line is disconnected. These are usually installed at the main circuit breaker panel.

For a small generator with a couple of specific tasks extension cords are usually the cheapest and most effective solution.

KaptJaq

 

Congrats on a nice generator wildwest, be careful about listening to Stinny. Stinny is planning on just moving to camp for good if the power ever goes out at his house again.

 

Go to an auction and get a diesel gen set for cheap.
I bought two last week, one a 7.5k the other a 12k for $900 total. Kubota motors on both.

 

Please take progress pics of how it goes. Last time we had our Honda 2000i serviced, I asked the guy if it was possible to start it if the rope broke, etc. He said no and that getting at the rewind, and changing the rope, was a bear. Hope he was just prepping me for extra time needed to do it... dunno. My son stores it for the winter and I've told him to baby the pull rope, every time we're talkin' genny. Good luck.

Looks like your new insert (is that usable yet) came in handy? I see you guys are getting awful cold temps now.

 

I backfeed my home with a legal interlock kit and a cheap champion 4000 watt genset that makes 240 volts. It was the smallest 240 genset that I could find. To get a nice, quiet, idle down, honda inverter with 240 output you need their 6000 watt model at 4000$. That's right, 4000$!!! The newest ones are even fuel injected and get pretty good gallons per hour.

Your electrician absolutely could have made it work though. Being traditional, safe, and easy was apparently not an option through. You can backfeed through any plug to the main panel where you can then charge up circuits.

With a genset as small and easy to move as that honda 2000, I recommend cords.