Hurricane Milton. Honda EU2000i. HPL NO VII 5W-30

Thanks for the post. I have an EU3000, but never had to use it in 18 years! Still new in the box. We didn't lose power here with Milton, so it'll be new for a while I guess.
I plan on running a window A/C unit with it if we ever do lose power, so your post made me feel that I made the right choice.
I have 10 GA. extensions to run fridge, micro and A/c unit so 10 gal should last me a couple of days at least.
You should not depend on that generator. They need to be run at least once a year.
 
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From a man who owns five generators (me; three at my house and two at my farm), perhaps I'm not the right person to ask. ;)
Nothing wrong with three. Here’s my Red trio getting their monthly workout…😬
 
Love that hour meter. I gotta do that on mine. I have a dumb digital one that’ll at some point die.

Love the eu. They are small but mighty. I can run just about everything on mine as well. A neighbor also gave me a 5000watt that’ll be a good beefy unit if needed.
 
I'll give you a cautionary note here ....

Not using a generator for many years is bad for the power-head. The engine would be fine, but the power generator itself needs to be exercised. If left to sit for long periods of time, the magnets can degrade low enough that they won't self-excite the field. When this happens the generator won't make power even if the engine starts and runs fine.

There is a "bump start" method to touch off the stator excitement, but there are two caveats:
- it can be dangerous if you don't know what you're doing
- it's a PITB because every time you need the generator you have to do this, and you need a decent 12v battery, which means you have to drag something else out at a time when power is of the essence
Thanks for the advice. As soon as it cools off down here, I'll have to get it out to see if it will generate electricity. I never saw anything in the manual about this, but that's what makes this forum so useful!
 
Yep, and if you run it monthly for 20/30 minutes like in my “Red trio” picture above, with a medium load it’s easy to just do regular maintenance. No need to put it in storage mode, although I do turn off the fuel spigot and drain the carburetor. Easy on a Honda. Now you’re REALLY ready for an emergency 😉
… ps, have a case of oil, some spare spark plugs and an air filter stocked and locked too.
 
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I've switched over to PRI-G for fuel stabilizer. 5 yr. storage life per the bottle. Used Sierra marine stabilizer for years prior and never had any issues in any motor, OPE, etc. in my care.
 
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