Champion generators?

Tonybvi

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One of the penalties of living in a beautiful but relatively remote part of the world is frequent(ish) power cuts! Having suffered yet another which lasted just long enough to melt all our domestic freezer contents I'm toying with the idea of buying a smallish generator to power small household items like the freezers, broadband modem, and possibly the low wattage kettle filched from our motorhome. We are lucky enough to have several wood burning stoves in the house so no heating problems during power cuts. Although not keen on motorhome generators it could also be used very occasionally for the motorhome when we take it remote wild camping for extended periods.
I've been looking at 2kw inverter generators such as Honda, Hyundai etc but value for money seems to point to a Champion 72001i (only slightly noisier than Honda but significantly cheaper). Has anybody any experience with Champion gennies and are they any good?
Thanks
Tony
 
No experience of one but have read the reviews which look good,when i was working :rolleyes2::rolleyes2:i used to buy honda parts and generators off Seddons who are a honda agent they also sell and recommend the Champion.
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Champion /Warrior are also a St Helens based distributor and offer a good back up and there are some good prices out there .
 
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Problem I'm finding is trying to compare noise levels, which is important to me, especially when using with the motorhome. Kipor looked noisy but then I realise they quote levels at 1m, when most others quote at 7m. Why can't we have a standard system for this?
Tony
 
Tonybvi said:
Problem I'm finding is trying to compare noise levels, which is important to me, especially when using with the motorhome. Kipor looked noisy but then I realise they quote levels at 1m, when most others quote at 7m. Why can't we have a standard system for this?
Tony
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Probably because the noisy (cheap) ones wouldn't sell.
 
only thing I can add is take a good look at the Hyundai, we have one and can't fault it and a hell of a lot cheaper than the Honda's
 
I have generators at my place in Spain as it's totally off grid. I've tried Kipor and a Spanish/Chinese no name generator and scrapped them both.
I now run, subject to demand, either a 1 kva Honda, a 2.2 kva Honda or a 8 kva Kabota deisel. I also use Honda water pumps and they all start up after being left for 6<12 months no problems. I now, since buying good kit, never have any generator problems.

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Polar Bear said:
I have generators at my place in Spain as it's totally off grid. I've tried Kipor and a Spanish/Chinese no name generator and scrapped them both.
I now run, subject to demand, either a 1 kva Honda, a 2.2 kva Honda or a 8 kva Kabota deisel. I also use Honda water pumps and they all start up after being left for 6<12 months no problems. I now, since buying good kit, never have any generator problems.

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I have a 2600w honda which i bought from a chap about 10 years back as he was in finance trouble,it was new in the box.
After a very short time it cuts out & i have cleaned the carb many times and looked at the oil cut out sender but the bu--er still will not keep going.
I also have 2 samall 650w cosmo gens, one which i have used about twice and it runs brill and very qt to,4 hrs to a tank of around 4 ltrs of t/stroke.
I had a honda cement mixer which went belly up and fitted it with a suffok colt mower unit and its built 3 houses so far only having to clean the carb as the float sticks laying up over winter.
 
Polar Bear said:
I have generators at my place in Spain as it's totally off grid. I've tried Kipor and a Spanish/Chinese no name generator and scrapped them both.
I now run, subject to demand, either a 1 kva Honda, a 2.2 kva Honda or a 8 kva Kabota deisel. I also use Honda water pumps and they all start up after being left for 6<12 months no problems. I now, since buying good kit, never have any generator problems.

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Nice tax haven you naughty bear.:wave:
 
trevskoda said:
Nice tax haven you naughty bear.:wave:
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Someone has to Trev.

I should have mentioned, when I am not going to use a generator. or any small engine driven equipment. I always, leave the engine running and turn off the petrol to let the carb run dry! that way you don't get 'dead petrol jelly' growing in the carb.
 
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Polar Bear said:
Someone has to Trev.

I should have mentioned, when I am not going to use a generator. or any small engine driven equipment. I always turn off the petrol and let the carb run dry! that way you don't get 'dead petrol jelly' growing in the carb.
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All the machines i used to hire out were honda engines. Mixers,plate compactors genny's garden machinery etc and never had much trouble but if you are going to stand a machine for a while its also good idea to also drain the fuel tank and renew with clean fresh fuel as petrol stood does go off .
 
Polar Bear said:
Someone has to Trev.

I should have mentioned, when I am not going to use a generator. or any small engine driven equipment. I always, leave the engine running and turn off the petrol to let the carb run dry! that way you don't get 'dead petrol jelly' growing in the carb.
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Whenever I let the carb run dry it's a devil of a job starting it next time...I don't know how many pulls of the starter pulley it takes to prime the carb, but I'm knacked afterwards !

I never let the petrol lawnmower carb run dry (don't know how to) and yet, 4 or 5 months after last using it, it will start after 3 or 4 pulls.

Allen
 
wints said:
Whenever I let the carb run dry it's a devil of a job starting it next time...I don't know how many pulls of the starter pulley it takes to prime the carb, but I'm knacked afterwards !

I never let the petrol lawnmower carb run dry (don't know how to) and yet, 4 or 5 months after last using it, it will start after 3 or 4 pulls.

Allen
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I have left mine for over a year and they have started up on third pull with old petrol in tank no problems.

Have you serviced them? Small engines need love too.

My Sthil chainsaw, 4 stroke, on the other hand is another animal entirely! Mutter mutter
 
You are right about buying cheap one for the odd use,i see you run a back up for pc which keeps you on line,does windows still go belly up if you loss power and do you have to still go through the old reboot nonsense.
 
Do consider if you buy a Honda you will only buy once, it will outlast you and parts will always be available, ps they are quiet to the ear regardless of noise figures.
 
phillybarbour said:
Do consider if you buy a Honda you will only buy once, it will outlast you and parts will always be available, ps they are quiet to the ear regardless of noise figures.
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My honda motor bikes never lasted long ,the cams went the chrome blistered and the paint came of when hosed down and the clocks face went discoloured in no time and could not read.
 
trevskoda said:
My honda motor bikes never lasted long ,the cams went the chrome blistered and the paint came of when hosed down and the clocks face went discoloured in no time and could not read.
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In those days your bikes were made of compressed rice paper so small wonder they fell to bits when hosed down!
 
trevskoda said:
My honda motor bikes never lasted long ,the cams went the chrome blistered and the paint came of when hosed down and the clocks face went discoloured in no time and could not read.
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Musta been a Honda 50 trev LOL
 
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