Go with the Honda 2000i, as Golden says you may want more power in the future. I had a Yamaha 1000 some time ago. It had a starting problem and I found service was non-existant. There are lots of Honda dealers.
I have used Honda generators in a commercial business since 1986 and never have had a problem. I regreted trying a Yamaha.
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i have never made it thru one night running a furnace on 1 grp 27 battery in cold weather 2 batterys i could make it,i like solar but useing only one battery you would be better off with a small generator.
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I looked at your past posts, and you have a Starcraft popup ordered.
Your battery charging problem is more complex than I suspect you want to know.
In the past, Starcraft has used the Elixir converters. Please check with your dealer and confirm which converter will be in your trailer.
The Elixir converters are very slow chargers, and you will not get much energy returned to the battery in a couple of hours of generator running time. You may be able to get the converter replaced with a one that has better charging - preferably a Progressive Dynamics unit - or purchase a good automotive charger with a high charge rate.
I'm not sure what is readily available to you in Canada, but maybe some of the Canadian members will post. I do know there are differences in the Canadian and American versions of the Honda generators.
Post the model of the converter that will be in the trailer, and we should be able to give some better specific suggestions for charging.
One I'll add now. When your tow vehicle is wired for the trailer, have an isolator installed and a very heavy wire run to charge the the battery from your alternator while you drive. If you do some travelling during the day, that will help.
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You don't have to charge through the converter - I believe both of those generators come with a battery charging cable.
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Solar may be able to do it, i'm not an expert on solar
however a Yahama 1200 or a Honda 1000 will be light weight, will be more than enough to re-charge your batteries.. You may wish to have a 2nd battery installed or if you can talk them into putting in a pair of Interstate U-220's or equivalent
One RV-27 may or may not hold your furnace overnight, Tent campers tend to have a small furnace.
Even with Solar I'd go with the small inverter generator as back up.
NOTE: epically with Honda generators .. You want a nice STRONG anchor cable or chain or both to keep it from going "Walk-about" on you, Yahamas, being a different color, tend to be more "Stay at home" but even there I'd get a good anchor cable, These small, lightweight, quiet generators are real popular with theives. They know the RED ones are easy to pawn. Sooner or later they will figure out the YELLOW ones are good too.
(It is illegal to discriminate based on color, Theives being illegal, DO so)
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vcorkett wrote: I've just seen this generator on the internet
Yamaha Inverter Generator EF1000iS
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S
TYPE INVERTER
MAXIMUM AC OUTPUT 1000 watts
RATED AC OUTPUT 900 watts
RATED / MAXIMUM AC CURRENT 7.5 / 8.3 amps @ 120V
VOLTAGE STABILITY +/- 1%
12 VOLT DC OUTPUT +/- 0.1HZ
RATED AC OUTPUT 8 AMPS
ENGINE YAMAHA OHV MZ50 AIR COOLED 4 STROKE SINGLE CYLINDER
DISPLACEMENT / HP 50cc / 2.2 hp
Its a bit pricey at $670 dollars buts its only 28lbs dry weight. Would that do the job do you think ?
A 1000 watt generator should work for what you want to use it for. Is the Yamaha for $670 the price in Canada? If so buy it and dont even consider a Honda, The 2000 watt Honda is around $1,500 up there, so the 1000 watt one is probably at least $1,000, but if you are buying in the states I would get the Honda, they are in the price range of the Yamaha's down here. There is a seller on ebay selling 1000 watt inverter generators in Canada for around $400. ebay for $300, not $400
If I needed a 1000 watt inverter generator in the lower 48, I would get THIS for under $250 with shipping, a forum member bought one and said he was happy with it, and that the grey was cast aluninum, and it has a fuel shut off which other small inverter generators seem to lack,
I think the $650 was a price in the US - I've put out a couple of email enquiries with local traders and should get a quote on a price in Canada shortly.
vcorkett wrote: I think the $650 was a price in the US - I've put out a couple of email enquiries with local traders and should get a quote on a price in Canada shortly.
Yamaha EF1000 msrp in Canada is $995
Honda EU1000 msrp in Canada is $1,099
I would cross the border and buy, or buy one of the off brand ones for 1/3 the price.
You could buy 4 of THESE for the price of one honda.
We have solar and a liddle bitty Honda and a big noisy Kohler. We use the Honda with trees and clouds unless we want air conditioning or a microwave.
I believe BC has trees and clouds.
Skip solar and go with a 1000 watt generator and the biggest charger it will power to charge your batteries at their max rate. The higher the charging current, the less you will have to run the gen. When considering a charger, be aware that most chargers do not deliver their max rate unless the battery is really low.
If you think you will want to use appliances that draw a lot of current, such as a microwave, toaster, hair drier, etc, then a 2000 is the way to go.
BTW, it is inefficient to charge the battery to 100% every day. Once every week or two is good, though, to avoid sulfation.
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