pep1977
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Hello all,
Have a question that i am sure can be answered on this forum. I am looking at a honda EU2000 gen, for the purpose of if i have a power outage in the cold weather. will this be an adequate generator for the use of a small heater, and even running the furnace. i am up in minnesota right now in my trailer,Trailer is a Mobile suites, so is set up for cold, and just want a little something on the in case. not worried about AC, just something that i can have to use in case power drops, and can keep warm. thanks
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I have a Coleman 3600 for the house. I have things set up so I can run the house furnace, some lights, and a small TV in the winter. Summer I can run the Fridge, Freezer (alternate those two off and a window A/C on), small TV, and lights.
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jauguston
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A portable generator is not the greatest way to get heat. A Honda EU2000i would run a 1500w portable heater but would probably not have enough left to also run your furnace. I would suggest a Buddy Heater would do a good job of providing heat and if you read and follow the instructions for fresh air requirements they are safe. Our Buddy heater on low will keep our 31' class A toasty warm. We use ours 24-7 when it is cold and have it plumbed to our coach propane tank. Joes (GI Joes) has them on sale for about $65.00.
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Paul in Mn
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rwm2_2000
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Running a heater is easier than running an AC...I run a 6500 btu ac in my scotty camper on 1 gallon of gas per night but when I run the heater it takes nearly 2 gallons to keep us warm...I use an eu2000i honda generator.
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JOHNL
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Yes, your EU2000 generator will run your furnace alone. I use it on mine.
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pep1977
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thanks all for the input, all i am looking for with this is to be able to stay warm in case we lose shore power and need to run furnace lights.
Steven
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SantaNSC
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Hi Steve,
Your question is a little unclear. There's a big, big difference between trying to run an electric heater and running a propane heater that has an electric fan on it.
Even small electric heaters are something like 5000 watts. The EU2000 (2000 watt) generator will not run it.
Other the other hand if you have a propane heater or furnace that only needs the electric for the heater/furnace fan, then the EU2000 is fine.
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georgej
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I believe most portable electric heaters are 1500 watts and about 5000 btu. Your Honda will run it.
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jay2003
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If you're going to go through the effort of getting a generator disconnect and such for your home so you can run on a portable generator then I would go for at least a EU3000. You'll be really limited with the 2000 as home backup.
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