Mekong Bob Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 interested in acquiring a gasoline-powered portable generator. anybody found a good one? please advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Look for one with a HONDA engine,should be more reliable, and easier to service. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Try doing a search on TVF for standby generators. There are about 5 pages of posts with lots of useful information. Have a look in this forum. Crossy is one of the experts here. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/forum/191-the-electrical-forum/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flare Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I had one of the cheap gasoline-powered Chinese generators from HomePro in my last house (further south where power outages were more common than CM)- about 12K baht (I don't remember the output, but the ones in that price range were all about the same)- it would power the fridge, some lights, a fan, the TV, computer, modem, water pump, etc (no A/C) without an issue, and would start on the first or second pull every time. It got used over 12 hours per day on occasion without missing a beat (other than when it ran dry). I was amazed it worked so well, really. There are certainly better, quieter ones available, but I had no complaints about mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daoyai Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 If you don't hate you neighbors the Honda EU series is the way to go.... if you do hate them, any cheap gen. will do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 +1 for Honda powered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamesgplayemail Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 On 7/11/2016 at 6:11 PM, daoyai said: If you don't hate you neighbors the Honda EU series is the way to go.... if you do hate them, any cheap gen. will do the job. Honda are the best ? Are they portable ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfokevin Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 On 7/11/2016 at 12:25 PM, flare said: I had one of the cheap gasoline-powered Chinese generators from HomePro in my last house (further south where power outages were more common than CM)- about 12K baht (I don't remember the output, but the ones in that price range were all about the same)- it would power the fridge, some lights, a fan, the TV, computer, modem, water pump, etc (no A/C) without an issue, and would start on the first or second pull every time. It got used over 12 hours per day on occasion without missing a beat (other than when it ran dry). I was amazed it worked so well, really. There are certainly better, quieter ones available, but I had no complaints about mine. Curious?... How did you connect the generator to your house electric system? - Include photos if possible;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flare Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 38 minutes ago, sfokevin said: Curious?... How did you connect the generator to your house electric system? - Include photos if possible;-) I no longer have the generator (I left it in the house when I moved), but I had an 'electrician' (basically a handyman;)) hook it up to an A/C outlet and circuit breaker (couple hundred in parts from HomePro) and then just ran an extension cord from the storage room to the house, and plugged stuff in. It worked great (WAY better than I expected)- I would keep adding things (nothing major, like an air conditioner, but some bigger stuff like the water pump) waiting for it to be overloaded, but it was never an issue. As I mentioned, it was noisy, but it was money well-spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Pity the poor PEA guy repairing a supposedly dead line when that genset sends power down the line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flare Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 11 minutes ago, canthai55 said: Pity the poor PEA guy repairing a supposedly dead line when that genset sends power down the line My set-up was completely independent of the PEA line as much as if I were running stuff on batteries- it wasn't even connected to the house's circuit board. It was simple (though a bit messy with running the various extension cords), and worked great. It would run about eight hours on a full tank, which would cover major outages and scheduled maintenance when the power was cut for the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 2 hours ago, flare said: My set-up was completely independent of the PEA line as much as if I were running stuff on batteries- it wasn't even connected to the house's circuit board. It was simple (though a bit messy with running the various extension cords), and worked great. It would run about eight hours on a full tank, which would cover major outages and scheduled maintenance when the power was cut for the day. That is the way that I read your post. The generator was completely independent from the house wiring via long extension cords, That is the way I have planned to do it unless I win the lottery and get a generator big enoigh to run the whole house electrics via an automatic transfer switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthai55 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Depending on wattage requirements, look at the Inverter gensets. Engine not dependent on some multiple of 50 or 60 to get the frequency correct. Engine RPM depends on the load required - more watts = more RPM. Very popular now. http://www.generatorgrader.com/what-is-an-inverter-generator/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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