Bigmikez Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 http://m.homedepot.com/p/Sportsman-2-000-Watt-Gasoline-Powered-Portable-Generator-800425/204855035?AID=11210757&PID=361116&SID=ebs2d4066077d8816d1434587850000sbe&cm_mmc=CJ-_-361116-_-11210757&cj=true 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Not a bad deal at all Mike. My neighbor has a little one like this, CH I think. It'll run his sump pump but I think that's really it. But when the power is out and the basement is flooding what else do you need right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Yea I don't have bro and saw this and thought I'd post and c what U guys think? I really been wanting one, like U said u never know when the power will go or any kinda situation where u wish u had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 1500 watts is pretty small. Personally I would go for something around 5-6kw, that way you can run your pump and the fridge to keep your food from spoiling or run your hot water heater or whatever. We had a tornado roll through town a few years ago and we were without power for a week. If we didn't have our generator we would have lost no telling how much money in our fridge and freezer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeldfabNeil Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 It's a great price for a pretty small generator. a generator is just one thing you don't want to go cheap on thoe. I am a big fan of Honda generators. There pricy but well worth it. We had a eb6500, but recently sold. It ran 60+ hours in a little under four days running from around 1/2 to 3/4 load. Only reason I sold it was cause I got a miller trailblazer 325 diesel welder/generator, with a 12k generator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeldfabNeil Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 However biggest I can give advice for any generator thoe is....-always drain gas for storage an rotating out the gas cans every so often you have for it-check oil often along with filter/filters-use surge protectors -heavy gauge cords -careful location of were you run it-understand difference between running an surge watts I know it all sounds like common sense but these seem to be common causes for most issues. Also never back feed to a houses main improperly. If done wrong excess power will go into power lines an can possibly injure/kill linemen working on trying to restore your power lines. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madman_us Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 looks like a pretty good deal. a generator comes in handy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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