Honda v Kiper v Engel v The rest

[googarra]

H,

I have a 2kva Kipor, just as quiet as Honda, same fuel consumpion, just as reliable, half the price. Never let me down in 4 years, starts first time. Would not have the same warranty ease as Honda but after 12 months they are on equal status.

I agree Honda is the world leader in inverter generators, but Kipor is Europes biggest seller by far.

Would prefer a Honda but like the Kipor price.

Cheers

[griz066]

H,

I have a 2kva Kipor, just as quiet as Honda, same fuel consumpion, just as reliable, half the price. Never let me down in 4 years, starts first time. Would not have the same warranty ease as Honda but after 12 months they are on equal status.

I agree Honda is the world leader in inverter generators, but Kipor is Europes biggest seller by far.

Would prefer a Honda but like the Kipor price.

Cheers

4 years warranty with the Honda

[wamjam]

Gday grizz looks like you are pleased with the genny , did you get any deals or freebies ?.
wamjam

[griz066]

Gday grizz looks like you are pleased with the genny , did you get any deals or freebies ?.
wamjam

No deals or freebies just good honest info and no bull$h!t service from the guys at Motor Mecca in Toowoomba, just the way i like it. If they are giving stuff away you can guarantee you are paying for it.

[jake0]

Well I picked up a Honda EU2.0 today and we are heading up to Boondooma for 4 days so I will put it to the test. I went with the 2.0 cos I borrowed a mates 1.0 and tried to run the house fridge in times of blackout and it wouldn't do it. I think we will be very happy with the choice. Thanks to all for the input.

Griz, get your mate to check the honda 1kva, we run a household fridge and a tucker box freezer along with a few lights with ours no probs

[upstart]

Can anyone recommend a service/repairer for Kipor gennies in Townsville?

[whippy07]

Hi. I've got an Engel 1kva which is now 2yrs old and done a fair bit of work. I've had no problems so far. I use it for work as well and would probably go for the 2 next time as it can be a bit small for some applications.

[goanna1]

does any one konw much about the maintenace on the hondas when should you change the oil do they have a filter ????

[Pazz01]

does any one konw much about the maintenace on the hondas when should you change the oil do they have a filter ????

Depends on the use. We only use ours once - twice a year, so we change the oil after every trip. They don't hold much oil so it's not expensive. As for filter as far as I know they don't. Same as your lawn mower.

Pazz

[banksmister]

does any one konw much about the maintenace on the hondas when should you change the oil do they have a filter ????

50hrs, holds less than 250ml of oil, no filter

[goanna1]

ta for that

[Matt76]

Sorry mate, just another glowing report for the honda here. I got it to run my tyre warmers at the racetrack, Now i use it for the odd camping trip or we even use it for work occasionally, we took it on site the other day and ran a hammer drill off it to drill 10mm holes in concrete. Mine is only the 1kva, it's done everything I have needed.

[Fatenhappy]

I am in the market to upgrade from "Smokey" the 800w GMC Gene to a quieter 4 stroke gene in a 1 or 2 kva. Can you please relay your stories good or bad about the above gene's? Not looking to start a pi$$ing contest just looking for honest info ...

Can't go past the Honda 2KVA ... great for doubling up with blackouts at home for the family fridge etc too ! Probably a bit more expensive than others, but you always get what you pay for in the end ...

[FNQCairns]

Today I bought a 1kva Honda, what a little ripper it is! feels and behaves like quality. Puts my other one to shame, ran an industrial fan and a 15amp smart charger of it today for about 5 hours to hopefully see it past any early death scenario.

[banksmister]

You’ve chosen well now when are u getting a Trailblazer fridge
Make sure u give it a run every month or so, as they don’t like sitting or old fuel as to be expected since they use bugger all fuel [they must have small jets]
Do some homework on how many watts u are using as u should load it up every now and then
Even plug in a 500watt flood light [make it do some work] as it will push about 900watts
While ur at it Google maintenance minder by Briggs & Stratton it’s a great tool for keeping an eye on how many hours u bang up

Regards Darren