Best Portable Generator! Champion 2500 watt dual fuel crushes Honda eu2200i
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 เม.ย. 2024
- An unboxing, starting, and review of the champion 2500 watt dual fuel inverter generator. With up to 34 hours of run time on a bbq style propane tank this is the undeniable champion (no pun intended) of generators!
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The version with the cigarette lighter adapter is the one you want because you can plug in a higher output USB charger into it and also a cigarette lighter adapter to car battery charging cables or other 12 volt devices such as an air pump or 12 volt fridge.
I've had this generator (same thing, but all black) for a couple years now. I've experienced all the same things you have, including installing the same kind of hour meter. You hit both all the bumps and great things about it. I have experienced the difficult propane starting. I may be wrong, but without currently having the user manual in front of me, I think the manual I have may not have mentioned moving the control from choke to propane after the initial pulls. On the other hand, I have noticed that I can easily start it on gasoline, then plug in the propane hose and it will switch to propane and run on that. Then change the control to propane. Another thing I've noticed is after running on gasoline, the spark plug will get the black, oily contamination that a gasoline engine usually does, but after running on propane for a little while the plug will clean right up. Run on propane, you'll never want to change the plug. Regarding running my camper 13,500 BTU air conditioner, my generator will do it on propane, but I have to take it off of Eco mode to be able to start it. A good review of a great generator, in my opinion.
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Cover panel:Initially ridgid it will soften up.When removing simply put a sight bend in the middle of the door.When installing insert bottom tabs first and there is some side to side play to install it.
You may break a little tab until you get the hang of it.
Spark plug door push down on as you pull out,it’ll slide right out.
Spark plug bolt-definitely use a pair of hose pliers for simple removal.
Boot
Thanks for watching and thanks for the tips!
I have two of these and they easily start on propane. Choke every time, pull till it coughs, then switch to propane and start it. I also noticed and agree that the eco low idle is much higher and louder than when on gasoline. That's really unfortunate but they're still quiet.
That’s for watching! I agree starting on propane is not difficult at all. So far, I think the dual fuel is a great unit and very versatile.
I never have ran mine on gasoline. But it's a great unit for what I paid and have gotten a good amount of use out of it.
The Honda Tri Fuel Generator is built to last a lifetime! A one time purchase. And Hondas hold their value!
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Good video, I wish you would NOT have used true fuel and made the first start with propane. My goal would be to never put gas in mine, if I get one.
It is better to break them in first on gas or True Fuel. NEVER start out with Propane!!
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Thank you for the information, video and effort you put into your channel !! Would you have any information or recommendations for an exhaust extension? I'd very much like to be able to use my generator from within inside my garage during rainy as well as very cold and snowy conditions. Emergency situations seldom arise when the sun is out ... being able to safely use the generator inside the garage and the exhaust being routed 10-12 feet to the outside would be awesome!!
Looking to buy a generator this helped a lot, tks !
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Here in the U.K. the Honda is £1200 minimum, approx £=$1.25 making it very expensive the Champion dual fuel is £579 less than half ! The gas only model is £429 !
I tried to go the cheap way out. I bought 2 New cheap Chinese inverter generators. I won't mention the generators names for liability. The one New generator stopped making power. The other New generator the engine locked up. The generators would cost more to fix than they were worth. They are truly disposable units! I hate to say I lost some money by buying disposable generators. I went and bought Hondas and installed tri fuel kits and only run propane. Honda has more start up and running anps than anything in its class! This is why generators are compared to Hobda the Red One! The Champion 2500 watt 79cc engine versus the Honda 2200 watt 121cc engine. Champion doesnt even come close! My Honda 2200 starts my 4 horsepower Craftsman filull size wet and dry shop vac, 200 amp DC Battery Charger, small Craftsman air compressor, every wood working and hand tool I own. My New Chinese generators before they stopped making power wouldn't run all these appliances. Honda 2200 is the Only generator that will run the 13,500 BTU RV Roof Top Air Conditioner On Propane. Honda has a generator that has 39,000 hours on it! That time added up is like running the Honda for over 2 years continuously! Nothing else will even come close! It's that old saying you get what you pay for!
Most generators come with a few years of warranty and most have companies like northern tool that will repair them your story sounds about fake
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I bought one last year. Had difficulty getting it to start (propane only never put gasoline in it).
Champion replaced it and I had the same problem a month later.
I returned it.
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The bummer about Champion 2000s is that they do not have a fuel filter; instead, they have a filter in the gas intake. I have had three, and the tiny jets in the carburetor get clogged. If not cleaned regularly, the generator will 'surge' and run rough. When it runs well, it's a great generator, but add an inline fuel filter if you have the skills.
Thanks for watching! My goal is to try to only run the champion on propane to prevent any fuel related issues
When Your Running On Propane , Open The Valve Slowly , You'll Thank Me ?
#SpeakerJohnny
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You don't need joke for propane.
A propane joke? That's gas, bro!
If you want to put a generator to the test live off grid! I, a friend of mine and a neighbor that all live off grid have killed Honda’s in the past. Don’t get me wrong., When a Honda works they are fine. It’s when they stop working and you need to get them repaired. All 3 Honda EU2000’s I owned died before 2000 hours and were not worth repairing.
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NEVER RUN A GENERATOR WITHOUT A LOAD.
Please explain why
Put a straw in your mouth. Hold your finger over the open end so no air can escape. Blow as hard as you can, for as long as you can. In a short period of time you will learn that the air has no where to go. You will become overworked and drained. Such is the same principle for a generator. It’s pushing and pushing power, but it has no where to go, resulting in premature failure. Hope this explains it SIMPLE terms.
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Do you think this would run a 12,000 btu window ac, home refrigerator, a couple lights and fans during/after hurricane?
Probably.
I would get a bigger unit. The running watts on that ac is probably anywhere between 900 to 1200 alone. If that fridge and ac compressors are running at the same time you could have issues. I have this particular unit I use for hurricanes down in Florida. I use it to charge my solar power stations when there is no sun. It's a really good generator. I would in your scenario run that ac when I could make sure it didn't trip the generator. These generators and solar power stations I would never run them endlessly at full capacity. It's like driving your car as fast as it will go all the time. Your car won't last neither will these generators.
It would be lucky to run the air conditioner by its self. It might run the refrigerator by its self. Something I've learned about inverter generators if the Red Overload light comes on You Better Back Off Power Immediately! Or you will easily burn out the inverter board. They inverter boards are very weak in these cheap Chinese inverter generators!!!!
@@tomtee4442 I whole heartily agree. The most I will run on this generator is 2 600 watt power bricks to charge my solar generators. I learned that lesson exactly the way you stated. Champion sent me a new control board free of charge but do not run these generators full board. No one with a brain cell drives their car like that don't use a generator or power station like that.
Thanks for watching - I think I can do it - the window ac and fridge will have a higher starting wattage so as long as they don’t both kick in at the same time it should be able to handle it
The choke does nothing when on propane, the propane bypasses the carb completely.
Thanks for watching! The Manual actually indicated on page 9 to use the choke as at purges air from the line.
No actual testing of generator. Why run it for 5 hours off load just to change the oil ?
Thanks for watching! It was actually tested for the full 5 hours with various loads from a space heater from 500w to max 1600w.
@@Outdoor_Prepper Ok. I just thought you Americans were so rich you could afford to do that ! 🥳
@@toad008 We are rich because we don't buy Hondas!!! LOL
There is a reason that Honda generators cost more than your dual fuel generator. I hate to say this but the truth is that your Champion 2500 dual fuel generator will experience more of a voltage drop then the smaller Honda EU 2000. Reason being is that the Champion has a tiny 79cc engine where the Honda 2000 has a 98CC engine and the 2200i has a 121cc engine in the same real estate that your 2500 has. My Honda 2200 will run a 13,500 btu a/c on my RV without a soft start, yours may or may not. All in all the Champion is a great generator for those on a budget especially with the dual fuel but not to many consumers truly know the limitations of what it can power. As long as one stays within the parameters and limitations of that 79cc displacement engine you will be happy. Everybody talks trash about Honda generators and how expensive they are just like everyone compares their trucks to Fords, if they are so bad why then compare them . Just don't bring it up and sell the generator for what it is a small inexpensive dual fuel generator.
Thanks for watching! For the price i paid and the expected usage scenarios I anticipate this will provide many years of reliable service
No, where in the manual does it say you put it on choke to start with propane. You don’t use choke to start any propane generator.
Thanks for watching. Unfortunately you are incorrect - on page 20 / 21 of the operators manual it indicates to use choke for propane as it helps purge the air out of the line.