Good information I’m a DuroMax generator dealer and I get this question all the time so I will be linking your videos and it breaks it down to where the average person can understand it.
Thanks so much for the kind words and for sharing my content. I haven't tried a duromax yet but I have heard good things and have plans to pick one up in the next year or so to do some in depth reviews on.
Great explanation. Had been trying to figure this out and this was by far and away the most clear and concise out of a dozen articles and a handful of videos I checked first. Thanks!
Thanks Sir I do my best to take this "complicated" topics and make them understandable for myself, and then turn around and try to share them with you all.
Great video Tim. I would like to add if you are going to be a long time using it. Like When hurricane Maria hits PR. We were 4 months without electric power and I spent a lot of money on gasoline. Like $300 or $400 monthly. If money isn't a problem for you another thing you need to think about is that probably isn't going to be gasoline available at least at the beggining of the emergency. I have both types of generators, but if you need to choose one go with the inverter you will spend less $ on gasoline and survived with less fuel.
That's awesome and a great way to explain difference, I'm a supervisor AT HFT and you made it so much easier for me to explain difference between the inverted and regular generator!
Fantastic video and so informative. I am an electrical engineer, and I say this is great educational video. Keep in mind duel fuels with propane is much better than gas, but it produce less W.
Keep in mind they do make Low THD open frame regular generators. My ridged tested at 3-5% THD. My dad’s old stormguard vanguard powered 5500 watt generator tested almost the same. I have triple redundant power. Solar and a eco flow delta pro ultra. A small inverter that will charge the eco flow at 1800 watts. And a large inverter that will rapidly charge the batteries and keep the house running. I have about 10k invested in this set up. But for me I like clean power and silence when possible.
Thanks for the video - this is helpful. Question about running generators parallel - can I run two different wattage inverter generators parallel or do they need to be the same wattage?
Hi Tim, I love your video to tell the different. How do I know which generator I should buy to run the whole house (5 ton central AC + some lights and basic Eletronic stuff)?
Some inverter generators are open frame. They are open frame because they need the room for a larger motor to produce higher power at 240A. That way they can be used as a whole house electrical supply. Champion and Duracell both make open frame inverter generators with >6000 watt output. Also some new appliances, stoves, fridges, have circuit boards that can be damaged by a standard generator.
Maybe you help me: I'm researching for a generator for backup on an off grid solar system in the future. If I want to charge batteries from this generator (or better yet pair of generators!) what equipment do I need? Are there inverter generators that let you pull off the DC directly?
Excellent info! I have the harbor freight inverter generator you show on top. Bought it for a hurricane here in Florida 2 years ago. Super quiet and starts on first pull every time so far. Just got it out this past weekend for Hurricane Debby 2024 after one year of storage, started on first pull!
Hi Tim, great video. You may be able to help where others have failed. I have an RV with a Onan 4000 generator. Trouble I am having the Xantrex inverter does not like the Onan, and will not charge the house batteries. It works fine on shore power. I hooked up my Honda eu2000i to the Xantrex and it is working fine, charging the batteries as it should. Is it possible to "clean up" the power coming from the Onan - thanks so much.
Thank you very much. These are my absolute favorite comment. I work hard on these videos to make them top quality and I appreciate you taking the time to stop and say something.
Great video. I currently have an open frame generator - super loud for my neighbors when using as power our townhouse during outages. My take from your video is that with the inverter generator, I can still connect it to my transfer switch just as I do with the open frame, but it will be much quieter - correct?
Great information, thanks for sharing - have not heard the best of reviews from Harbor Freight stuff, but, if you think its ok, I'll give it another look.
So I just recently picked up my first hf gnerator the 3500 watt inverter and my initial thoughts are really good especially for the features you get at a much lower price point. A lot of my friends inside prepping circles speak rather highly of them.
The grand question is if these will be used for after hurricane and power is out for DAYS .... Do i really need an inverter gen or just a basic generator for a few days or a week? Do i pick quality of power which will be less and more $$ or a bigger 13Kw reg generator thats slight dirty ??
Generators with UPS battery backups will clean up the power really nice. Inverters also sip fuel. FWIW - city power stinks it’s more of a modified sine-wave very blockie you can spend big$ for power filters / modulators to clean things up. Some household appliances (washers, dryers and microwaves) they eat electricity - heck even a toaster noms energy
Which would be best for a home when electric power goes out. We got a inverter and it has some limits on power tools and only one is plugged in outlet.
Good video, but I still. have a question. If I use my open frame generator and have a surge protector in use for my electronics, is this OK or are my electronics still in danger of being ruined?
So no, all the surge protector does is protect a device from a quick high power surge. The problem with a non-inverter generator is that the power isn’t clean so instead of a smooth wave form, it looks more like lightning bolts to an extent and the powers up and down it’s the fluctuation in power that will rapidly shorten the life of electronics
You can now get big generators with low THD which puts more power than inverters. More expensive though like inverters. Plus and minus but like its quiet and portable followed by the ability to be paired
Thank you for explanation of differences. Want to go with inverter. One qu, looked thru Playlist - do you have anything reviewing/recommending various brand, model options? Thanks again.
Great video, I want a generator that is light, but can power my house, ac with soft start, small freezer, 2 refrigerators and some lights. I hardly ever have black outs. The weight and being able to use for camping. AC is not needed if weight is a factor. Does this one come with a 220 plug? I had a Generac 3500 watt generator power my old house with 2 freezers and 2 frig’s wiyh no problem.
So if it outputs DC then it will not run electronics. They all use AC and convert it to low voltage DC via onboard PSU or a power brick. What am I missing?
Question: does the BATTERY charge on the Predator 3500 inverter when operating??? I can’t find answers anywhere!? Or does the battery have so many cranks and have to replace???
I’m hoping that one day they can make generators run off water. They have buses that run off water they should make generators run off water it would be amazing if they could do that
but which generator is most gas efficient? watt for watt... if I needed 2500 watts total... which one would run longer? one that has 5000 running watts where its using 50% of the load, 10,000 watts where its using 25%, or do i need to find one closer to the 2500 running watts?? which brand also? I ran my TV and router, internet off an old regular gen Briggs and Stratton 5500 running watts... led light was pulsating but tv and electronics ran ok... is an inverter really necessary ?
@@talesofafrika well no. Apostrophe is for possessive tense and that's definitely wrong. In addition, no it's not RPMs. Do you say feets? I don't think so. We don't add s to something that is already plural.
@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP if using for a Whole Home Backup with a Inlet and Say a Smart Home Panel like a EcoFlow2 Panel, is the Cleaner Energy Needed over RaW Power?
What if I get a open generator and buy a external inverter is that possible to set up of course won’t be quite but does it equal up to a inverter generator?
Hello . Talking to you about changing the oil and filter... are you talking about the oil filter? if so i have a firman TO 4073 generator, i would like to know if it has an oil filter? Thank you and congratulations for the good work. Mario from Mirabel QC Canada.
I know nothing about this stuff. So, my question is why can’t you hook up an inverter to a gas powered generator and then your electronics to the inverter?
I am not 100% but with the design of an inverter genrator and all the extra circuitry, inverter etc. I am sure you would just end up frying some of the electronics
@@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP well even for an all in one non inverter type generator, I’m surprised the inverter one is cheaper, Or maybe the non inverter ones with the clean waveform can’t compete as they have a bad name from the cheaper ones,
You are so wrong. Inverter generators are not clean. They produce shitloads of RFI. If you don't believe me, turn on an AM radio when your generator is running.
AM Radio. That includes HAM radio and AM Broadcast. When you live in the mountains like I do, there is no FM radio. Broadband is beamed down from a satellite. Strong AM radio is all you can get out of the air. So when the power goes out, like it did for 28 days last winter, you need a generator and AM radio. Have you ever gone camping? Have you gone camping for 28 days? In addition, there is no Cell Phone coverage.
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I like the comment, “two is one, one is none and three is guaranteed”. Very well applied in this scenario. 👍🏻
Same. I like to go by, "a pair and a spare"
Good information I’m a DuroMax generator dealer and I get this question all the time so I will be linking your videos and it breaks it down to where the average person can understand it.
Thanks so much for the kind words and for sharing my content. I haven't tried a duromax yet but I have heard good things and have plans to pick one up in the next year or so to do some in depth reviews on.
Love my Duromax 10K genset
Wishing I had the propane adapter
All over UA-cam, and Noone could explain it as well as you have. Thank you sir great video.
Great explanation. Had been trying to figure this out and this was by far and away the most clear and concise out of a dozen articles and a handful of videos I checked first. Thanks!
Thanks Sir I do my best to take this "complicated" topics and make them understandable for myself, and then turn around and try to share them with you all.
Great video Tim. I would like to add if you are going to be a long time using it. Like When hurricane Maria hits PR. We were 4 months without electric power and I spent a lot of money on gasoline. Like $300 or $400 monthly. If money isn't a problem for you another thing you need to think about is that probably isn't going to be gasoline available at least at the beggining of the emergency. I have both types of generators, but if you need to choose one go with the inverter you will spend less $ on gasoline and survived with less fuel.
You’re a great teacher Toolman Tim, why because you made a confusing topic SIMPLE to understand... Thanks !!
Thanks Pauline these are the type of comments I love getting. Have a great day
Great explanation. You make it simple for people to understand the differences
Thanks Kentucky
That's awesome and a great way to explain difference, I'm a supervisor AT HFT and you made it so much easier for me to explain difference between the inverted and regular generator!
You're very welcome!
Fantastic video and so informative. I am an electrical engineer, and I say this is great educational video. Keep in mind duel fuels with propane is much better than gas, but it produce less W.
Outstanding!
Incredibly informative
Thank You
God Bless
I'm finally breaking down and getting a generator. This video was loads of help. I went inverter Genny.
I really like the video. Thank you for sharing, but couldn’t you just get a surge protector to plug your electronic all devices into to save them?
Clear and concise info. I was wondering if it was worth the extra $$. I think it is for my uses.
Keep in mind they do make Low THD open frame regular generators. My ridged tested at 3-5% THD. My dad’s old stormguard vanguard powered 5500 watt generator tested almost the same. I have triple redundant power. Solar and a eco flow delta pro ultra. A small inverter that will charge the eco flow at 1800 watts. And a large inverter that will rapidly charge the batteries and keep the house running. I have about 10k invested in this set up. But for me I like clean power and silence when possible.
Thanks for the video - this is helpful. Question about running generators parallel - can I run two different wattage inverter generators parallel or do they need to be the same wattage?
Typically no most times they need tj be the same generator along with the same branded parallel box
Hey man...very grateful for your information...you simplified for me....invertor is for me....thankyou
Thanks Ray those are the type of comments that mean the most to a contact creator. Have a great day.
@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP Good video. Is there an adapter that çan be added to an open face generator that can clean the signal?
Hi Tim, I love your video to tell the different. How do I know which generator I should buy to run the whole house (5 ton central AC + some lights and basic Eletronic stuff)?
Some inverter generators are open frame. They are open frame because they need the room for a larger motor to produce higher power at 240A. That way they can be used as a whole house electrical supply. Champion and Duracell both make open frame inverter generators with >6000 watt output. Also some new appliances, stoves, fridges, have circuit boards that can be damaged by a standard generator.
Great video that answered all my questions thank you.
Man thank you. You explained it clearly
Muchas gracias por la explicacion muy completa e informativa me educo muy Bien sobre El tema gracias!!
Excellent information. So concise while hitting all the key points!!!
Yes, that was quick and clear. You did great. Thank you.
Maybe you help me: I'm researching for a generator for backup on an off grid solar system in the future. If I want to charge batteries from this generator (or better yet pair of generators!) what equipment do I need? Are there inverter generators that let you pull off the DC directly?
Very helpful, thank you.
What an absolutely perfect video! thank you for making this.
I believe at some point our grid system will fail by a Foe but you should make a video on that
Great video. Everything you need to know, and to the point.
Appreciate it
Thank you! I learned something today.
Excellent info! I have the harbor freight inverter generator you show on top. Bought it for a hurricane here in Florida 2 years ago. Super quiet and starts on first pull every time so far. Just got it out this past weekend for Hurricane Debby 2024 after one year of storage, started on first pull!
Very concise and precise.
Is there an add on system we can plug in to an open frame generator to convert it's output in to pure sinewave?
Hi Tim, great video. You may be able to help where others have failed. I have an RV with a Onan 4000 generator. Trouble I am having the Xantrex inverter does not like the Onan, and will not charge the house batteries. It works fine on shore power. I hooked up my Honda eu2000i to the Xantrex and it is working fine, charging the batteries as it should. Is it possible to "clean up" the power coming from the Onan - thanks so much.
Nice video and general explanation. Kudos sir!
Thank you very much. These are my absolute favorite comment. I work hard on these videos to make them top quality and I appreciate you taking the time to stop and say something.
Great video. I currently have an open frame generator - super loud for my neighbors when using as power our townhouse during outages. My take from your video is that with the inverter generator, I can still connect it to my transfer switch just as I do with the open frame, but it will be much quieter - correct?
Great information, thanks for sharing - have not heard the best of reviews from Harbor Freight stuff, but, if you think its ok, I'll give it another look.
Next to Honda, the best generator in its class on the market. And about half the price.
So I just recently picked up my first hf gnerator the 3500 watt inverter and my initial thoughts are really good especially for the features you get at a much lower price point. A lot of my friends inside prepping circles speak rather highly of them.
The grand question is if these will be used for after hurricane and power is out for DAYS .... Do i really need an inverter gen or just a basic generator for a few days or a week?
Do i pick quality of power which will be less and more $$ or a bigger 13Kw reg generator thats slight dirty ??
Will the crate generator also potentially fry my electronics if I run it through a transfer switch vs directly from the crate generator.
Only thing I need to know is how far away can it be from your camping tent and does it throw same amount of fumes in the air or less
Same fumes when running at full power but you want to be a minimum 10’ from your gennie and not be down wind from it to be safe
@@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP thank you
Generators with UPS battery backups will clean up the power really nice. Inverters also sip fuel.
FWIW - city power stinks it’s more of a modified sine-wave very blockie you can spend big$ for power filters / modulators to clean things up.
Some household appliances (washers, dryers and microwaves) they eat electricity - heck even a toaster noms energy
Which would be best for a home when electric power goes out. We got a inverter and it has some limits on power tools and only one is plugged in outlet.
Great explanation!
Thanks!
Excellent job on your explanation. Thank you for the video kind sir.
Thanx Tim, very helpful brother
Great video thank you!!!
Good video, but I still. have a question. If I use my open frame generator and have a surge protector in use for my electronics, is this OK or are my electronics still in danger
of being ruined?
So no, all the surge protector does is protect a device from a quick high power surge. The problem with a non-inverter generator is that the power isn’t clean so instead of a smooth wave form, it looks more like lightning bolts to an extent and the powers up and down it’s the fluctuation in power that will rapidly shorten the life of electronics
@@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP THANKS for the quick answer. Much appreciated!
Great video. Thanks
You can now get big generators with low THD which puts more power than inverters. More expensive though like inverters. Plus and minus but like its quiet and portable followed by the ability to be paired
Thank u for the nice info easily explained!
No problem
Great explanation, thank you.
Thanks so much
Thank you for explanation of differences. Want to go with inverter. One qu, looked thru Playlist - do you have anything reviewing/recommending various brand, model options? Thanks again.
Great video, I want a generator that is light, but can power my house, ac with soft start, small freezer, 2 refrigerators and some lights. I hardly ever have black outs. The weight and being able to use for camping. AC is not needed if weight is a factor. Does this one come with a 220 plug? I had a Generac 3500 watt generator power my old house with 2 freezers and 2 frig’s wiyh no problem.
So if it outputs DC then it will not run electronics. They all use AC and convert it to low voltage DC via onboard PSU or a power brick. What am I missing?
Very informative video and just what I needed!
Question: does the BATTERY charge on the Predator 3500 inverter when operating??? I can’t find answers anywhere!? Or does the battery have so many cranks and have to replace???
Good information (great T-Shirt)
Would a good surge protector clean that jagged sine wave up some?
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are very welcome
So my main question, does a portable plug in space heater count as a "sensitive" electronic ? Thats the main things id want to run on my generator
No, not at all. Those are a resistance electronic and they’re very good at handling unclean electricity.
@@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP awesome! I really appreciate that and so will my wife when things get cold this year
Thank you
I’m hoping that one day they can make generators run off water. They have buses that run off water they should make generators run off water it would be amazing if they could do that
Soon Very Soon we will be on the Aether grids natural FREE energy Tesla Free energy coming...
Thank you for the info
Hey Tim, can you run your computers n your refrigerator on an invert generator
100% yes they are really the only generators that will run these items without the possibility of long term damage
but which generator is most gas efficient? watt for watt... if I needed 2500 watts total... which one would run longer? one that has 5000 running watts where its using 50% of the load, 10,000 watts where its using 25%, or do i need to find one closer to the 2500 running watts?? which brand also? I ran my TV and router, internet off an old regular gen Briggs and Stratton 5500 running watts... led light was pulsating but tv and electronics ran ok... is an inverter really necessary ?
Thanks 👍
RPM not RPMs. It's already plural. R= Revolutions.
You goofed 😂😂😂it's RPM's
@@talesofafrika well no. Apostrophe is for possessive tense and that's definitely wrong. In addition, no it's not RPMs. Do you say feets? I don't think so. We don't add s to something that is already plural.
@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP
if using for a Whole Home Backup with a Inlet and Say a Smart Home Panel like a EcoFlow2 Panel, is the Cleaner Energy Needed over RaW Power?
What if I get a open generator and buy a external inverter is that possible to set up of course won’t be quite but does it equal up to a inverter generator?
Is there a limit to the number you can link together?
In most cases it’s Just two generators
I have seen 3 Honda eu2200's linked together that worked great
Hello . Talking to you about changing the oil and filter... are you talking about the oil filter? if so i have a firman TO 4073 generator, i would like to know if it has an oil filter? Thank you and congratulations for the good work. Mario from Mirabel QC Canada.
Great video explanation!
very helpful thank u
Good info.
Great information
Great video. Dont understand one thing. Is AVR in tech specs means it is a inverter generator?
basically yes its a much simplier verison of a dc inverter, it may not regulate the voltage as well as an invter but its the next best thing
@@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP tnx man!
Do they have to be put outside if they give off carbon dioxide
Awesome video.
Thanks
Amazing video
Thanks!
I know nothing about this stuff. So, my question is why can’t you hook up an inverter to a gas powered generator and then your electronics to the inverter?
Cool video!
Great job brother! Subscribed and liked!
can a inverter generator be remagnitized or flashed
I am not 100% but with the design of an inverter genrator and all the extra circuitry, inverter etc. I am sure you would just end up frying some of the electronics
Thanks Tim@@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP
Can an inverter be hooked up to a non inverter generator to get inverter power? HOW?
Awesome
so what about open Frame inverter generators as opposed to closed frame inverter generators, would the only benefit be the noise at that end?
Yes that’s basically it and they tend to be a bit quieter something I missed covering in this video time for me to do a new one :)
you had me at the tee shirt
Thanks
I don’t think so Tim…Open frame generators can be inverter generators. I have one.
Crazy that it’s cheaper to get a clean waveform via inverter than it is to clean up the waveform of a regular generator,
Typically thats how it is nowadays cheaper for a self contained unit then all the parts seperately
@@TOOLMANTIMSWORKSHOP well even for an all in one non inverter type generator, I’m surprised the inverter one is cheaper, Or maybe the non inverter ones with the clean waveform can’t compete as they have a bad name from the cheaper ones,
Thank you Straight to the point!
Dirty AC to DC then back to clean AC
Absolutely. Sounds like and AC/DC song :)
Lost a couple big screens and laptops to regular gens.
AC & DC electric is not clean or dirty power it's just different 😅
He didn't say that. He said the AC power generated by standard generators is dirty not that all AC power is dirty.
comment 4 Al Gore's rhythm
thanks
You are so wrong. Inverter generators are not clean. They produce shitloads of RFI. If you don't believe me, turn on an AM radio when your generator is running.
AM radio. Really?
AM Radio. That includes HAM radio and AM Broadcast.
When you live in the mountains like I do, there is no FM radio. Broadband is beamed down from a satellite. Strong AM radio is all you can get out of the air. So when the power goes out, like it did for 28 days last winter, you need a generator and AM radio. Have you ever gone camping? Have you gone camping for 28 days? In addition, there is no Cell Phone coverage.
Can’t believe you had a microphone and the sound still sucks
Sound was excellent. Perhaps it's your equipment of ears.
Can’t believe you came here to whine about someone trying to help you out for free.. D-bag
can i use an inverter generator to clean the dirty electricty in my apartment please let me know
Your the best thanks.. Sub smash
Don't buy cheap shit generators. Just buy the Honda's and it lasts for life.