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    Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 6:17pm
How heavy is it?
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Answered my own question, 95 lbs. It reviews well and is impressive. My issue is size and weight. It's 2' long and 18" high and wide. I like the 30A RV plug. Relatively quiet, 58 db at 23 feet.
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Posts: 159 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 Jul 2017 at 6:56pm
Originally posted by Plantguy

How quiet is it?

WHAT?  SPEAK UP, I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

Actually it's no worse than any others I've had.  At about 20 feet I measured it at 64 db but like all measurements it depends on a lot of other things like the ambient noise around you (cars driving down the road near my house), the foliage around you or running it near an open garage door.  It's rated at 58 db.
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Posts: 1003 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Jul 2017 at 1:13am
I can tell you the last camping trip we went on I took some readings of my geny. My geny at 25' behind the pod, ambient noise 38 dBs, 1/4 load 48 dBs, full load 50 dBs. From the front 25' ambient noise 38dNs 1/4 load 46dBs, full load 50 dBs, At 50' distance ambient noise 38 dBs 1/4 load 40 dBs, full load 42 dBs. It was by far the quietest geny in the CG.
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Originally posted by spydie

Just got my new Firman 3000/3500 watt Gen delivered . . .
1.8 gallon tank
9 hour run time at 25% power

The only drawback I can see to this one is the tank is too small.

If you're not familiar with Firman, this spring they started selling Gens under their own name, but they are major producer for all the "other guys" like Coleman gens, etc.


I have seen extended run tanks that use a larger gas tank with a special cap that draws from the larger tank as the generator is running. I have not had need of one so far, but I would look into whether there is one for the Firman. It looks like an excellent buy. I may look into it when it comes time to replace my Generac iX2000. In my case, the drawback would be the weight. I can lift the Generac but the Firman would be too much. I would need a ramp to load in into the truck bed.
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Originally posted by StephenH

Originally posted by spydie

Just got my new Firman 3000/3500 watt Gen delivered . . .
1.8 gallon tank
9 hour run time at 25% power

The only drawback I can see to this one is the tank is too small.

If you're not familiar with Firman, this spring they started selling Gens under their own name, but they are major producer for all the "other guys" like Coleman gens, etc.


I have seen extended run tanks that use a larger gas tank with a special cap that draws from the larger tank as the generator is running. I have not had need of one so far, but I would look into whether there is one for the Firman. It looks like an excellent buy. I may look into it when it comes time to replace my Generac iX2000. In my case, the drawback would be the weight. I can lift the Generac but the Firman would be too much. I would need a ramp to load in into the truck bed.


Yes, it does weigh more than the 2000 watt Gens.  I have never heard of those special caps you spoke of.  I'll have to do some research and see if I can find something.  Right now at 50% power, I'm only getting about 5 hours out of it.  If I need to run it all night when it's too hot out to sleep, I'll need another 3 hours.
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IPI Industries B.E.R.G System.
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IPI Industries B.E.R.G System.

Thanks for finding that.  Two problems... they cost 1/4 as much as the whole generator and I seriously doubt they fit a Firman Gen (they seem to be mostly Honda, although they list a few Odd makes).  There's the problem.  It seems like every Gen has a different size of fill cap.  Even if I could find the correct gas cap, I'd really have to want it badly to pay over $140 for that system.  I wonder if a guy could make his own?  It doesn't seem to be anything more than another tank and a hose to a gas cap designed to take a hose?  It uses "vacuum draw technology" but is that anything more than your gen cap being sealed (so it doesn't draw air around it but has to draw through the siphon hose in the middle) and the second tank has the vent so it has to draw through that one?
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The price is what has kept me from purchasing one of these setups. To be sure, they include the machined cap with fittings, the tank, and the gas line. In order to seal, one can't just take any old cap, drill a hole, and glue a fitting in. Everything needs to seal tight and be resistant to gasoline. One can purchase the cap separately for much less, but then one needs to find the other parts to make the system work.
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Posts: 305 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Jul 2017 at 2:57pm
Sean Micheal of Long Long Honeymoon has an entire site set up for RV generators that may be helpful here. He also has several video reviews on the LoLoHo YouTube site. Here is the link to RV generator site of Sean's: RV GenSet Site

And Sean's Youtube channel: LoLoHo Youtube
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