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or just had two of these in parallel, it would be worth consideration. --- That actually doubles your risk of failure, better to go with one big one.
by pnutjam 4y ago
or just had two of these in parallel, it would be worth consideration.
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That actually doubles your risk of failure, better to go with one big one.
- aftbit 4y agoIt also doubles your likelihood of having at least one working generator in the presence of failures. Depending on how many of your loads are critical, it might be a better bet to have two in parallel. Best case you can run more, worst case you can run the essentials just like now. Also it might be a cheaper upgrade path. Instead of throwing away or reselling the existing smaller generator to buy a larger one, just add another of the same thing you already have to your system. Finally, you could have three smaller generators and get N+1 redundancy for cheaper than two larger generators.
- sgarland 4y agoThe failure rate of Honda generators is vanishingly small; not a concern to me. However, when you step up to the 7000W (I forgot that they've discontinued the 6500W in favor of a bigger one) unit, you also get a 240V outlet, which makes wiring it into your house much more convenient. If you get a soft-start kit for your heat pump/AC, it can even run HVAC.