Is This the BEST Portable Generator for Off-Grid Living?
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2018
- We are testing out a new portable generator on our off grid homestead to run power tools. How does the Energizer EZV3200P stack up against the Honda EU2000i? We put it to the test to find out!
RESOURCES:
Energizer EZV3200P Inverter Generator: goo.gl/se46F6
Energizer EZV2000P Inverter Generator: goo.gl/mZviu9
-------------------------------
FOLLOW US HERE:
-------------------------------
Blog: www.guildbrookfarm.com
Instagram: / guildbrookfarm
----------------------------------------------------------
HOW TO SUPPORT OUR CHANNEL:
----------------------------------------------------------
Buy Guildbrook Farm Merchandise: goo.gl/RZTEG8
Shop Through Our Amazon Links (FREE to you)
Amazon USA: amzn.to/3s69aOA
Amazon Canada: amzn.to/3gi2s2r
Amazon UK: amzn.to/3HpmfsR
Amazon France: amzn.to/3unzOoT
------------------------------------------
OUR RELATED PLAYLISTS:
------------------------------------------
Learn About Canning and Preserving
• Learn About Canning an...
Preppers: How and Why We Prep
• Preppers: How and Why...
Organic Gardening
• Organic Gardening
Farm Fresh Cooking and Recipes
• Farm Fresh Cooking and...
Our Fifth Year Homesteading (2020)
• Guildbrook Farm - Seas...
Building An Off Grid ICF Mountain Home
• Building An ICF Mounta...
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Established in 2015 and now nestled in the foothills of North Carolina, Guildbrook Farm is a modern mountain homestead in pursuit of developing a more self sustainable way of life. From planting, growing, canning and preserving our own food to managing our forests and land resources, our life long journey demonstrates preparedness, DIY projects, strategies and ideas that you can practice to help increase your own self sufficiency and balance with the land. Follow along as we continue to develop a little homestead in the mountains of Appalachia. 
Хобби
If you are interested in checking out the Energizer generator line, there are links in the description. What is your favorite generator and why? Have you tried the Energizer? Think you would? Leave your comments down below! Thanks for watching!
I actually have a question about the makita circular saw, what model is it and where did you get that rip guide?
I don’t know the model but it’s a 10” saw and awesome. I got the rip fence at Lowe’s a long time ago.
ok well thanx anyway but if you happen find out the "model number on saw" please let me know, it's really cool saw and btw yall have great videos!
It on the tag to connect battery. I seen when you showed the box.
Great vid! Does box state where this Energizer was produced or engines country of origin? Keep us updated on reliability as you continue to put this Engergizer genny to the test.
"It weighs 100 lbs," while holding it with one hand. Hmmm, note to self, don't mess with Jeremy.
Looks like a nice unit. I use a Harbor FT. Predator 3500 Watt inverter generator at my off grid TN home. It has over 500 hours so far runs great. I have used it many times at its 25 amp limit no issue's I also have the older 2500 watt unit that was discontinued ,runs great also. Plus a 7000 watt 220 volt Harbor FT. unit almost 11 years old still runs like new. Thanks for showing this unit.
My brother and I have the 7000 continuous, 8750 surge from Harbor Freight for the the last 4 yrs and not an issue so far, "Knock on Wood" lol.
www.harborfreight.com/engines-generators/gas-engine-generators/8750-max-starting7000-running-watts-13-hp-420cc-generator-carb-with-gfci-outlet-protection-63087.html
Always amazing how much easier things are getting. I was really amazed how it started on a single pull. I remember those old generators where they seemed to give you your full cardio workout for the day trying to get them going. Thanks for the nice video.
The generator has passed all the tests and looks great, save one test that is still pending ! ...the longevity test ! - You're a great carpenter, Jeremy ! Looking forward to watching your new house-build !
If you look at time stamp 1:09 step 3 says hook up the battery. there is your instruction telling you to step one, add gas. Step two add oil. Step 3 hook up the battery.
yep, if he got that wrong, how much weight does the rest of the review have?
Isn't it wonderful how our needs are always met?!?!? I love it!
On the tag that was on your gas tank, the third direction was to hook up the battery. First was gas, second was oil and third is the battery. I saw that when you unboxed it.
Well picked up, i noticed that too...:)
I had the Honda 2000i like the one you had. The Honda is much more portable and Really Really quiet. I noticed you didn’t speak while this generator was running but you can still have a conversation with the Honda running. All that noise would give me a headache very soon. The Honda had enough power to run the tools you used. For me the HONDA WINS HANDS DOWN. Where yours wins though is it’s FREE! I can’t argue free is best.
Look at the tag around your gas cap, info for gas, oil and battery hook up.
Top tip; when using a holesaw, first drill a 3/8" or 1/2" hole or few just inside the circumference line and it helps to clear the waste and prevents burning and clogging of the teeth, particularly in a drill press (or pillar drill as we call them in Britain), when you're drilling dead square to the surface. I've been a cabinet maker and joiner for over 30 years and only saw that tip recently. Makes it much easier. Otherwise, as shown, rocking the cutter as you drill by hand also helps if the hole doesn't need to be accurate.
I liked watching the various steps in making your wood box. Neat how you made the handles.
Hell of a gift , little over a grand on Amazon , the battery that comes with that gen is pretty cheap and will go dead fast , if youre going let it set for a while , pull the battery and hook it to a solar trickle charger . and the battery hook ups themselves will put a trickle charge to it while running , in a pinch you could make little jumper cables and charge another battery with it if you misplace the 12v charging cable that came with it
Many of the electric start generators are designed to charge the battery when the generator is running.
Well I learned something new today I did not know about oiling the air filter thanks for the tip.
A lot of those filters come pre-oiled from the factory. Mine did. It's worth taking the time to touch it first and see if it's oily. They have a nice oil spray available for those filters.
Nice! Love automatic start on a generator!
I have not had experience with the Energizer generator but I really love the Honda 3000 generator we have. So quiet we can stand right beside it and have a conversation yet it runs a lot of things around the house.
I agree. I have the eu3000 also. I don't have the one with the wheels but mine has a bigger fuel tank. It really is awesome.
Makes my day so much better when y’all uploaded :)
I think Jeremy has a new toy! Look at that Expression on his face! Nice job Jeremy, and your pretty little helper Jaime,
that instruction tag under the gas cap says to add gas, add oil and connect the battery for electric start. i like the generator. worth giving it a try.
There is a very nice cozy feeling having a whisper quiet - clean power - inverter generator around .. I have two of them, 2200 and 2300 and a good 10 gauge cord feeding building through a 12 gauge three way splitter. I keep about fifteen gallons of stabilized gas on hand which will give me many days of power during an outage. Thanks for excellent demo .. I really like the "ultra quiet" sound of that Energizer inverter.
connect battery behind this panel is at 1:08 cool vids you guys!
Looks like you are enjoying your new toy! Thanks for the videos.
_Nice, a real-world test, and review of a generator._
Dude... that is awesome, and so beautiful!!! Thanks for the review and Jamie is sooooo blessed to have you around!!! I am envious of all your awesome tools!!!
That's an excellent detail-by-detail unboxing, prepping, testing, and on-the-job demonstration of the Energizer generator. I'm sure you'll really get attached to it in no time at all. Thanks. : )
Recently bought a 3200 and just added an evp2000 to the stable to run in parallel for the RV. Impressed with the quality, low noise and ease of parralleling setup. With Honda you make seven connections, and the energizer needs only three and no tools required (Honda requires a tool for two connections). The price makes it a no brainer.
My favorite generator of all time though, the Predator 4000. $290 on sale, light enough to move without a wheel kit, and noise level well within acceptable. The older ones were not parrallel capable, and thus I went with the energizer brand. (Spousal unit gets a great discount where she works and couldn't pass it up.)
Nice touch with the torch ... all the best!
Thank you! Love the remote! Awesome fire wood box too.
Looking forward to seeing the generator update. 💜🌞🌵
Jeremy ... 1:08 - 1:10 ... You may have missed it while you were doing the video, but, on the yellow tag attached to the gas cap, it does tells you to attach the battery. "Add gas, add oil, connect battery". I want to thank you for going through each step. That was VERY helpful. Also, I would not have known to "dress" the filter with oil, either. IIs there an oil gauge on it? Or does it have a dip stick? How do you know how much oil to put in?*
Yeah I totally didn’t read that yellow tag 🙃. It has a little dipstick and takes .6 liters.
Thank you! A generator is the next large purchase on my agenda. I hope to have it before the snow flies. I did check out the price on the Energizer, and it's $1050. less than the Honda I had my eye on. *I have another question for you ... If I buy the Energizer, then somewhere down the road I buy a different brand, is it still possible to hook the two together?*
I’m not sure. It’s like a little junction box with 2 leads coming out of it for 2 generators but I don’t know if it works with other brands or is a standard type of connection. I’ve never had to parallel 2 together. This one will run our whole place by itself.
I wish I saw this sooner, I just bought a 3500W portable generator and I like it, it works great but I really like this one. Plus mine doesnt have a handle or wheels so Ill probably be making a little kart for it
Nice build! Just round the corners off and it's a Winner! Great movie guys
Love the remote ... On when ya work, off when ya eat ... If you could find the antenna you could make it it's own she'd and run an antenna on the outside ... When it finally dies, convert it go run on steam ... Or a mini hydro ... Love the burn work and the kindling box ... Looked like the same battery we install with alarm systems ...
Love that remote especially when using the generator as you were. Don’t have to leave it running.
WOW Makes me want one for when lights go out or no propane. :) It is awesome!!!
I'm really enjoying your Sunday videos (like all your video's). I also enjoy your sponsored video's. I've been looking at portable generators for a long time, and really appreciated your video on the Energizer generator (are you still loving it?).. Also, love the meal ideas.. Plan on making the vegetable/meat pie tomorrow night. My mom used to make a meat pie out of ground beef, without the veggies.. Adding the veggies sounds very delish!
WOW! That generator is awesomeness. And u built the wood box in record time lol
Excellent unboxing and first impression, I'm sold!!! LOL Nice box too! TY
Cool! 👍 Can't wait to hear an update in a few months. My husband and I have talked about getting a generator. Will keep this in mind.
Another great demo! My brother was asking me about portable generators yesterday and bingo you posted a review... will share your video! fire book looking good!
Wow. 102K subs! Good on you! 👍
Like the variety of material on the channel, Jeremy
What a neat gadget.
Love how you are such a guy-guy! Give you a coffee cup and a butter knife...you can build a shopping mall! Love Grama. 😬
I've been in the market for a generator,the smaller one is more in my price range. Thanks for the review,helpful as always !!
8:32 it's the extra things that make the difference. So far very impressed.
Looks like a great machine!!!
I like that it comes with wheels. Looks like a nice rig. I just bought a Honda EB2800i.
2 things I noticed that were not pointed out: 1-All the panel screws are captured. So they don't get lost. 2-The Gas fill has a spill capture that directs the spillage away from the genny.
What's a genny?
Let's do more builds ok? Lol. I enjoy watching your woodworking projects. Slow it down a little so I can see everything. Love the build. Generator is cool too.
Good video/content sir, thank you.
Happy for you that the timing was this good.
Thanks for this,, it helps to see stuff in action when your shopping for something that expensive good video
Nice video, I love the remote start on the generator but I'm a Honda man...
Now that was a quality review! Curious to see if it holds up...
Great info, thanks. I look forward to updates over the next couple of months. I will be ready to upgrade my current generator after the first of the year so I am researching my options. Nice firewood box Jeremy.
Another informative, well thought out video. Thanks for the demo. Looks like something I would like to check out.
Cool, thanks for the demo/review. Hubs doing his research.
great quality looking generator and kindling box, cool video!
Wow, Great video and review, I will look forward to a follow up as you get some more use out of this. Thanks for showing all the features.
Great video! Beautiful wood box.
Dog gone it Jeremy, I don’t need a new generator, but you made it look so good, I might have to get one.
Thanks for the great air filter tip. Love your videos!!! The wood shed looks great!!
14:45 don't even bother with stain, that looks fantastic!
15:45 fuel line purging too, that's handy.
My little Honda Clone generator was recently stolen. I'll definitely take a look at this one.
awesome product review, fantastic project !!
nice looking genset. nice features. kinda loud but it says 57db noise rating. I just bought a 2000w suitcase model with some of the same features but no elec. start. well thought out design thanks.
Looks like a great generator. The remote start is really cool Seams fairly quiet. But you’ll never get a quieter generator then Honda.
I see the Honda / Yamaha fans are calling it and generators like mine junk because we don't pay 2 1/2 times the price for them.
My Westinghouse 2200 I got on sale and with a coupon for $400 total and shipped to me.
It really cranks out 1800 watts continuous like it claims and all tests I put it through it passed with flying colors.
Then I hear, it will only last three or four years. Well, that remains to be seen however I could use it for four years, throw it away buy another one and still have $200 in my pocket and a nice new working generator for the price of a Honda that only puts out a true 1600 watts.
If I figure shipping and taxes on the Honda where I live, I could actually throw the second one away buy a third Westinghouse and still not be paying anymore than those people with their 1600 watt continuous Honda.
But if you love Honda or Yamaha and have the extra money. More power to you.
That is nice about the fuel shut-off.
Very nice generator
Nice job Jeremy!
Great review you guys. I knew nothing about generators even though we own a couple. I know more after watching than I did before. Thanks!
Those Honda generators are hard to beat and crazy reliable. I know people that have owned them for decades with no issues. I think I'd still get a Honda.
LOL give a man a remote.... enjoyed your video! Have fun be safe, Shannan
Quality content as usual, keep up the good work
The EU2000 has a fuel shut off it's incorporated in with the on off switch. I've had mine for ten years and still fires up no problems.
Yes, reliability is my priority.
A couple of people are complaining that it's gas. Being off grid for almost 9 years, I'd say it is fine as backup when multiple cloudy days have your batteries low. I use a cheap propane backup generator.... not to run the house, but to run two Iota 24v, 25A battery chargers to top off the batteries. It's enough to charge while running the house needs. Nice video, Nice project.
....just looked at the specs using the link you provided. Nice generator.
It is a nice generator. One improvement is where the oil is added and checked. The cover is put on with screws requiring a screwdriver to open the cover to add or check oil or to clean the air filter. This would be annoying particularly for checking oil. I like to check the oil every time I start a small engine. I would suggest making the cover removable with wing nuts or other method that doesn't require a screw driver or tool to open them. This generator isn't large enough for a backup generator but is nice for a camper if it can meet the power requirements of the appliances in the camper. We have a 7000 watt continuous power output generator for backup power for our home. It will run everything as long as heavy draw appliances don't all run at the same time.
Super nice y all...love it
You have to love pocket screws, they are so handy for most projects. I would have put a coffee can radius on those sharp corners, routed all edges with roundover bit, and finished it inside as well as out for looks. But still, fine job. I enjoy watching your adventures on your property and good luck in all you do.
Really cool! Love you guys.
Love the video. That is so cool. Love the box nice job.
I love my little honda 1000 inverter, its converted to duel-fuel, its reliable, the real grunt comes from my 6000 watt chinese diesel, its a POS but puts out grunt.. please do a long term follow-up!
Great video man. Who makes the circular saw edge guide you used to slice up the plywood? Thank you!
great job
Great video.
Your fun to watch.
Great video and good looking generator
I just had one of our viewers asking me my opinion of this generator...She must have watched your video :) I have the Honda 3000i and like it but I love the remote capability of your Energizer.
I have a Honda 2800 watt gen that I really like. I do not care for a battery on a gen that small. More to keep up with and maintain.
Awsome paintjob there Jeremy
Great vedio
Great channel ,have subscribed. Cheers from Australia.
The automatic start is industry-leading for that size generator. However, for an inverter generator, it seems to me it is holding pretty high rpms at no load, which will consume more gas. The whole idea of an inverter generator is to rev down at no load and save fuel. Also, there is very little info on this model at present, and it remains to be seen how well it holds up. Many portable generators have trouble after a modest number of hours. I hope this one does well.
I like the Lincoln big boy welder/generator. On the one hand you need a crane or backhoe loader to lift into place but on the other hand, for just $2,999.99 you get a beast of a 10 kW Generator that will run a whole house for 12 hours per tank of 5 gal gas (really? This heavy and they couldn’t go diesel?) or flip the switch and get a professional welder that will cut 1-1/4” steel or weld 1/8”-3/8” stick to weld anything from light sheet steel goods to heavy equipment. Lincoln hit a home run with a generator that will fit in my pickup to back up to the house hookup or go anywhere on the farm and weld anything, run anything!
Great work Jeremy. Your tools sure make the job easy. I want to try the char stain. I like the gen too. Those fobs are a neat added bonus. Great for our farmstead.
Shou Sugi Ban. It’s a Japanese style of preserving the wood. Looks cool too.
Good info, sharing!
thank you!
Great review thank you! And thank you to whoever sent it! Will you be making another box for the porch too?
Already have a kindling box for the porch 👍🏻
very creative
Very similar to the champion 3200 except it’s duel fuel, and the no battery hook up, usually there is a tag on the unit that lets you know battery not connected. Surprised it would not start right away