⚡ E1.3 Honda EU7000is Generator

Product review of Honda Power Equipment's super quiet EU7000is Inverter Generator.
Camco Adapter: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

[@bryanseitz8137]

I absolutely love this review. Very real persons giving a very real time review. And may I say I envy the relationship you guys have. The fact that she is a retired electrical engineer makes this review believable. I wish I had a smart woman to retire with. Damn.

[@TOURMANBOB]

I have the slightly older Honda EU6500 which from what I can tell is pretty much the same machine other than fuel injection. Up here in Ottawa, I have just come off 30 hours of using it for home backup through a Reliance transfer switch because of massive, city wide power outages. It is so quiet it's hard to hear at the end of the driveway and compared to other generators in the area, almost undetectable. I have calculated it costs about a litre of gas an hour to run at about 1500 watts output average, which equates to $2 Canadian an hour at our insane gas prices right now. The tank seems to last about 8 hours before needing refilling...at least according to the terribly inaccurate fuel guage on it. There is very little to criticize with this machine as it does what it is designed to do as well or better than most other generators on the market. The only downside is the price. I paid $3700 used with 93 hours on it, but to replace it now costs $6700 at the local Honda dealership. However, like with all quality items, it has superb resale value and I don't doubt I could get more for it now than I paid for it. So is it really that expensive??? However, in a power failure, it's worth it's weight in gold !! Along with my Honda Goldwing motorcycle, it's one of the best purchases I have ever made. Remember the old saying...."long after the price is forgotten, the quality lives on"

[@DigD97]

Yeah I just bought one of these but I still like watching the videos. Great video. This is the information that I wanted to know. All anybody wants to do is how loud is the generator. It really doesn’t matter because it’s the quietest one out there in the class. Let’s talk about the features. Great job

[@dominodoggy1]

Thank you for the knowledgeable and thorough review. Mine’s on order :)

[@gshroom]

Thats a great review wow. Thank you for your efforts!

[@TheMickeymental]

Do you folks do all of the required maintenance, cleaning combustion chamber and piston and valve lash adjustment?

[@georgejaltgelt]

Good afternoon! will the Honda EU7000is Generator work with propane and in light of the lower btu's will it be enough to power the two AC's?

[@dannyboy9254]

What i do dude is that everytime i change the oil to my 7000is i lift it with my spitzlift and do the change oil in the air. Its more ease that way.

[@edharmon5721]

After reading other comments I found the link for the hoist.

[@SK-lt1so]

Gas tank filter fell into the gas tank. Anyone have a suggestion for fishing it out?

[@edharmon5721]

I'm looking to purchase this generator and I'm very interested in the tool you used to get it in your truck. Could you provide an website for the crank you used to get the generator in your truck?

[@shakyzeg]

I have both the EU2000I and EU7000is. I wasn't aware they could be paralleled, as you stated. Could you possibly explain how, and any limits or constraints on the use cases? Can you also bump up your audio? I had to go to 100% volume. I enjoyed your point of view and comments. I look forward to the next video.

[@AirstreamMTB]

Awesome question! You've taught me a lesson, which is to be careful shooting my mouth off on KZbin. I casually mentioned paralleling dissimilar Honda generators because I'd read some articles of various people doing so. Indeed I went back today and found multiple examples and videos of people paralleling two and sometimes three dissimilar generators. BUT - the part I had previously overlooked was, they always began with verbiage to the effect of, "This voids the warranty". Curious as to why Honda might say this I think the most cogent article I found, funny enough, is from Cummins: power.cummins.com/sites/default/files/literature/technicalpapers/PT-9017-P3-Dissimilar-en.pdf This is a very technical article but the short of it is, proper paralleling of dissimilar generators requires an additional circuit called a 'load sharing control system'. This system tells each generator what speed to operate at as a percentage of their own contribution to the percentage of load on the entire system, which the dissimilar generators cannot know simply by observing bus voltage and frequency. With this information at hand, I personally amend my comments in the video and suggest to our wonderful viewers, unless you want to risk possible damage to your generator, stick with Honda's recommendation of only paralleling same-sized generators. Oh, and yes, we'll work on our audio levels ;o)

[@shakyzeg]

Airstream MTB thank you! That all lines up with what I thought and read. I didn't know if I was missing something. I just used my EU7000i yesterday for 3 hours as household backup. It is a great investment so far. Take care.

[@tommytmt]

About your oil issue, the sealing washer needs to be replaced EVERY time you change the oil. Honda doesn’t sell it but you can go to ANY hardware store and get them. Make sure it’s a copper sealing washer as they can crush fairly easily and seal very well with relatively not much torque.

[@AirstreamMTB]

Thank you!!!!

[@tommytmt]

Airstream MTB - No problem, I had the same issue with my little eu3000, I ended up calling Honda themselves :).

[@stevehill1802]

I purchase my sealing washers from Honda for my EU7000

[@beedslolkuntus2070]

Airstream MTB THIS GENERATOR IS MADE IN INDIA?!?! I taught Honda was Japanese

[@rxonmymind8362]

Good to know. Thanks.

[@DIlic-iz9tx]

*_SUPER_*

[@TheMickeymental]

I am surprised you do not have a extended run fuel tank.

[@tommytmt]

Sorry for the second suggestion comment, but when you’re recording sound levels on your generator I noticed that the guy doing it had the sound level app set to “Z” weighing. That’s more of a measurement for industrial applications. What we commoners use is “A” weighing, that’s meant to represent sound levels and frequency that the human ear picks up. Just an FYI :). So the sound levels he recorded were not true to what we hear.

[@righteousnot1]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with this beautiful machine. Question. How often do you change the air and oil filter? Thanks in advance. God bless

[@AirstreamMTB]

We do the oil every 100 hours and the air filter every 300 hours. You can see us do this maintenance on episode 1.13 here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3uUqZ1nhcyErZI Enjoy!

[@MegaAcer5920]

Living being in black t shirt is male or female

[@jsalgado1226]

Hello I have this same generator and I power my concession trailer by that I mean a 115v 12 amp freezer and 115v Dometic AC unit. I have the 2 phase adapter that plugs into the 50amp connector that comes from the trailer like yours. When I plug it in to the 240v side and flip the voltage selector switch it automatically goes into overload mode. Note I do have the 30amp circuit protector on above the 240v connector while this is happening. Should I have that circuit protector on or off? I haven’t been brave enough to try it off because I didn’t want to ruin anything. Your thoughts?

[@AirstreamMTB]

Hi, Jonathan - I'd begin first with process of elimination. It would help to have a good quality multi-meter at the ready and only pursue the "measuring" below steps if you know exactly what you're doing ; ) Start with the generator off and the 30A breaker off, and the voltage selector in the 240v position. With nothing connected to the generator at all start it up and observe that you don't see an overload condition. If you're OK on this step, flip the 30A breaker to the ON position and observe you still don't see any overload. If you get this far at least we know the gennie is good and it's something in the cabling or trailer. Next I would turn off the gennie and once again move the 30A breaker to the off position. Then install the Camco 55422 adapter (taking care to rotate it slightly clockwise to lock it in place). Again start the generator, observe you aren't in an overload condition, and then turn the 30A breaker to the on position. At this point if you don't see an overload, I would (if you know what you're doing) take a measurement with your multi-meter in the "AC" or "~" position and check you're seeing ~110v phase to neutral for both phases (pin out described in the video). At this point you know that your gennie is good and the adapter is good. By now if you still haven't observed an overload I would begin to suspect your cabling or trailer wiring. There are three options that come to my mind: 1. The cable is shorted/open 2. The trailer wiring is shorted/open 3. All appliances in the trailer have been wired to one phase. There are a number of ways to go from here but I would continuity test your 50A cable (the one you're plugging into the Camco 55422) and make sure the ground, two phases and neutral lines continuity check. Also verify you aren't shorted (e.g. no continuity from phase to neutral, phase to phase, phase to ground, etc.). Of course you'd do this with the cable not attached to the generator and not energized. If your power cable continuity tests OK we can safely assume at this point it's something in the trailer wiring. If you get this far you're definitely into trailer territory. I would verify that the phases in the trailer have been properly balanced. If you are seeing an immediate overload condition when you energize your trailer, especially when nothing in the trailer is yet turned on, this almost certainly means there is a short in the trailer. If, on the other hand, you can energize the trailer, and maybe get one appliance going, but then you get an overload when all the appliances are going, you're likely wired to all one phase.

[@circusboy90210]

you should've gotten cummins onan 14,000 watt unit. it's diesel , gets a whole lot more hours per gallon and can power your whole domicile and more

[@dannyboy9254]

Another thing i highly recomend you get the bar that goes on top of the generator to lift it. It will make your life much ease

[@AirstreamMTB]

OMG you're my hero!! Are you talking about this one? www.amazon.com/Honda-06531-Z11-E00ZA-Hanger-Kit-Nh105/dp/B004DQWJTW/ref=pd_sbs_86_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B004DQWJTW&pd_rd_r=1c1f5509-8ae1-11e8-906c-89fc5d574e42&pd_rd_w=lYVS3&pd_rd_wg=OPsF7&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=8702255303818932494&pf_rd_r=08JVJ2MY23TCNVCQYQ7Q&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=08JVJ2MY23TCNVCQYQ7Q It looks a little lightweight - do you install just one of these kits or two? Got a link showing it installed on your gennie you can share?

[@dannyboy9254]

Airstream MTB yes that one.

[@dannyboy9254]

You only need one. When you install it you will need to center the weight its ease.

[@dannyboy9254]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/amHQYaSaj9eZgrs

[@dannyboy9254]

I just upload this video. This is my set up

[@nopressurecookingshow4062]

Awesome video thank you very good explanation. Very smart wife

[@jhoodied4861]

Why don't they makes these anymore?

[@richardlopez8873]

Hello I’m having issues running 2 ac units on my 2021 grand design I have a eu7000is can u run both your ac units at the same time ? TIA

[@AirstreamMTB]

The eu7000is should produce enough power but if your air conditioners are pulling enough inrush current you might blow the overload circuit. If that's happening consider the soft start kit for each A/C unit: www.microair.net/products/easystart-364-3-ton-single-phase-soft-starter-for-air-conditioners?variant=30176048267

[@carlosreyes6448]

Are these units factory test? The reason I ask is because I just bought one brand new out of the box started assembling opened the gas cap and noticed that it smelled gas. Also noticed some oil in the dip stick and residue on the exhaust not to mention the wheels are bent thought I was dreaming when I experience this couldn't believe it

[@AirstreamMTB]

Wow I'm really sorry to hear that. I bought this unit pre-assembled at a power equipment store in Phoenix with no issues.

[@mso4433]

All generators I know of are started first in the factory. All the ones I have bought have a few drops of oil in the crankcase. We all like to think we are doing a first start on our gennys, but we aren't.

[@papajo7316]

Honda runs 100% of their finished product before it leaves the factory. Lawnmower, generator, string trimmer, outboard motor, motorcycle or automobile. If it is a finished product it is test fired and all systems checked. Oil and fuel is removed then packaged up for shipment. If you are anywhere close to a Honda Factory of any kind go in and see if you can take a tour and you can see for yourself.

[@montiraruba2831]

That crane, what is the maximum lift capability? How much does that cost? and where can I get one?

[@AirstreamMTB]

That lift is 700lbs and you can get one here: spitzlift.com/

[@charlesflinn7286]

Any times while using both A/Cs that you have blown a circuit?

[@AirstreamMTB]

Yes, we have blown a circuit running both A/Cs and the electric water heater, so we leave that on propane. The usual roster of stuff we can run with no problem all at once is Both A/Cs, TVs, Satellite and Microwave and small incidentals like lights and stuff. I also carry a 4 gal compressor and the gennie won't run run both A/Cs and that either.

[@charlesflinn7286]

Thank you. I had looked everywhere and finally saw your video using the 4-prong outlet and adapter...brilliant! Websites had me building all kinds of contraptions. Any other advice? Running two ACs on a Classic

[@charlesflinn7286]

The entire set-up ... hoist and all is exactly the solution I was looking for...thank you again!

[@42vogonsWithASlice]

Awesome, glad we could help!! Here's the folks that make the hoist: spitzlift.com/

[@charlesflinn7286]

Ok ... looking for your electrical engineering advice! Honda 7000 ... exactly same adapter you have. Surge protector reading open ground and not passing power into airstream. I tried 30a outlet with adapter ... same result. Thought?

[@kenjohnson6603]

I purchased a Honda EU7000is used, (81 hours) and it did not come with an owners manual. I called Honda and supplied them will all of the information and they sent me a FREE manual. The torque on the oil drain plug is 16.6 lbf (in the owners manual, page 56) Perhaps you should call Honda. Have the serial number available when you do.

[@tumbleweedking5668]

43 amps is all thats available thru the 240 volt 4 wire plug. The rest has to be used thru the standard 120v plugs. you don't need 240 volts in an rv which makes this generator and expensive non necessity. You can parallel 2 champion 3400 watt units with the 50 amp parallel kit and have more usable power in the rv for 1/2 the price with remote start.

[@stanwilliams9321]

That 120/240 plug is only going to give you 23 amps the parallel plug however will give you 48.5 amps

[@circusboy90210]

how is it that a 5,000 watt unit does'nt put out 50 amps? or at least 40?? not great at the math. I have need for 40 amps

[@AirstreamMTB]

No worries ;o) RMS Watts = Volts * Amps Therefore: Amps = RMS Watts / Volts Typical output voltage from the generator is ~125 volts so: Amps = 5000/125 = ~ 40 Amps (sustained)

[@vipleather]

You plugged a 50 amp to a 30 amp plug. There’s no such thing as two phase. It’s called single phase 120/240 volts.

[@KuntalGhosh]

wrong , in north america there is 120v per phase but if u put ur load across two phase then u will get 240v for higher load items like ac , drier and heaters... in commercial hvac they use 3 phase supply . it is called a split phase system and each phase is 120 degree out of sync than another and so on 120v per phase u get 220v combined not 240 if the system is for 3 phase . if the system is for 2 phase then they are 180 degree out of sync and u get 240v out of two 120v supply

[@seymourscagnetti1413]

How on earth did you get your cat to press the generator switch. We give our cat specific orders to do certain things. He looks in the other direction and just sits there. I know he hears us. We call out his name: "Hey Toonces! Hey Toonces"! We know he hears us, but he just sits there.

[@AnilKumar-ly5zb]

Hyundai 65 is Mein mixing ka program hai high speed

[@tonygiacometti8554]

I have one with 17 hrs won't start

[@scooter2kool173]

Tony Giacometti how much?

[@AJ-qn6gd]

I’ll take it off your hands 😜

[@tonisam962]

Did a cat just pressed that start button?

[@loujohnson9512]

Can't hear you.

[@AirstreamMTB]

Yeah we kind of suck, we've learned to set the audio levels properly on subsequent videos.

[@circusboy90210]

i disagree , the cost factor is the sound deadening. eco throttle isn't that big of a deal.

[@azeissler1987]

You can't pull more than 3600 watts through your 30amp plug. The adapter doesnt change that.

[@stanwilliams9321]

Big AL exactly ! Thats why i baught 2 of them with the reliance parallel kit amd i run whatever i wanna run in my rv im actaully putting 48.5 amps on each leg

[@TheMickeymental]

But its a dry heat.

[@josevaquedano788]

Made in india?

[@AirstreamMTB]

Mine does indeed say Made In India

[@TheMickeymental]

You guys must be retired because it takes a long time to train a cat to start a generator.

[@AirstreamMTB]

You have no idea how long it took to get that shot ;o) ;o)

[@TheMickeymental]

It looks difficult.

[@Boobtube.]

If you are using it, and it is 30 feet away, you WILL know it right away as your lights, AC, etc. will go out as soon as someone walks off with it.

[@TheMickeymental]

XboobtubeX Yes these generators have legs, when I use mine during a power outage I keep an eye on it. At night it comes inside. I have the metal bracket for the handle EU2000i, but it seems easy enough to defeat.

[@Boobtube.]

I understand that they have legs, But what I said was, "when you are using it, you will know right away if someone takes it as lights, AC etc. will stop. First thing anyone with half a brain would do is go investigate the generator. Thieves cant get to far in 30 seconds. Now, if you are not using it and it is sitting outside, than yes, it better be chained down with a guard dog.

[@TheMickeymental]

I am really sorry I commented to you. It will not happen again.

[@stevehill1802]

The generator puts out 240 volts single phase. There is not 2 phases.

[@tommytmt]

Steve Hill - Technically you’re correct but at the same time not. 240 volt circuits in North America are actually two 120 volt conductors 180 degrees out of phase with each other… enter the “two phases” comment that op made. So op isn’t wrong either, technically North American 240 volt circuits are technically 2 phase circuits.

[@stevehill1802]

Tommy TMT - In North America we either have Single Phase, or Three Phase electricity. What you are referring to is not 2 phase, but is called split phase or single-phase three-wire. It is simply a single phase transformer with a 240 volt secondary that is center tapped. Wikipedia explains it well. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split-phase_electric_power

[@tommytmt]

Steve Hill - No dude I get it, I know how it’s made, but what I’m saying is that the two 120 volt conductors that make up the 240 volt circuits are each 180° out of phase with each other… in actuality one half of your electrical panel at home is a different phase than the other. BUT, yes you ARE correct, it is technically just single phase power coming both out of that generator and into our houses. And I also know that in reality a 2-phase system is real but it’s never used, the power it supplies is too asymmetric to be of any real use.

[@stevehill1802]

Tommy TMT - In a multi phase system you have to have 2 or more sine waves occurring at different times. In your house you have a single sine wave or one phase repeating 60 time a second if you are in the US

[@TheMickeymental]

You state you chain your Honda to a tree. I do not know the way in which you chain the generator. Portable grinders will make easy work of any chain, and thieves are very creative in masking noise. It is heavy, but it is on wheels. May I suggest if you are leaving for any length of time you formulate another plan. Removing the wheels and the lift handle could be a deterrent if only that it would then take two thieves to lift the generator and extra time. Thieves will cut through the tubular steel if that is where you use the chain.

[@circusboy90210]

hydraulic bolt cutters, does the work of 60" unit, in a 8" package. without the sound of a grinder. but ironically enough use the generator to power the grinder. lol

[@dannyboy9254]

Is that a dude in the black shirt?

[@alaingrenier9128]

I think 🤔 so hard to tell , but by the voice......, 😬😬