Honda EU2200i vs Champion 2500: Which Generator Is Best?

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  @SensiblePreparedness · 1 month ago · pinned

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  @patl4668 · 1 month ago

  My Honda is 19 years old and still starts in 2-3 pulls. Solid

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  @royrobinson4636 · 2 months ago

  Buy two Champions and have enough money left over for a nice dinner with your favorite girl &nbsp;😍<br>I actually own two 2500-watt Dual-fuel, Inverter, Champions. Great machines!

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  @chuckg6039 · 2 months ago

  A 5 dB rise means the actual acoustic power of the noise increases by roughly 78%. &nbsp;Therefore the Honda is much quieter. &nbsp;That is a very important consideration for many.

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  @Nick-gi6ym · 2 months ago

  I would pick the Honda all day long.

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  @dronegirl7539 · 2 months ago

  I have the Honda EU2200i. &nbsp;I don&apos;t think any other brands can beat the quality of a Honda.

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  @tfeltmat2903 · 1 month ago

  I own both, so I can speak to this from experience. The Honda IS quieter, and not by just a little bit. 6 decibels is about 35% quieter. But that&apos;s not why I have a Honda. I originally bought the Champion as it ticked off all the right boxes for me. It was dual fuel - because propane never goes bad - it had the features I wanted, a decently small footprint, and it was light. So when the power went out during a hurricane, we were able to quickly charge up the batteries that ran our appliances during the outage. The small footprint was for when we went overlanding. We needed a compact generator to recharge our batteries running various things like portable AC units and refrigerators, medical equipment, etc. First time we used the Champion off-grid, the <b>stepper motor</b> failed on us and left us high and dry in a remote area of the country. For the rest of the 3-week trip, I lugged around a 40lb paperweight (plus extra propane and gasoline) because it wasn&apos;t broken enough to throw away, but I was not able to obtain the proper part until I could call their customer service and wait to have them send it to me at home (Amazon does not have the part). It took me about 90 minutes to replace the motor after cracking the unit open and taking it completely apart - I&apos;m a n00b at working on small engines, but it wasn&apos;t overly difficult. <br><br><b>THE STEPPER MOTOR GOVERNS THE THROTTLE AND ITS FAILURE IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO CHAMPION</b> Without the stepper motor, the generator runs at too high an rpm and the protection circuitry shuts it down automatically after a few seconds.<br><br>So now I have a perfectly functioning Champion 2500 that I will never trust to work for me remotely, and a $1200 Honda that is NOT dual fuel, quieter, and is something that I can rely on.

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  @jimmyg6215 · 1 month ago

  I have a 24 year old Honda 5500. Spends its time outside but protected. Sometimes it just gets a run once every 6 months if we don’t need it for an outage. Choke, turn power on, give 2 slow pulls and fast on 3rd. Starts every time. Don’t know too many gennys that have lasted several decades and start on 3 pulls. I have a 2200 as well and is my go to for the cabin to charge batteries. Just works.

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  @Redbaron808 · 1 month ago

  The big three are Honda, Yamaha and Champion. Had all three on the job site and all held their own.

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  @OutdoorRecreation903 · 2 months ago

  For camping and small jobs around the farm, I&apos;ve been using a Predator 2000 watt inverter generator for 9 years. I have put thousands of hours on this little workhorse. It has been used and abused. I keep it well maintained and I only use non-ethanol fuel in it. I&apos;ve changed the spark plug one time (NGK) and it always starts on the second pull. Back in 2021 when we had a 5 day power outage during 100+ degree weather this little genny was a life saver. My wife and I ran a small window unit AC so we could sleep without soaking the sheets in sweat.

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  @nunya1667 · 2 months ago

  If price wasn’t a factor, I think most would pick the Honda. &nbsp;That being said, for most, price does matter. &nbsp;Being in construction, I’ve seen Champion 2500’s last a long time when properly maintained. &nbsp;I have a dual fuel one sitting in my garage right now. &nbsp;It’s never let me down. &nbsp;They also have exceptional customer service.

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  @spiderman0863 · 1 month ago

  I’ve had a Champion for 18 years. Starts first or second pull. 😊

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