When you drive older car, very likely your manual advise "oil change 3000". That doesn't mean with today's advanced oils anybody do it anymore.
Our cars get new oils every 13,000 miles.
"Not recommended" by manufacturer is the other way of saying "we don't want to be responsible for the outcome". Than Tim Allen said "Manuals are just manufacturer opinions". Very likely they employ engineers, who have little, or no practical experience.
As I said, if others positive experience is not good enough, than do whatever pleases you. Lot of people are still scared surfing the net.
I have both a 2000i and 3000i. Will I try to run them in parallel? Not unless I am willing to flush several thousand dollars based on anecdotal information.
For some reason, there seems to be a desire to turn this into a confrontational thread. It appears that some folks are willing to risk their investment in generators while others are not. That is a choice we are all free to make.
Honda doesn't recommend crossing ratings, possibly because they would have to do the testing to validate performance and accept warranty expense if they are wrong. That is an issue all manufacturers face to some degree.
Because of Hurricane Katrina, there were alot of "unique" "creative" "do-what-you-have-to-do" generator usage by many people around here. Many were desperate to get as many of their freezers, AC units, fridges, and other high amp draw appliances back online to save whatever they could. I have seen alot of multiple generator setups (lots spooked me to no end) by individuals trying to do the best they could to get power. The effects on the generators was obvious by the large number of fried generators that now litter the junk yards at small motor repair yards.
But, none of that matters........ WHAT DOES MATTER was the long term damage caused to the same appliances that these good intentioned people were trying to save. Many have experienced motor failure directly related to the incorrect usage of their generators and the calculation of demand load by their appliances. You want experience, I've seen it first hand. You are right, it will start your AC (fridge, freezer, even water heater-hah, no way) - does that mean that the AC likes it???? Let us know, until then I will heed the manufacturers "suggestions" in "their" manual.
My experience says, unless it is explicitly covered in the owners manual, don't do it. If you are really set on trying this, it would be wise to contact the manufacturer with the question, not that I've anything against the advice handed out in this forum.
regards
IMHO smoking while filling your gas tank is a BAD idea.
I've never actually seen anyone set himself on on fire doing it... but it still seems risky.
Oh, and yes I who normally say "it's your life" will politely ask people who are dragging on a fag to put it out while filling their tank next to me! Why? Because that close, it's MY life too!
When I do see someone smoking around gas pumps, I don't call them stupid or ignoramuses, or insult their education or lack of education or refer to their mothers in a disrespectful way.... Why?
No lapse in manners by another is an excuse for a lapse in my manners
Self respect
Intelligence
The guy has a freakin' lit cigarette in one hand and a freakin' gas nozzle in the other! Basic sanity says don't "flame" a guy with the flame thrower!
For heaven sake, your opinion IS valuable... your opinion of everyone else's opinion isn't. "CIVILITY" doesn't cost money so USE it liberally.
Paula Ford
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