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totaly over honda lies

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had my geny for 2 years did 1300 hours but needed a total rebuild. honda told me they are waranted for only 800 hours over 4 years. what a ropoff. never buy honda again.

Purchased in August 2021 at Generator Store for $1,860.00.

peter h.

peter h.Far North Queensland, QLD

  • 4 reviews

no longer made is the new model as good

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uno

unoSouth-Eastern Region, NSW

  • 2 reviews

service life and value for money

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used this gennie for 12 months not a problem ( 3 year warranty )
then it would not start <it had reguler service >
honda said it was not their problem due to bad service which i dipute
say the top cylinda was carbened up
say i used wrong oil
say i used dirty fuel !!!!!!!!
said too long between service (how can anyone tell no hour meter)
would not recommend honda to anyone
went and bought a $389 doller kings 3.5kw and have not had a spot of bother with it
honda is just overpriced and not value for the money
can buy a new kings every 12 months and still be in $ 8oo in front

Purchased for $1,800.00.

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princesspeppi

princesspeppiAU

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like

Don't buy online..

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Date PurchasedSep 2013
GregoryR

GregoryRSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 6 reviews
  • 1 like

The Best of the Best

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I am a retired Honda Dealer, so I know this product well, I was selling this model back in the late 90’s, and I can confirm that this is a great product. What a lot of people don’t know is that this Honda has a ‘burst output mode’ that enables it to start for example a Caravan Airconditioner with ease.
My EU20i is now just over 10 years old and still starts first go and runs like new. I have just completed a service and all that was required was oil, air filter, spark plug and replacement of some of the fuel lines which although ok were getting a little hard with age.
Great product, you will not be disappointed.

Date PurchasedJul 1998

Best Investment Ever!

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Date PurchasedJun 2004
Mrkus58

Mrkus58Sydney

reliable and long lasting

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Date PurchasedNov 2005

Disappointed with honda eu20i

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I live in Weipa in Cape York. Had an EU10 for years and it was great. Bought an EU20i in April and it ran fine for 4 hours then started running rough and stalling. Tried everything to fix it. Sent it to local service dealer who could not fix it. Honda warranty was useless and rude. Sent it back to seller who was good enough to replaced it with new one. Guess what - ran for 4 hours and started playing up same thing. Finally sent it out of town to another service dealer who advised of spark plug cap recall on Honda EU2's. They now said it is fixed but am waiting to get it back and try it out - 6 months after I bought it...

Date PurchasedApr 2017

Disappointing as my machine is not at Honda standard.

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Date PurchasedJun 2017
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Travelling Sparky

Travelling SparkyAdelaide

  • 5 reviews
  • 2 likes

Always reliable and very quiet

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Replaced my EU10i camping generator, which had run faultlessly for 7 years, with the larger EU20i. Purchased from the Generator Place in Queensland (exceptional service - ordered late Sunday night and it was at my front door in Adelaide Tuesday morning). As per previous model this generator starts first time every time, is very easy to start, great on fuel and is very quiet. Have used Honda generators a lot as a tradie on sites and would highly recommend them to any buyer.

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
Crackles

CracklesZeehan

Generator won't run for more than 2 hours

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Nearly 2 years ago we purchased the new Honda 20i, it ran fine for the first 6 months and now won't run any longer than 2 hours.
We have taken it for a service, didn't fix it, have just taken it for another service and if it doesn't fix it this time I will be contacting Honda directly ( I honestly believe the older style Honda generators are better) !!

Date PurchasedJun 2015

Cost of parts

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Brought a Honda 2kva from the "Generator Place" Brisbane with extended 5 year warranty.

Worked extremly well, consider though, I was only using it intermittently for when the wife and I were camping and then only to backup my solar system.

At the five and a half year mark the circuit board died, replacement cost $1400.00 dollars.

Date PurchasedJun 2012
Brad

BradNewcastle

  • 22 reviews

Awesome generator. Very happy with it!

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After almost 2 years, I am happy to say that I am very happy with my Honda EU20i. The oil that it takes is the same oil as in my other Honda products that I own. Very reliable. Not as noisy as my neighbour's generator of similar size (he has a cheaper brand). It cost more, but it a better generator. I would buy it again.

Date PurchasedMay 2015
Aldeberan

AldeberanAU

  • 14 reviews

Quality product. Great service.

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Just unpacked. Started first time. Hard to fault. I bought from Generator Place in Brisbane (I'm in SA). Delivered in 2 days. They gassed and oiled it. Great service. Instructions clear. Good deal as well. Very quiet operating. If I had to buy another generator I would buy a Honda.

Date PurchasedDec 2016
Possum

PossumBrisbane

  • 4 reviews
  • 13 likes

Good generator, Poor warranty service, Undetected manufacturing fault

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Date PurchasedJul 2009
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Honda makes quality gear

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I've had the eu10i and I've had the eu20 I for over 5 years we travelled around Australia for 5 years in our traveller van and used it to run our ctek battery charger to charge our batteries when there wasn't enough sun for the solar panels to do the job we found it very reliable easy to start and very quiet I recommend the Honda generator to my friends

Date PurchasedMay 2010
Johnathan Garrett

Johnathan GarrettSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 8 reviews
  • 5 likes

If it isn't a top brand, it's a waste of money

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Date PurchasedFeb 2016

Always goes both ways

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Had four of them first to run solo i run two together parallel now, The generator is by far the best. Honda oil on the other hand is up with the worst mineral oils, I suggest using a synthetic oil. On another note honda are a terrible company don't ever expect them to get to it quickly, or to honor their warranty. Paid extra for extended warranties instead I should of bought toilet paper

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James H.Honda

All good!

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Had a panic on its first outing in that it ran perfectly for 30 minutes then started spluttering, then violent shaking, then cut out!! My fault, didn't turn the breather valve to 'ON' so the vacuum caused fuel starvation. Other than that, has performed well. Low noise, stable power - even on 'Eco' with a variable load. You just forget it's there. The only gripe is that a fuel gauge would be useful, but after 5 hours use it still had plenty of fuel in. A friend of mine has the LPG conversion on his and talks about the very extended run time, very clean oil, and little smell from the exhaust. Certainly recommend.

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James H.Honda

Thanks for your review Mark in yourkshire, great to see that you are loving the whisper quiet technology.
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Expensive piece of crap

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Bought a EU20i 4 year ago. Thought I was buying a premium machine but had to pay a premium price. Inverter caught fire just out of warranty. Just as well I was near it. It would have ended up as pile of plastic and maybe a bush fire. The hardest work the thing ever did was run a750 watt drill It cost $851.45 to fix Very expensive holes. The Honda dealer said might be able to do the job at cost Didn't happen Won' t buy Honda again

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Questions & Answers

Jim B.

Jim B.asked

i have a honda 20i inverter generator the thing runs for 5 to 20 mins then cuts out any help appreciated on how to fix

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ratshit
ratshit

it dpends on how many hours its run for,how often its serviced,could be spark plug,air cleaner dirty,oil level low.

uno
uno

went good for bout 18 months then nothing but trouble
would not buy another one
i bought a kings 3,5 for 389.00 and it does a better job

John A.

John A.asked

Fuel Type

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DJLC
DJLC

Unleaded 91

Mirko R.

Mirko R.asked

What size is petrol tank on Honda EU22i

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uno
uno

4.5 ltre from memory

Thomas Snowball
Thomas Snowball

3.6 Liters

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