Spec me a leisure generator

[Django x2]

Nothing more than looking after a caravan and associated paraphernalia (Hair Dryer, lights, cooking, etc).

Diesel and quiet, ideally.

Budget not too much of an issue.

Ta

 

[sanaxe1]

Could try going green with a biomass generator. Perfect for twigs and wood which you find on the floor while camping.

https://m.alibaba.com/product/60521036213/wood-chips-biomass-generating-plant-for.html?s=p

 

[The_blue]

None are quiet. They annoy everyone near by. Live without the microwave.

That and get solar

 

[bobbyspangles]

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/eu20i-petrol-driven-generator/

I have no idea how power much a caravan uses so you might get away with the 1kW version.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

None are quiet. They annoy everyone near by. Live without the microwave.

It's not like you have to live next to your neighbours for more than a week - **** 'em.

OP - choose any Honda unit that matches your output requirements and you wont go far wrong.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

Im gona get one of these to power the lights in my garage.

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-1kw-inverter-generator-ig1000/

Just take it down there when needed, won't be often, as only use it for storage, and should power 3x strip lights fine, did have it wired up to the house, but its buggered now

 

[Maccapacca]

Why diesel?

I've just bought one of these http://www.sgs-engineering.com/hy20..._Kaa6AO71lfyeg7T41Vv5FFR-MrwFbVUIsaAhar8P8HAQ for our caravan. It's fairly quiet. We just run it during the day and battery at night. Lasts about eight hours on a tank.

I think you might be surprised the amount of power you need to generate to cope with a hair dryer or fan heater full blast. It does struggle a bit.

 

[Django x2]

Admittedly, doesn't need to be diesel. Petrol would be quieter and smoother I assume.

So I'm thinking 3KW to accommodate the hairdryer (which is 1400w) and anything else that might be on and allow some overhead?

 

[Orionaut]

A quiet generator is a 1500RPM one. Most cheaper ones run at 3000 which is why they sound like a spin dryer on speed!

Alternatively, how about this... http://www.fuelcellsystems.co.uk/shop/

 

[cheesyboy]

It's not like the hairdryer will be on all the time - I would budget to have enough to cover that, with a little headroom, and just not boil the kettle at the same time.

 

[PapaLazaru]

As above, get a Honda.

 

[Maccapacca]

Admittedly, doesn't need to be diesel. Petrol would be quieter and smoother I assume.

So I'm thinking 3KW to accommodate the hairdryer (which is 1400w) and anything else that might be on and allow some overhead?

The bigger, the heavier, the more fuel. It still runs with her hairdryer but it certainly is struggling, she can use it on warm just not hot as the sun mode

It'll run the day to day stuff all very easily just not the energy heavy items on full blast.

It was hilarious watching her plug her straighteners in whilst we were on battery. She literally had no idea about 12v and 240v differences

 

[Nazbit]

I have a Honda EU20i. 2000w peak, 1600w constant. It has 2 x 240v and 1 x 12v output. Starts easily and is pretty quiet on eco throttle.

It's about the size of a large cool box that you might take to the beach or something.

 

[marksrevenge]

You sure you need to make the outlay? Most decent caravan sites will have electric hookups?

We've got by fine with (variously) hairdryer, straighteners, TV etc running from that.

 

[dowie]

Admittedly, doesn't need to be diesel. Petrol would be quieter and smoother I assume.

diesel is safer to store and could be useful to have some stored in the garage in the event of a power cut etc.. too

 

[planty]

Came in wondering whether leisure generator was an old folk way of saying hobby. Alas no.