Many Central Pennsylvanians purchased emergency back-up and portable generators after the extreme weather that Hurricane Sandy brought. If you recently purchased a portable generator from Honda, please read this important recall to make sure your generator is safe to run at your home.
Announcing an immediate recall from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) which is effective immediately.
On November 15th, the U.S. CPSC announced a recall on American Honda portable generators. The CSPC is recalling the EUi Honda Portable Generator with serial numbers from EAAJ- through EAAJ-. The generators being recalled are approximately 20&#; long x 11.5&#; wide by 16.5&#; tall and come in the color red, black, or camouflage. They are also labeled with the EU Converter i&#; sticker and some of the models have a &#;Companion&#; sticker. The serial number for your generator is located on the lower right, rear corner.
The EUi Generators are being recalled because the generator&#;s fuel hose can leak, creating a danger of fire or serious injury. Honda says there have been four incidents reported that they know of and they have not heard of any fires or injuries.
If you have a Honda EUi generator, it is advised that you check it&#;s serial number to see if it is part of the 150,600 generators being recalled. If your generator is part of the recall, you are advised to stop using it immediately and contact the nearest Honda Power Equipment dealer to schedule a free inspection and repair.
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For complete recall information and a listing of consumer contacts for recalled Honda generators, Please visit Honda Power Equipment&#;s website to view the Official Honda Generator Recall Statement
I have a friend that&#;s considering selling his EUi generator. We&#;ve been talking about a labor/cash trade for a while and lately he sounds more serious about letting it go. I know this model has a good reputation and it&#;s a low hour unit so it&#;s not a very risky deal, I&#;m just not sure it&#;s the generator for me. I got the first close look at it last night and now have a better appreciation for why these things sell for $ new. Seeing everything that&#;s packed in that little case it looks like something designed by Pratt & Whitney. As near as I can tell it looks like the generator runs off of the fan end of the engine and what would normally be the shaft end of the engine is just plugged off and covered by the muffler. It also looks like instead of the usual tin air shroud, Honda uses an aluminum casting to direct the air around the cylinder, I suppose for sound deadening. It&#;s definitely a well thought out design, I can see why they are so popular.
I have a perfectly good Homelite generator that I can use for an extended outage but it&#;s loud and heavy so it would be nice to have the Honda to handle some light loads during a short outage. When I put the Homelite up after use I always drain it dry of fuel, and by that I mean bone dry. I get every last drop out of the tank, lines, and carb. I know most people just use stabilizer but this method works well for me and if I was to get the Honda I would want to do something similar. Here&#;s the reason for my post. It looks like the Honda has a vacuum driven fuel pump?? Right above the ON-OFF switch there&#;s a pod with two lines going to it. I&#;m thinking one is a fuel line and one is vacuum? If this is the case it looks like it could be hard to totally purge it of gas. I don&#;t see a convenient way to drain the tank either. Probably messy to tip on its side so I guess that means siphoning it out.
I&#;d appreciate some input for EUi owners.
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