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The reason the parallel kit is a big box, rather than a Y splitter, is because of internal relays. The male plug will not connect, until voltage is applied, to connect the relay. That way, you cannot be electrocuted, by touching the plug pins if the other one is plugged into a running generator. The one thing to be careful, is once the relay has been energized, do not unplug the plug from a running generator, or, the male plug WILL be live!
Hey Gavin love your channel. I was watching another channel on the honda generators and actually the power is not pulled equally from each generator. Its actually done by engine load, which i was surprised to see and impressed. Example, if you have a 1000 watt honda and 2000 watt honda running together for total of 3000 watts avalible. Now lets say your at half load or 1500 watts. The 1000 watt will be producing 500 watts and the 2000 will be producing 1000 for total of 1500. Both the 1000 and 2000 will be running at 50% load.
Great test! However I don't think the result is accurate, the reason the Honda shuttdown after starting the microwave was because you connected all of them to a 15amp extension cord than can not handle that load, that's why when you connected the Microwave to the other generator the load in that 15amp extension cord was released and you got the impression that the issue was due to the parallel setup and Honda lacks of power but is not that. You should be able to run all of those 3 devices if you use the right extension cord.
Thank you for this information. I have (2) Wen 2,250 watts and (1) ETQ 2,000 watts. Neither one of the Wen generators had gas in them, or been started. I have a parallel kit. I have been wondering about your test that you had done, way before I saw this video. Thanks again
The paralleling kits have no electronics. It is simply connecting the outputs in parallel. There is no communication between the two generators. It appears that the inverters act like grid-tie inverters and sync up to an AC signal if one exists on the output. There is no reason why you can't parallel an arbitrary amount of generators. Or even boost the output of a regular generator with a inverter generator on parallel. This would make a fun expirament....
Thanks for watching Yessir that’s exactly right but only one none inverter generator can be in the chain. Most parallel kits without electrical hardware are for parallel able generators but yes it would definitely be a fun project 👌🏾👍🏾😊
I am trying to parallel a predator 9500 and a 4500. I was needing to know if the parallel kit has to be capable to handle the watts or does any kit work?
@@ancestingley197 You can make your own kit. Just connect the outputs in parallel. Just remember a 15amp outlet is only good for 1800w, 20amp is 2400w, 30 is 3600w and 50 amp is good for 6000w.
most inverter generators have special parallel cables and parallel ports to connect them to, NOT the 120 volt outlets, you can connect two different brands though, and different sizes, but only if the cables work for both generators, about the only reason you would do this is to run a standard 13500 watt RV air conditioner on two smaller 1600-1800 watt generators as one wouldn't cut it, and two would, but each would be lighter and easier to lift than one larger generator
Thank you for the info. I will remember that when I get ready to purchase another generators. I will get the same size and model. I have 1 generac iq2200 so I will get another one the same just to keep things simple. I watch a lot of your videos. You put a lot of work into them and we all thank you for that.👏👏👏
Good video. But I really wouldn't recommend using a power strip for certain things such as heaters or anything but low wattage devices. Unless you have a really heavy duty power strip because they are known to overheat and melt.
@@GeneratorReviews ok thanks. Not trying to criticize or anything I was just mentioning to be cautious. I really appreciate that you ran these tests. It's very helpful.
Gavin! your videos are awesome! Can you clarify the total over all output. As a few others have commented, it clearly isn't the lowest common demoninator, it's a sum of both. You had 4000watts of power in use, so clearly the bigger one was adding additional capacity. can you re-run a test like this but at the junction box?
I have two 2500w Generac inverter generators I need to run parallel. Should there be any reason why I can’t use any brand of parallel kit that I would want to as long as it is rated for the amps and watts correct? The Generac parallel kit is on back order and extremely expensive. Thanks for the help in advance.
Yes you are correct! 👍🏾 You can use any other brand parallel kit with the Generac. Just remember do all connections first before starting the generators. Thanks for watching subscribe and share
So if they can both only run below what the smallest one is rated for, then there is absolutely no point in running them in parallel. Or am I missing something? The point of running both together would be to use the combined load of both generators correct?
Thank you for doing this demonstration. However, this came straight from Honda: "Connecting an EU2200i with an EU2000i or EU2000i Companion that is not within the compatible serial range above may cause a low voltage output, which can damage tools and appliances powered by the generators. Units outside the compatible serial number range should only be paralleled with another EU2000i." I do not believe you addressed this issue correctly.
The one thing I’ve learned about generator manufacturers is that they prefer if you keep the unit in the box brand new after you bought it, so they never have to pay out on any warranty claims. Lol 😂 Plus the only difference between the EU 2000 the EU 2200 companion is a 30 amp plug
Great demonstration. I appreciate the time and I am sure, the money you have invested in this project. I do have to giggle a little when I watched you try to power these loads on that little power strip. Just an FYI on that Honda EU2000, it'll give you the full 2000 for up to 30 minutes, otherwise yes, it is a 1600 running watt. Great demonstration. I have watched most of your videos and they have been very informative. You also respond quickly to questions.
@@GeneratorReviews Can I ask what strip you upgraded to? I recently bought a second Firman 2100 and I'm still trying to figure out the best way to use "normal" 3 prong plugs with the 30A and 50A sockets that come with the parallel kits. As you've heard a million times...your videos are great , very informative. Thank you!!
Gavin, you sir are The Man! Thank you! I was wondering about getting a second EB2200i. Now the only thing with the Honda EB2200i is that it is GFI. I wonder if that would make a difference. I've not been able to read all 243 comments. Maybe you know if someone tried this with two EB2200i generators? The "EB" version is the "Industrial" one and it is GFI.
So to summarize: you can patch a 3600 watt and a 2200 watt together but the total parallel output is limited by the running wattage of the smaller generator? In other words the 3600 only puts out 2200 watts so it is parallel with the smaller one instead of the full 3600 watts? I like your videos. You are articulate and explain fully so everyone can understand. I have subscribed and will be watching more from you.
Interestingly I have a Wen 2350 inverter generator and a Ryobi 1800 watt 40 volt battery inverter power station. Both have parallel connections. I called Ryobi and asked them if I could parallel them. The gal said let me look those two up. She came back and said yes you can. I haven't had the guts to do that yet but it is interesting.
You increase your starting watts for those hard starting loads. So if you paralleled a 2k and a 1K The 2K by itself can’t start a 15,000 BTU AC but it can run it at 1500 W. when you parallel the 1000w now you have 3000 starting watts. So basically just helps start large loads
That's not how it works. It's supposed to balance out. Meaning the larger gen would take on the brunt of the load based on rpm & capacity EX: Running 3200w, the larger would run ballpark 1800w & smaller would run roughly 1400w. Or trying to run a total of 4000w, the larger would be around 2325w & the smaller at around 1675w. So in this set up you shouldn't be limited to 3200w, but instead 3800w as your test even showed 4000w w/o the Honda shutting down
The microwave was plugged into the bigger generator, it shouldn't have mattered, but plugging it into the honda would have proved your point even more so it seems.
Hi Gavin. Nice video with great comments. Crowd pumper! In this set up, if one generator is turned off the order takes over as much as it can? My AC requires lots of amps to start up, but after that consumes less. I would like to link 2 generators just to get past the surge then go back down to one. Do you think that would work? Just need a solution for the surge. Maybe solar and generator connected to the power splitter dodad?
The only thing is once the AC reaches temperature you’re gonna have to go back out and start the second generator every time to bypass the surge. You have two choices right now buy a second generator to parallel or install soft start on your AC. Thanks for watching my channel What’s the BTU of your AC and what size generator do you currently have? That would help me understand the situation better.
@@GeneratorReviews Thanks for the answer. Will look into softstart. Also looking into an inverter that has surge watts. AC is 1700 watts. Don't recall the BTU. Starting it is listed as "three times" the draw (fine print). No exact number given. Reviews show people using this AC with home AC indicate the AC is an amp monster. I have a 3000 Generac that can't fire up the AC. I have a 5000 generator that can but consumes too much gas. I think I need a better AC, like a mini split that is start up friendly so the 3000 can run it.
Can I parallel a 3500 W predator with a 9500 w predator? and if is ok, what parallel connector unit can I use. Thank you for your videos and you just answer a question that nobody has been able to answer to me. Any way, what parallel unit do I need.
Interesting I didn't know that about two different generators. Going back to the Ai Power. Paralleling to two Ais doesnt require additional equipment...its just a single plug. What would happen if it was connected with one of these other generators?
It’s recommended when connecting two or more generators that you use parallel capable Generators but 😅 you could make it work with just one (not recommended)
@@GeneratorReviews Would you be willing to try the AI Powered with the Honda paralleling? I am getting the AI Power 2300 but I wondered if I rented the Honda at Home Depot and paralleled them with their system would it work. It seems like it would.
I am curious about this, too. I just ordered a no-name brand generator on Amazon, and it looks like it has a similar parallel connection system like my ai power. Wanting to try to parallel them both and output through my ai power, but I am scared of frying something. Looks like (at least from this video) paralleling them through a kit would work, but I want to use the simpler connection of the ai power.
Somebody please help me on the generac pair kit model number 7668 would somebody please tell me what the wing that in the front is for a ground goes where ???
@@GeneratorReviews Thank you Gavin, I love watching you videos , with 2 ryobi RYi4022X 110volts to solaredge 5000 watts transformer to make it 240volts for the house what do you think? is it possible ?
Although you could have skipped the parallel kit, and plugged in a heater to the Honda and the microwave and heater to the generac. Only time I see this being valuable is if you were trying to run one single item that neither could run individually, although I can't think of one to be honest.
Good information. May I am where you got your parallel kit? I have 1 generator that only has a 110 outlet. I would like to run it parallel with another but I can’t seem to find a kit that plugs into 110. Any help would be very much appreciated!
I'd be careful with any inverter generator when the overload light is coming on or flickering this is a warning to reduce the power or unplug something. I was only off grid 6 months and killed one cheap Chinese 79cc generator. The inverter board burned up the engine would still start up but wouldn't make any power immediately the overload light come on once it started and no power. I've had great luck with two older non inverter generators they've never burned out even after abusing them for years even over throttleing the non-inverter generators when I needed extra power to start something. But I've always kept up on maintenance. When you over speed and run the throttle up on more RPMs to start something you have to be careful because you can burn up something because it puts out more volts than 125.
Can the same Parallel kit that runs a 1600W and 2300W in parallel also run a 5000W and 6500W in parallel, or is there a parallel kit for greater wattage generators?
I have a 3500 and a 2000 Predator's from Harbor Freight. If I used the 30 amp RV plug off the 3500 and ran a 15 amp plug into those outlets. That should support the 2000 run my axillary air conditioner in my RV? Hopefully. What do you think.
Hey Gavin I have a generac 17,500 watts generator. It has 1 50 Amp plug and 1 30 Amp plug...is there a way you can paralle those two plugs to attain more power?
Ok so I'm a bit confused we just purchased our first travel trailer it has a rooftop air conditioning system and it has a convention/microwave they included a 3100 watt inverter generator and said that when running the air conditioning on generator that we can't run microwave at the same time or vice versa, so I have another 3000 watt inverter generator aswell with the parallel kit can I run both the ac and microwave? I thought running the 2 in parallel would give 6000watts if both generators were 3000 but I not sure if that correct. Thanks for your help
OK, there is something very confusing in the video... you say that since the smallest generator, the Honda, is only 1600 watts, by paralleling them, you effectively have only 3200 watts available for your loads. However, you clearly have 4000 watts of load, and neither gen is overloading... which proves that the generator capacities must sum together... which is more than just doubling the smallest generator. Maybe you could make another video that more clearly demonstrates what is happening here... When you parallel batteries of different sizes together, the capacities sum together... it should be the same for generators... and this video appears to demonstrate that, although it is very confusing with the misspoken information.
hi I have two 2000i honda generators with no banana plugs to parallel them together.Can I connect them together through the 20amp plugs to a 30amp to connect to my trailer? Will they parallels together automatically or are they the wrong type of generators with no parallels capability? thanks
Great video and information, thank you. Could you please share the brand and model number of the parallel kit you've used in the video as I am having hard time finding it online. Thanks again.
@@GeneratorReviews Thanks. But I was trying to locate the parallel kit you've used in your video titled 'Can you parallel two generators of different brands and sizes??'. It's the one that you've plugged in into AC 110 volts output if each generator and, unfortunately the link to a parallel kit in the comments takes you to a completely different kit that has banana plugs. I would be grateful for your help in identifying the one you've used as I want to duplicate that same application. Thanks again.
Good info. Thank you. I do have a question for you. In another video the ai power 2300 failed compared to others similar to it. Would you recommend that 2300w inverter, or is it crap?
Thanks, My Laptop has been locking up when I type comments, what’s funny is when I was looking for Parallel kits and knowing if they were universal to connect with any generator? I HAVE A CUMMINS ONAN 4500 WATT WHICH PARALLEL KIT DO YOU RECOMMEND
That's incorrect. Once he plugged the microwave into the generac, the load is being pulled directly from that generator and not both.@@GeneratorReviews
@@hermlozano6561 That is incorrect... the Honda is also feeding it's power into the Generac... the parallel ports are connected to the outlets on both generators.
Great videos! I have the predator 2000 and the wen 2250 identical to the ones in another video of yours. I have run them in parallel with the predator parallel kit. VERY powerful together! So mine are only 4,000 starting and 3,200 running together? Versus 4,250 starting and 3,400 running?
I have 2 wen 3,800 gen inverters and a 6,000 watt parallel kit that they came with. I power on 1 genny and wait a few minutes then start the other genny and wait for power to balance out to the parallel unit. When I plug in the 50amp plug to RV it has not output to the RV. What do you think the issue is????
Hey Sammy Took me a while to realize what you were talking about that bolt on the front of the parallel kit is for grounding you don’t have to ground it unless you’re hooking it up to your house.
Hey Gavin! I think I know the answer but want to ask anyways. Can I parallel a Predator 3500w inverter generator and a Cummins Onan P4500i inverter generator? Thanks!
Since the Honda parallel plugs are different shape than the Champion's. I am wondering if I can cut both cords and connect them together to use as parallel kit for both generators. Any ideas?
Me again lol. So I have the wen 2250 and the predator 2000 that I parallel together. They work great together, but I noticed the wen seems to work harder and uses way more gas. So I did a voltage test on both generators. There is a volt and a half difference output between them. The predator puts out 123.5 volts and the wen is 125 volts. Is that a concern?
Nope! ok no concern at all because when in parallel operation they are perfectly in sync. When’s the last time you change the spark plug I would swap out the torch plug with a NGK
@@GeneratorReviews That makes me feel better. I have an ngk spark plug but I haven't changed because I figure wont make any difference. I have read where the voltage HAS to be the same on each generator. But I didn't know how true that is.
I imagine you would need to connect them both, then start the 'dumb' generator first. Then when you start the parallel capable 'smart' generator, it should then power up its inverter and synch with the dumb one. Getting the order wrong might let the smoke out.
Banana plugs that fit most generators dont fit in a Champions square plugs. How will you make them fit? I bought a cable set to find it wont fit my champion.
@@GeneratorReviews ok. I’m thinking of getting the 3300i. I’m installing a transfer switch and may parallel two of them. Love the quietness of these models
not sure you were paying close attention but with all the appliances running, you said total 4000 watts. That exceeds the 1600+1600= 3200 by 800 watts. What am i missing here?
