Honda has a reputation as the "best" but twice the cost of
others.

How often do you plan to use this unit? if it's only a couple
times a year, any generator will do the job if it has enough
wattage.

One HP is 748 watts, if memory serves. Most sumps are half horse,
at largest. If you're comfortable doing gas and oil mix, you can
get a cheap generator on Ebay for about $150, about 1,000 watts.
If you want to go $500, you can get a home owners model Generac
or something like that, that takes straight gas and has oil in
the crankcase.

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"HugeBob" wrote in message
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Hi All,

I'm in the market for a backup generator to power primarily two
sump
pumps. Coverage of an extra circuit or two would be nice.
But, I'm
more concerned about protecting a finished basement. Could
someone
outline which manufacture/unit is best? I've had estimates
which left
me more confused as the vendor trashed everyone and everything
other
than what he was selling of course.