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Champion 9000w tri-fuel inverter generator (model # 201176) $1180 at Electricgeneratorsdirect.com

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Champion Electric Start Tri-Fuel Open-Frame Inverter Generator w/ CO Shield.

Run Watts
Running watts = 7,250 Rated Watts

Starting watts = 9,000

Fuel options = Propane, Natural Gas, or Gasoline
$1180 at Electricgeneratorsdirect.com. Sale ends April 3rd. Seems to be selling for $1400-1600 elsewhere.

Credit to Chrisjan84 who mentioned this deal in a separate thread about a different Champion deal.
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MBP1
03-19-2024 at 05:25 PM.
03-19-2024 at 05:25 PM.
I've been eyeing this model and got the price drop alert today from Google. I'm weary to order since this retailer has such bad reviews.

I wish there were more tri-fuel inverter options out there, but I understand there isn't a big demand for them. We have a natural gas outlet on our patio so this would be very helpful during winter storms. The only other 2 I know of are closed frames made by Genmax and Pulsar, but both are over $2000. Firman said they should be releasing a closed fram tri-fuel inverter this year, so hopefully that is cheaper.
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03-19-2024 at 06:46 PM.
03-19-2024 at 06:46 PM.
Quote from MBP1 :
I've been eyeing this model and got the price drop alert today from Google. I'm weary to order since this retailer has such bad reviews.

I wish there were more tri-fuel inverter options out there, but I understand there isn't a big demand for them. We have a natural gas outlet on our patio so this would be very helpful during winter storms. The only other 2 I know of are closed frames made by Genmax and Pulsar, but both are over $2000. Firman said they should be releasing a closed fram tri-fuel inverter this year, so hopefully that is cheaper.

Your most cost efficient option is one of the DuroMax gens and buying a Tri fuel kit. It's easy to slap on. We have 4 DuroMax gens. 2 on the farm and dad and i both have 1 each wired up to our houses. I'm not shilling duromax. I just know we've had Good luck with them. But to each their own. Do the proper break in and I would suggest a magnetic oil plug. Not necessary but it's a very small price aftermarket piece. Since these gens don't have oil filters.
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pingb
03-19-2024 at 06:47 PM.
03-19-2024 at 06:47 PM.
Not bad for inverter, but if you don't have to have inverter the Firman refurbished is half the price fyi.
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03-19-2024 at 06:53 PM.
03-19-2024 at 06:53 PM.
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Your most cost efficient option is one of the DuroMax gens and buying a Tri fuel kit. It's easy to slap on. We have 4 DuroMax gens. 2 on the farm and dad and i both have 1 each wired up to our houses. I'm not shilling duromax. I just know we've had Good luck with them. But to each their own. Do the proper break in and I would suggest a magnetic oil plug. Not necessary but it's a very small price aftermarket piece. Since these gens don't have oil filters.

Yes I like Durostar/Max as well, and they have tri fuels but again they are not inverters if needing.
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03-19-2024 at 07:28 PM.
03-19-2024 at 07:28 PM.
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Yes I like Durostar/Max as well, and they have tri fuels but again they are not inverters if needing.

True. But from I've learned over the years is an inverter is quieter. That's about it. You can debate the "THD" all you want I guess. But I've ran my heat pump and all the electronics in our house on my 10k gen with no problems so far. (I will emphasize so far) for about 6 yrs off and on in outages. Maybe total 40 hrs. But we also run our grain bin fans with these for over 100 hrs a yr with no problems. They have a single circuit board per fan so I don't know how much it would affect that. I've always been worried about my heat pump. But it's still running good. I think if your generator is taken care of and runs like it's supposed to you will be fine. It's when it runs out of gas or spits and sputters from poor maintenance is when you get the voltage fluctuations and messes with your electronics.
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03-19-2024 at 11:54 PM.
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True. But from I've learned over the years is an inverter is quieter. That's about it. You can debate the "THD" all you want I guess. But I've ran my heat pump and all the electronics in our house on my 10k gen with no problems so far. (I will emphasize so far) for about 6 yrs off and on in outages. Maybe total 40 hrs. But we also run our grain bin fans with these for over 100 hrs a yr with no problems. They have a single circuit board per fan so I don't know how much it would affect that. I've always been worried about my heat pump. But it's still running good. I think if your generator is taken care of and runs like it's supposed to you will be fine. It's when it runs out of gas or spits and sputters from poor maintenance is when you get the voltage fluctuations and messes with your electronics.

Yes I'm the same, better bang for buck. I have 3 "regular " Units and never had a problem either. I was just adding that for ones needing to know.
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Chrisjan84
03-20-2024 at 03:19 AM.
03-20-2024 at 03:19 AM.
Great features
Inverter generator with low tdh safe for electronics.
tri fuel with natural gas hose included.
decently quiet
good power
long running on gas
electric start
decent weight
300$ cheaper than Amazon and 400 cheaper than others like tsc and home Depot

https://www.electricgeneratorsdir...48099.html
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03-20-2024 at 08:03 AM.
03-20-2024 at 08:03 AM.
Quote from MBP1 :
I've been eyeing this model and got the price drop alert today from Google. I'm weary to order since this retailer has such bad reviews.

I wish there were more tri-fuel inverter options out there, but I understand there isn't a big demand for them. We have a natural gas outlet on our patio so this would be very helpful during winter storms. The only other 2 I know of are closed frames made by Genmax and Pulsar, but both are over $2000. Firman said they should be releasing a closed fram tri-fuel inverter this year, so hopefully that is cheaper.
Couldn't you contact Amazon or Home Depot to see if they will match the price? It would at least be worth trying.
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03-20-2024 at 08:06 AM.
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Couldn't you contact Amazon or Home Depot to see if they will match the price? It would at least be worth trying.

Home Depot refused to price match it. Their reason was that this offer has free shipping and HD charges $55 for shipping so it wasn't an exact match, strange reasoning but that's what I was told. Amazon says URL invalid when trying to submit their "found lower price" form.
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03-20-2024 at 12:43 PM.
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Quote from MBP1 :
I've been eyeing this model and got the price drop alert today from Google. I'm weary to order since this retailer has such bad reviews.

I wish there were more tri-fuel inverter options out there, but I understand there isn't a big demand for them. We have a natural gas outlet on our patio so this would be very helpful during winter storms. The only other 2 I know of are closed frames made by Genmax and Pulsar, but both are over $2000. Firman said they should be releasing a closed fram tri-fuel inverter this year, so hopefully that is cheaper.
You can add a tri-fuel conversion kit pretty easily to most generators. For example, you could get the Champion 100520 (8750-watt, open-frame inverter) for $825 on Amazon (on sale and posted in a separate deal thread) and then add this kit (https://motorsnorkel.com/product/...rsion-kit/)
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redgsr
03-23-2024 at 05:09 PM.
03-23-2024 at 05:09 PM.
Anyone order this? They also have it on eBay for the same price.
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03-25-2024 at 02:13 PM.
03-25-2024 at 02:13 PM.
anyone know how many btu/hour this uses with NG?

Realize load is a deciding factor, but I haven't seen anything specified.

They have a gas/Ng run time but don't specify tank size.


Wish they made the new 61db version with tri-fuel.

I'd be all over that.
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04-01-2024 at 07:20 AM.
04-01-2024 at 07:20 AM.
FYI I got Home Depot to price match. I provided both links and the model number via chat. I did opt for shipping and she added $55 shipping into the price so the price match would still work.
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04-01-2024 at 07:34 AM.
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Quote from hosser :
True. But from I've learned over the years is an inverter is quieter. That's about it. You can debate the "THD" all you want I guess. But I've ran my heat pump and all the electronics in our house on my 10k gen with no problems so far. (I will emphasize so far) for about 6 yrs off and on in outages. Maybe total 40 hrs. But we also run our grain bin fans with these for over 100 hrs a yr with no problems. They have a single circuit board per fan so I don't know how much it would affect that. I've always been worried about my heat pump. But it's still running good. I think if your generator is taken care of and runs like it's supposed to you will be fine. It's when it runs out of gas or spits and sputters from poor maintenance is when you get the voltage fluctuations and messes with your electronics.
Quieter, that's about it? Quiet for a generator is a LOT!. I have the tri fuel Firmanfrom Costco and really regret it. Yes, I saved money, but not really because I would NEVER run that thing at night so now I have to spend more to find a solution for the noise.
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