[casstony]

With the prospect of power shortages in the summer I'm again considering buying a generator to power the fridge and some other items in the house. The Honda EU20 and Yamaha EF2000 are obviously good quality but expensive (and a rip off compared to US pricing). I'm wondering if others have had a good run with cheaper units.

One I have my eye on is the Cromtech Outback 2.4KVa, supposedly a well made Chinese generator in contrast to the cheap and nasties.

There's also a Briggs & Stratton sold by Bunnings but every one of their motors I've had starts burning oil before too long.

All comments welcome.