Honda EU3200i (fuel-injected inverter, CO-MINDER)

Honda calls the EU3200i “ideal for RVs, outdoor events, home back up power, and much more”. It is sold as the EU3200IAN (49 states) and the EU3200IAC (50 states, CARB); output figures are the same. Unlike the smaller EU2200i, it has a fuel-injected GX130 engine and a 30 A locking outlet; it still starts by recoil only, and the Honda app can switch it off remotely but not start it. It weighs 59.1 lb dry.

Running vs starting watts

Honda rates it at 2,600 W rated (running) and 3,200 W maximum (starting). The 3,200 in the name is the maximum, available only while a motor starts; continuous loads must stay under 2,600 W. On its own it can start a French-door refrigerator or a 1/2 HP sump pump and run a 1,100 W microwave. It cannot start our 7-1/4 in circular saw (3,600 W starting).

Run time

Honda publishes 3.3 hours at rated load and 8.6 hours at 1/4 load on the 1.2-gallon tank. We show those points only and do not extrapolate. It is an inverter generator; Honda describes “home-outlet quality power for sensitive electronics”, without a harmonic-distortion figure on the page we read.

Safety

CO-MINDER is “designed to automatically shut down the generator if it detects carbon monoxide gas reaching unsafe levels”. That reduces the risk but does not make indoor, garage or porch use safe: CPSC's outdoor-only rule still applies. Our CPSC recall search found no recall for the EU3200i.

Add your appliances to the calculator to check your own load against these figures.