A low price per watt for whole-house backup through a transfer switch. Buy it in store, or budget for the freight charge, and consider an extended warranty.
Harbor Freight $1,999.99 Harbor Freight (California 72886) $1,999.99
A big open-frame inverter for California homes and 50 A RVs that need clean power through a transfer switch, when you can find it in stock.
- 7,250 / 9,000 WRunning / starting
- GasolineFuel
- 10.5 hr at 25% loadRun time
- 72 dBA at light loadNoise
- 152.2 lbWeight
Price checked October 28, 2026. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
- Legal to buy in California
- Inverter power is safe for electronics at a low price per watt
- L14-30R and 14-50R outlets for a transfer switch or a 50 A RV
- Push-button start with the battery included
- Gasoline only
- Open frame is louder than enclosed inverters
- Small 4.3 gal tank for its size
- Out of stock at Amazon
How it scores
The rating comes from 7 measured or published factors, each scored 0-100 against fixed reference points for its size. How we rank explains each one.
Specifications
| Model number | 201067 |
|---|---|
| Output | |
| Gasoline | 7,250 W running, 9,000 W starting |
| Outlets | 4 × 120 V, L14-30, USB |
| Parallel capable | No |
| Total harmonic distortion | under 3% |
| Fuel and run time | |
| Fuel | Gasoline |
| Tank | 4.3 gal |
| Run time (gasoline) | 10.5 hr at 25% load |
| Engine | 420 cc |
| Noise and safety | |
| Rated noise (light load) | 72 dBA |
| CO shutoff | Yes |
| CARB compliant | Yes |
| Build | |
| Starting | Electric and recoil |
| App | No |
| Wheels | Yes |
| Dimensions | 26.6 x 25.5 x 24.6 in |
| Weight | 152.2 lb |
| Warranty | 3 years |
| Released | 2022-07 |
Alternatives in this size
For homeowners who want a quiet, fuel-injected 240V Honda for backup power and will pay a large premium for it. Cheaper dual-fuel inverters offer more watts for the money.
Amazon $4,899 Amazon (50-state EU7000ISNAC) $4,999At its clearance price, a quiet 240V home-backup inverter for far less than the Honda EU7000iS. Yamaha has stopped making generators, so check the retailer’s final-sale terms first.
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