I think I wrote this before in some other treat …
I would highly recommend the brand “Himoinsa”.
We have a Himoinsa generator for several years now and it is the best I have ever bought. (We had a small Kubota before and Himoinsa is better..)
We bought the generator at Ferreteria Ochoa in Santiago . It is big - around 18 kilo - diesel and LOW noise.
It is insolated and it is standing in the yard without any cover and the noise is far lower than many generators standing inside a “house”. You can stand next to it - talking - without going crazy..
We NEVER had any serious issues with that generator. It is automatic, so it goes on automatically if the light goes out. Not even the transfer system, which is build into the generator has given us any issues.
The only issue is the fact that the fuel tank is small for a 18 kilo generator, so we bought a separate tank for 200 gallons diesel - and it is standing next to the generator.
We paid around 300.000 pesos for the generator 6 or 7 years ago.
The service from Ochoa was very good and the guy, who installed the generator was surprisingly professional.
Himoinsa makes smaller generators too - 11 kilo I remember for sure and I think an even smaller one too. Important is to say you want a LOW noise generator ( they are not all insolated)