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Jul 08, 2017
Works as expected
25 of 28 found this helpful I bought this generator because of the sale price at 599, I finally got my load panel, power inlet and interlock installed and was able to test it for about an hour. Much to my surprise it was able to laboriously start my 2 ton ac unit, It did not like it and the lights got pretty brown then surged but after it was able to start it, there was still plenty of power left to run some other smaller loads. with the ac unit running I took some measurements. it was putting out 120 to 123v at each leg of the 110 and 63.8hz on the kill a watt p3 meter I used. The apc UPS I use on my internet equipment did not like this and kept trying to switch back and forth to ac and battery.
delivery came by r+l carriers on a 48ft 18 wheeler with liftgate so if space to your home is limited to a full size semi you need to contact the seller before ordering.
Unit did not come with oil, mine took just over 1 qt to reach full mark
Starting the motor was easy and the pull start is about as hard to pull as a push mower, average of about 2 pulls cold or hot to get it to fire up.
electric start worked out of the box no battery charging required
The only problem I have is the high frequency playing with some sensitive devices ( stated in manual and on a sticker on the generator...)
and another problem is that the unit "hunts" when it tries to idle down when on propane. the idle works great on gas though.
Update: After 8 hrs of run time over 6 months, I do not recommend running a heavy load on just a small propane tank and am unsure about even running any loads from propane as there is no control for the fuel amount (see the above idle problem), after reading the reviews, all the ones mentioning destructive engine problems were running on LPG, it may be running lean and detonating the fuel damaging the motor. I was able to fix the output frequency but the adjustment reduced my max starting wattage, I have to undo that fix if I need to run the central ac.
As far as the engine goes, if it goes out it looks like it can be replaced somewhat easily and the generating part of the system is near worth the 599 I paid. Just remember that for what this is it is going to be cheap and should not be used for mission critical backup power.