DuroStar DS7200 6,000 Watt Diesel Powered Portable Generator With Wireless Remote Electric Start

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As long as you're mechanically inclined, or, know somebody who is, this unit is not a bad choice at all. I've run one tank of fuel through it so far and besides the starter solenoid wire coming off (on the very first run, but by no means considering that) along with the injector line needing tightening (it was weeping fuel just a bit) so far so good. This unit *WILL* smoke on startup, it has no pre-heat at all, so white smoke and stumbling/missing is completely typical until the combustion chamber gets up to temperature. It's also going to throw off black smoke when restarted if it really is warmed up as it comes up to speed, and might give a chuff of black smoke on severe load adjustments. Once more all this is normal for a tiny diesel, and also the white smoke starts are completely normal for a cold diesel without any pre-heat assistance. With no a pre-heat I also wouldn't anticipate this unit to start if the outside air temp is below freezing. The lack of a pre-heat (glow plug or otherwise) will be the only large minus, the generator head itself also just isn't quite top quality, another small irritation is the lack of a operating hours meter. There *IS* a constant draw on the battery from the stupid remote start off program. You'd be advised to rip that out/disable it if you are unable or unwilling to put the unit on a battery maintainer. (Review More...)

Black Max 5,250 /6,560 - Watt Portable Generator

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I bought this to run a 180a portable mig welder at a time when some calamity was going on within the midwest and there were no generators to be found locally. 5kw will be the minimum you'd want for this circumstance, and if i had it to complete again, i'd get a 6kw with electric starter. The Subaru engine was the cause i purchased this particular model, i wanted no portion of chinese knockoff honda copies. It has worked fine and starts readily, i do not however have sufficient hours on it to comment on durability, but i'd rather have purchased 1 locally, and i'd rather have a metal gas tank. You can't constantly get what you would like, but if you are patient.... (Read More...)

Honeywell HW5500E 6,875 Watt 11 HP 337cc OHV Portable Gas Powered Home Generator With Electric Start

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1 of my very best buys ever. I replaced a manual begin generator of the same size. It was delivered to my garage with free of charge shipping. I was able to assemble the unit with small help. The 1 challenge was connecting the battery (it looked like nobody had tested the Directions). Filled with gas and oil and started on very first try. Electrician changed the 220 plug for connection to Transfer Switch. Voltage regulation seems to be quite great. Battery is holding charge, but I will add Battery Tender. I is going to be in a position to test unit on a standard schedule, as a result of the ease of starting. (More...)

Generac 5943 GP7500E 9,375 Watt Generator with Electric Start

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Ordered this soon after 4 power outages this summer, not to mention the outage last winter that was 3 days in 10-15 degrees F. Overall this unit is impressive for the price per watt. I was hoping that this generator was produced in Wisconsin however it just isn't. Rather it truly is made in China. That being stated there are top quality items that come out of China, you just need to locate them. Assembling the unit only took about 20 minutes. (More Detail...)

All Power America APG3009 6,000 Watt 13 HP OHV 4-Cycle Gas Powered Portable Generator

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I don't know why but NW Wisconsin for some reason had alot of power issues in 2010. Looked at gen sets and bought this one. This thing is great. I installed a transfer switch and built an location outside the home for this unit to sit in. In 10 months I've employed it about five instances. It's performance was excellent. Oh Oh.....winter is here. Last week the temp was down to -0 and we lost power. The unit wouldn't start, the pull cord would not engage. I utilised a propane heater (Mr. Heater) to warm it up, and 10 minutes later it was up and operating. Summer time it's flawless but when the temp drops down this unit demands to be in a warm place (for starting) or heat it up as I did. (Review More...)

Yamaha EF2800i 2,800 Watt 171cc OHV 4-Stroke Gas Powered Portable Inverter Generator (CARB Compliant)

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Great: Can run 12+ hours on a three gallon tank of gas. Extremely clean voltage with out the radio frequency hash which you find on a Honda inverter generator. This generator can run my natural gas furnace, some lights, small Tv and my main refrigerator with out missing a beat. I briefly unplug the refrig. when I desire to run my Mr. Coffee. This generator is liftable by one guy. Fits inside a regular car trunk with room to spare. Exceptional construct quality as opposed to the junk generators you see at the hardware shops. The Yamaha is a lot more affordable than the Honda equivalent. So so: About as loud as your typical lawn mower. Limitations: Oil fill is really a little difficult to obtain to. Not enough power to run my clothes washer or NG clothes dryer but that is no surprise. 12 volt output has a greater voltage than specified so I'll use my 12 volt auto battery charger if I have to charge batterys. (Read More...)

Steele Products SP-GG900E 9,000 Watt 4-Cycle Gas Powered Portable Generator With Wheel Kit Electric Start

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I purchased this generator due to the fact I wanted somewhat more power and an electric start off that my 14 year old Generac didn't have. On the initial use, I blew 2 light bulbs due to the fact the generator was putting out 290 volts, 170 volts to ground. Had the generator repaired, which took a month, got it back and tested the voltage, 238 volts - nearly ideal! Subsequent outage, started it up and checked the voltage to ground and phase to phase - all good. Flipped the transfer switch and smoke from the xbox, television laptop or computer and our fancy remote control fan. The ceiling fans had been running so quickly it felt like a 40 mph wind and created the dog hide under the desk. I re-checked the voltage - nonetheless very good. Got my other meter from my work truck to double check the readings, as well as the voltage was exactly the same. Clicked the hertz button and got a reading of 298hz which needs to be only 60! Extended story short, it took one more month for the warranty people (ac warranty ) to lastly issue a return number so I could get a new generator, but nonetheless have not reimbursed me for any of the damaged items after practically every day telephone calls to them to preserve the ball rolling. Do not Acquire THIS Item! (Read More...)

Generac 5778 XG4000 5,000 Watt 220cc OHV Gas Powered Portable Generator With Wheel Kit

This is a great generator. I wanted a good quality, compact and "Made inside the USA" generator. This one is high quality and very compact for it is power. Not too loud either. It fired proper up on initial try and it ran smooth. Can't go wrong with this gen. (More...)

DuroMax Elite MX4500E 4,500 Watt 7 HP OHV 4-Cycle Gas Powered Portable Generator With Wheel Kit Electric Start

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So far this generator has really held up well, got this for every day use on a mobile repair trailer. Just no concerns at all so far after a number of months of pretty challenging use. The electric begin is working like a charm so far and Im acquiring pretty good gas usage vs hours of operation. Not positive what else you'd want. (More Detail...)