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Thanks God I noticed it immediately and shut it off, otherwise I might not be here writing this. Read everything except maintenance before starting. Paid extra to get it next day, Amazon Prime rocks. Starts up and notice gas is pouring out of the bottom of carburetor. Also filling the engine oil is a pain, need to buy a long flex-neck funnel. Turns out the fuel draining screw was loose and fell off on start-up.
The packaging was in relatively good condition. There was a red mark around the crack, indicating someone knew there was a defect, but failed to take the necessary action to correct the problem.Since this item is not returnable merchandize, I the consumer am stuck with the problem. 13.5 A breaker for a 20 A plugDirections to install the wheels and handle were simple and nicely documented.Afterward, I added the oil (a bit awkward due to the angle of the fill port) and added about 1 gal of gas.I quickly noticed gas was leaking from the stem where the shut off valve is connected to the bottom of the steel tank.Closer examination revealed a cracked in the gas tank where the stem is connected to the tank. I just received my generator today. After taking it out of the box, the generator only had some minor wear marks on the frame. I called ETQ and left a voice message and E-mailed them and I'm now waiting to hear back from them. Packaging could have been better.Pros: Easy to assemble and protable with wheelsCons: Leaking Gas Tank (Shipped knowing it was cracked).
I have no doubt after reading previous reviews that it will do everything we need it to and more. We purchased this as a precaution against power cuts in bad weather for two reasons. Firstly my husband uses a non invasive ventilator to sleep with and secondly because we have a salt water fish tank which needs constant power. Will add to this review once we have tried it. It is still in the box right now as shortly after delivery I had surgery so I can not lift anything heavy and it is too heavy for my husband to attach the wheels on his own as he is disabled.
I let it warm for a short time, opened the choke, and it settled into a very steady, stable thrum. I did some research online and decided on this model as being adequate to power our necessities (other than central heater) in case of a lengthy outage.The generator arrived intact; mine didn't suffer any of the damage or defects others have reported (broken air filter housing, bad fuel line attachment to the gas tank). The oversized muffler definitely dampens the sound admirably. When I flicked it to the off position to turn off the unit, it kept running quite happily.
They're they usual spade connections, so it took me 10 seconds to put it back on after I checked the schematic to make sure I was putting it on the right terminal (there are 2 unused ones on that switch). This is VERY SOUND advice and I recommend the same procedure.The unit is very easy to handle after adding the wheels and handle. I checked the switch and saw that one of the wires had popped off during shipping, or was never attached during assembly. After a nasty ice storm blew through Southwest Oklahoma in early February and caused us to be out of power for a few days, I decided it was time to have a generator handy, since it's safe to say either we or friends would use it. After reviewing that everything was where it should be (choke closed, fuel valve open, switch in the on position), I gave the cord one sharp pull and it fired immediately. It is definitely loud, so bear that in mind if you're in a residential neighborhood (like I am), but with the generator outside on my patio and me inside about 10' away, the noise was easily ignored. Once I did that, the kill switch functioned properly- the engine will not start with it in the off position and will shut off if it's operating and you turn the switch to the off position.One of the reviews mentioned changing the oil after the first 5 hours, then at 10 hours, then again at 20 hours, and then follow the maintenance schedule in the manual.
As others have mentioned, you'll definitely be wanting a funnel with a long neck, or better, a flexible tube, for filling the oil.I am extremely satisfied with this generator, and while I hope I don't have to use it in the same situation we just got through, I'll rest easier knowing we have it. I pulled it out the box, attached the wheels and handle with the included tools and added just a hair under a quart of 10-30w oil, a gallon of gasoline. A/C power was provided to all of the outlets and seemed quite steady, the generator's pitch never varied with the load and lights and such attached never flickered, but I wasn't running it anywhere near even 25% load at this point.The one small thing that was wrong was the engine switch. Best of all, it's more than portable enough to transport to another location if a friend loses power and we don't need it. I shut the fuel valve and it died after a minute or so.
I finally got this item.It came with the oil warning light damaged but apart from that everything else looked ok.Assembly took 15minutes.I added oil and gas and it powered right up.The noise level is definitely more than 65db but i can manage.I let it warm for about 5mins and powered up a few items.I later switched on my 1.5hp Ac with no problem.I had researched and read a lot of reviews before finally buying this generator.I am very happy with my gamble so far.I will update if anything comes up.I recommend.
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