Thanks Sooooo much for this video!!!!!!👍👍👍👍its gonna be my first time ever buying a generator for back for my rent house here in Houston TX...it get very hot here and u can never be caught without cool air in case we lose power during the summers here!!!😱TY

This video was very useful with all the items you tried! Thank you!

I have this exact same generator, I followed the break in steps using Amsoil break-in oil, then switched to Amsoil full synthetic and passed on using the no name oil in the box. So far I have just over 67 runtime hours and it's been flawless so for the price it's tough to beat. You could see in the first oil change slight metallic dust in the oil from the manufacturing process, almost normal with every small engine so you don't want to leave the break in oil in there for a long time, just the first few hours and then change it. One thing to note, your first start took 10 pulls because you didn't turn the dial to "start" which is the full choke position. The choke has a range from partial, 1/2, 3/4, full etc. which is indicated on the dial in the yellow / green color band where it says choke. Choke isn't just where the word choke is on the sticker, it's a range of choke and when starting cold you always need full which is all the way over to where it says Start. The choke range is the entire section on the dial between Run & Start with Start being Full Choke. One thing I should say I've noticed with mine is that whether the engine is warm or cold it always likes the dial to be on the start position (full choke) and will always start 1 -2 pulls when cold and 1 pull when warm. The speed at which you turn the dial from start to run will depend on temperature as you are slowly removing the choke as the engine warms. On a warm engine it cam instantly be turned from Start to Run, on a cold engine more of a slow turn towards Run as the engine warms up, maybe 30 second period. At about 75% load the fuel lasts for approx. 5 hours, at approx. 25% load that runtime is about 10 hours using eco mode. I only use premium ethanol free fuel & stabilizer to avoid carb issues.

I got mine on sale at Sams Club and works great. You need to read the instructions before using and make sure you break in before putting it to work.

I have the same generator. It looks as though you are not turning the choke control all the way to the full choke position. I would also recommend that you oil the air filter this also helps in starting. So when starting a cold generator put then knob in full choke and pull the recoil a few times slowly and then give it a quick pull, it will start right up. Good luck.

Good review! I have the same generator. I was also hoping to be able to use it for the camper A/C, but even after adding a soft start kit, the power demands of the compressor at startup are too much for this generator. Watching the indicator panel, the voltage readout drops from 124 way down to about 60 volts as soon as the compressor kicks in on my Dometic Penguin, which is much too low. Other A/Cs may not have the same problems with startup current demands, but I can't use the A/C as I had hoped. I have also heard that Honda and other generators with the same wattage have bigger displacement motors which seems to help them provide enough power to start the A/C. It does work well with my electric edger/weed whacker, which is 10 amps/1200 watts. I like using that for heavy edging, and I can just roll the generator where I need it and use 100' of heavy duty power cord. On the start of the video, it looks like you didn't turn it all the way to the start position (full choke) and just set it to the word "choke" which is actually mid choke. Start position works much better when cold.

Maybe look into a "Soft Start Kit" for your AC, that generator should be able to run your AC. I have a similar unit from that company that comes with a Yamaha Motor...Got it at Costco years ago, pretty quiet.

It can run a small 5000 BTU (1465 W) AC window unit just fine. Lasted me about 8 hours exactly. The remaining 335 W (1800-1465) is good enough to also power my refrigerator, TV, charge phones, and various other small devices.

IDK the difference between the sua, gxs and other Ai gens of the same wattage.

Be sure to change the oil several times during the first two or three hours to get any junk out of the engine.

Good video thanks.

Most of these Chinese made small motors come with cheap spark plugs often branded “Torch” or some other off name I always replace them with a NGK or other quality brand before they fail this also seems to help on start up.

I have this inverter. An air fryer will put a good test load on it for a long period of time. My power xl air fryer is 1800 watts and provided constant draw. It has a watt usage meter on it. Also turn off ALL other things in your camper including the refrigerator, then give the ac an attempt.

Nice video. You can calculate watts to amps and figure out what size generator you need before buying it and trying it. It's rated at 1800 run watts so that's what it runs. I work with generators for my company and have several of them for different tools I'm operating.

It look identical to Yamaha 2300W and seen to do well than this one, some people replace original spark plug for better know brand.

nice, thank you

How about the hose I see inside does it connect anywere

what amperage is the saw rated at?

Two of them working together with the patch cable would run any A/C unit, i bet, even without the soft start. 3000w rule of thumb I go by. I wonder how it compares to Honda 2200 watt gen. 48decibel vs 52 db is not something i can imagine myself.

Great review! For the AC, one potential option before you spend the $$$ for the soft start is try turning off the breaker for your converter. This will stop using some of the generator's amps from charging the battery at the same time it's trying to run the AC. I ended up adding another breaker to my 5th wheel, so that the converter was isolated and could be turned off without effecting the outlets. Turning the converter off allowed me to run the AC with my Honda 2000 generator. Maybe it will help run yours too! Cheers!

How's it running since you made the video?

I have two champion 2500 dual fuel inverters that I parallel to run my RV AC unit. it's the starting watts not the running watts is why it won't run your AC

Definetly don’t use for your saw it will overheat and burn it out good for minimal power needs.

Excellent video! Will this generator run a cpap machine all night on 1 tank of gas?

This generator runs my 13500 bounder ac just fine. Turn fan on high then immediately switch to high ac mode.

What engine does it use?

I bought the 3800 version of this and it would not power a 15 amp 120 volt welder. I returned it back to Costco.

Guys need to get yourself a soft start kit for your air conditioner/ get out or run it then

Will it run a coffee maker?

I have one of these and not even 30 hours of use it stopped and will not work. The company sent me a new part to fix it but it is still dead. Still fighting with them to get it fixed. Not worth buying as far as I am concerned

Thanks. Very good. For this generator and all small engines you should use free ethanol gasoline because ethanol destroy or cause many problems to small engine, then you have to add product to gasoline when using ethanol. Buy ethanol free gasoline You csn buy in WaWa 89 octane ethanol free(is more expensive). I use for my lawnmover , trimmer, generators(i don't has to use any aditional product).. Read the effects of ethanol in small engines. Thanks for you review very good. 👍🇺🇸🙏

Smaller motor than the Honda, so this'll wear out quicker, BUT u can buy 3 of these compared to 1 Honda 2200.

Thank you for this video. Jesús Christ bless all of you, Amén.

You seem to have completely ignored the break in procedures needed for all small engines

Buy a Honda, stop cutting corners. very good review though.