I bought this for power outages after having lost our power during an ice storm. My electrician put a transfer switch into my gas furnace. The unit has two outlets so I can also power my fridge and other small items.
Just got this generator for my trailer a few days ago, and so far it seems solid. Ran a "break in" for an hour, changed oil, ran for another hour, changed oil, then ran it under a medium load on it for an hour like I've seen recommended by a number of websites. It idled fine but the idle dipped a bit now and then. But, as soon as a load was applied it purred right along. Happy so far!