Started on the first pull, it's relatively quiet and exactly what others Described in other reviews. I'm happy with my purchase and the warranty That accompanies it.
Receive my iGen2200 today, was undamaged from freight, started on second pull. Ran the unit for 30 minutes with varying loads. Only concern is what sounds like and intermittent miss both under a load and with out. Seems to be getting better the more it ran.
I purchased this gen to power our travel trailer when using our toaster oven or microwave. Came with everything you need right out of the box with the exception of gas... followed the quick start steps and fired up on the first pull. Easy enough to pull that the little ones get a kick out of helping you start it up. Noise level is comparable to my buddies Honda 2000. Night but a tad higher dB but not noticeable unless you are in complete silence and purposely listening for it. Plus it's got the extra kick about its competition at the same price! Trust me when I say as an engineer I'm prone to doing extensive research. After many days and hours of reading reviews and talking to folks with other genies I couldn't pass this one up. Anyways just got back from a 3 nighter at 8500' elevation in the Sierras and had no issues whatsoever!
This is the perfect size for me, as a woman, to be able to carry and start. I am able to move it fairly easily, once I got used to it, cranking it was fairly easy. I can't say yet how it runs when needed as I just got it and have only tested it to make sure that I can operate it, easily and safely.