I set up engine and started motor. Motor did not come up to speed. Smoked a lot. I have seen many reviews about issues with the choke, so I pulled the side panel off and checked operation of the choke. It was stuck closed.. I manually opened it and the generator ran just like it should. i ran it for about 4 hours with about 1500 watt load and all went well. I downloaded the Service Bulletin on the choke cable issue. I followed the instructions, pulled the front panel and reconnected the dangling connector. Put everything back together and watched the choke operate as the motor was starting and all was good. I am going to use this for power outages and I have every belief that it will perform as advertised when the time comes.
I purchased this because I needed a quieter power option for my concession trailer but with enough power to run my commercial equipment. This is the quietest one I found with the wattage I need and I did not want to mess with two smaller units and a parallel kit. I wanted the dual fuel but it's sold out everywhere. Very good quality!
I bought this based on 4500/3700 watt capacity to run my 15000 BTU AC in RV, and still have a little headroom for other items. First I broke it in a little then ran two hair dryers at 3100 watts with no problem, so I’m confident it will do the job. And it’s really quiet when idling or low load. Today I showed my wife how to operate in case I’m not around in power outage so she can keep the refrigerators running., The electric start, and remote start make that easy.