Opened up box added oil /gas hooked up battery pushed start and it fired right up quieter than previous Honda .i looked over a lot of units and now I know I made the right choice
I fired up the generator as I was amazed on how quiet it was! I hooked it up to my camper and it ran everything with no issue. It has plenty of power and I can't wait to use it!
Just received mine today. Box was in good shape. After purchase I did find some of those stories about the auto choke issue. I did research and easily googled a service bulletin with pictures and instructions on how to check or fix the issue easily. I took the covers off before doing anything and all the connections in the bulletin were secure. I added the supplied oil....The directions say pour entire bottle in, which I now do not recommend...LOL...it was a little too much, likely because there is some residual oil from the testing....I would put 3/4 and then go slow until at proper level.....after that I easily connected battery, added gas and pushed start....started right up....The Auto Choke disengaged after 5-10 seconds and it ran great..... let it warm up a minute and then turned on economy mode.....wow it is quiet!.... Hopefully, it will be a reliable item on our camping adventures.....
Just got this today and tried it out. Everything worked ok. There was some corrosion on the tank when we went to put gas in it and there was gas in it (probably from testing at the factory). People have complained about this and that some won't start because of the choke is stuck (wire comes loose apparently). Do a YouTube search on how to fix it...seems easy. Other than the bit of corrosion it is ran our camper trailer's 15k btu air conditioner, microwave, TV, water pump, and lights all at the same time at 75%. All we are likely to need at any one time. It is quite for a generator, so ok for running the ac unit during the day. Any night use people would probably give us some dirty looks.
Very enclosed and hard to get to things but that’s probably why it is quiet. Started right up first time but then hard to start. Will have to see how things go.
I just received item. It was easy to fill oil and connect battery for first start. Used pull start for first start just because and started on 3rd pull. Quieter than i expected and runs well.