This review is based on 2 months of ownership and several hours of use. In general, I think this generator is an incredible value. It arrived with slight damage, a minor scratch and dent in the frame. I don't care about that because I think the packaging was adequate and, while I take care of my gear, I don't baby it. Generators get used, and that sort of minor damage is inconsequential to me.
Slightly more consequential is that it arrived with with one of the clips for a the air filter bent. I haven't bent it back or replaced it yet because the other clip does an adequate job of keeping to cover on the air filter. This issue is a bigger deal than the dent in the frame, but still not something I'm terribly concerned about. Ie., not worth the time & trouble of a return. Eventually, I'll fix the clip. Or maybe not, again I don't see this as a big deal.
Why did I get this? Because I have a well pump that runs on 240v, and running water during an outage is really nice. (This can also run my water heater, which is an electric 240v heat pump unit.) As it doesn't make sense from a fuel standpoint to run this all the time when the pump only cycles from time to time, so far I've been firing it up when I want to top up the pressure tank / obtain hot water. I will also use this for remote construction projects.
I got this for christmas as I have lot of power outages this year. It was easy to set up and started in about 2 seconds only got a couple hours on it but i would recommend this to someone looking for a cheep easy to use generator.
I bought this item 2 weeks ago - it arrived sooner than expected. Boxing was perfect - everything needed was included - instructions - all parts - instruction manual - tools necessary for putting together - quart of oil - oil funnel were included. I am very happy and look forward to using this generator ( if needed ) .