I bought this generator yesterday and found the break-in procedure easy to follow and execute. The generator performed great in its 1st 5 hours of break-in loads and use. Love the features especially the ease of mobility. Looking forward to many years of good operation.

Unit came complete with very well written instruction. There are two small problems for people like me with big hands. The oil fill location is difficult at best and the extendable handle is a little less robust than i would like. Overall ... very good buy

The batter was already hooked up to the cables when I attempted to hook them up. I was not able to use electric start, but started on first pull with manual system. Ran perfectly and charged just fine. I plugged in the battery charger over night and I still can't start the inverter with electric start. I wonder if the battery is bad and can't take a charge.

This is a very early review, since I just received my 1Gen4500 yesterday. I made the purchase because of the low noise level, long run time, and data center for tracking run time, power output, remaining fuel, etc. I unpacked the box, connected the battery, filled with oil and gas, pushed the start button and it fired right up. Very easy, smooth and quiet just as advertised. I will give more information as things progress. Very happy so far, and feeling much more secure amid power outages.

I bought this generator in June and used over the 4th of July camping and on our camping trip to Montana. It worked great the whole time. It is extremely quiet and I had numerous other campers come ans ask me about it. It ran our air conditioner in our 28 foot travel trailer just fine. I rate this a 5 star!!!

Very nice, mobile, quiet, etc. Best amenities in a generator for the price point. Only problem is that the connector for the automatic choke was disconnected when it arrived (apparently a common problem). Notified customer service and received a service alert on how to correct, but then was unable to get one of the bolts out (also apparently a common issue, as I found a video online relatively quickly that showed a workaround). No reason for a product of this price to not have a better connector, especially when it looks to be a common issue. Those connectors can't be cost prohibitive to find a different supplier and switch out. If you don't mind having to open up and work on the generator you just purchased, then it's fine. If you do, then this isn't the generator for you. Aside from that, no issues.

Bought new - would not start out of the box. Had to remove covers, adjust choke, charge battery...not difficult, just a pain. Service access sucks. Why is the access panel to the carb, choke, throttle screwed on? Should be an quick release panel - especially with the starting issues.

I bought this for my small business, it has great feature - my favorite part is the LCD screen for the amount of gas is in the generator. Previous generator had a toggle level under some plexi glass, but when that glass was dirty, it was hard to tell if it was filled or not. This is a much better way of telling.

We’re moving in to our RV full-time and bought this because of all the reviews saying how quiet this unit is - and they were right! It’s super quiet and the perfect size to power everything we need while boondocking - including the AC. Highly recommend!

After lots of searching for an inverter generator for my RV I settled on this one. It's powerful enough to run everything in my RV, including the AC, and relatively quiet for the price point. The reason for the 4 stars is the automatic choke. Out of the box the generator started, but smoked like crazy and would not run properly. After some research online I found a service bulletin regarding the automatic choke. Apparently it's common during shipping for an electrical connection behind the main panel to pop loose which impacts the automatic choke. After reconnecting it seems to run without issue. We'll just have to see how long before I have to open it back up again and reconnect. For now everything is good.