I purchased this after several months of research for what would meet our needs and because the reviews were very good, also got the best price I had seen for several months. I had read some reviews with instances of damaged generators upon delivery. Mine was in good shape, a few minor scratches, nothing to detract from its overall appearance and no obvious damage. I read all the product materials included and made sure all items that are supposed to be included were present. It was easy to hook up the battery and I took extra time to add the oil, so as not to overfill or spill. I also plugged the battery charger in for about 15 mins to make sure it had enough juice to start. I went to the gas station and bought fresh gas and also added fuel stabilizer to the gas can. I followed the starting directions to the letter. I used the electric push button start and it turned over immediately, but did not start. I waited several seconds and tried it again, started right up. It is fairly quiet(there's no such thing as a whisper mode) and I know that we will be satisfied when it is 20 feet away from our Travel Trailer. I ran it for several minutes and then switched on the Efficiency Mode, it went to a lower idle speed as expected. I then added a load to it with a space heater, which made it speed up a little bit, not much. I shut it down with the remote and restarted it also with the remote, worked as specified. I checked the digital display with the load on it and it registered a load but it was not showing a fuel level, a time remaining to run or total time running. I reviewed the literature and noticed it is supposed to be an "Automatic Rotating Data Number Display", I did not see that happening. Unfortunately, that is one of the important features that helped me decide to purchase this unit. I will contact the Service Hotline to help me trouble shoot this issue. If that is an easy fix I would be willing to give it 5 Stars- Excellent rating, but until I know how this can be rectified I only give it 4 stars.

Just got this great inverter generator last week. Unpacked, and recharged battery (with included charger) just to be sure. Don't forget to open battery compartment and snap together battery wire connectors before you recharge battery. Added oil (included) and gas. Started right away. Very quiet.

I had no trouble with setting up this piece of equipment. The accessory toolkit was helpful with the funnel included in the kit filling the oil was a breeze! The battery charger is which was included in the toolkit is also a nice feature. I charged the battery over night just to be sure that it had enough of a charge to start the device the next day and test the generator out by hooking it up to my camping trailer. The generator pasted the test with flying colors with plenty of power for my camping needs. The remote start is a godsend for my wife in using the generator. the generator is also markedly quieter than my other generator. The compact size is nice too. My other generator is a Craftsman rated a 5600 running watts and is much larger and more cumbersome so the Li'l Blue as I now call my new generator is just about perfect in everyway as far as a portable power source could be. We my wife and I are looking forward to getting out in the mountains of Montana and doing a lot more camping made more enjoyable with our new power source.

I bought this for my new camper. A must for any adventure!! After 2 weeks of research on 11 different models, this was the one. Added the oil, connected the battery and we were ready to go. Remote start? Heck yea!! Anybody can start this machine. Runs all night in the camp ground and does not bother a soul!!

We bought this unit as a backup gernerator for our camper but have found it useful for other appliocations. I have used it to build an elevated hunting blind in a remote location and have used it a few times to run an electric fryer at a fish fry next to a lake where there was no power. It's very quiet and efficient. I would reccomend to everyone!

I bought this generator a couple weeks ago. The shipping was a joke. It took forever. The gas lid gas had some rust on it but I knew it from the reviews I read. If u order a cover for it BEWARE they put it on the very top. Cut mine completely in half opening box. Just did first oil change and very happy so far.

Haven't used it much yet but it seems to runs fine when it's going. Fairly quiet, not as smooth running as others. It is a little slow to start however which I think may be related to the choke issue. I think it would benefit from a better choke design.

It was a few days late on the delivery but not a big deal. Unpackaged the generator and reviewed paperwork, fill will oil, put gas in it and it started almost immediately. Runs quite and its smooth. I'm an old guy so its a little heavy for me but the pull out handle and wheels makes it fairly easy to move around. Love it so far..

We bought this to replace our larger 7000 Honda it’s as quiet as the large one and compact it runs our air conditioner and coffee maker at the same time that’s a big plus we do a lot of dry camping I’m by myself sometimes and it’s easy for me to load and unload whereas I could not the 7000 I had to depend on someone else I love this little thing

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!