Followed instructions to start. Not being mechanically inclined, there were a couple small irritations. I loosened screws to the engine oil fill/drain plug service panel, but then had to pry it off. Then instructions stated to use the entire bottle of engine oil -- a bit too much. I had about a 5" diameter puddle on the driveway to clean. Those are minor, added to my massive volumes of lessons learned, and will not be an issue in the future. I liked the way the funnel worked to help eliminate messes. The iGen2200 started first time, ran well, and seemed to handle every test, though I did not do enough to really stress it. It shut off and started again effortlessly. I expect that I would add a fourth star to this review with more use. ....and a fifth star if it exceeds expectations, which are already high.

Has all the features and power I need...very easy to start; runs quiet; has the features needed to save gas and generate good amount of power....wish it was designed with more weather resistance so you could use it during wet conditions but this design deficiency seems to plaque most portable generators

I won't have to go through another hurricane in the dark, without coffee! Starts easily and super quiet. I put in on an old dolly to wheel it around, but light enough to just carry. Enough power to run everything I need to stay comfortable and informed during power outages.

I bought this generator 2 years ago for camping. It got very little use over the two years but it worked well when we did use it. This year the pull cord broke. The design for the pull cord is horrible, the spool is in the middle of the generator and I could not get to the last bolt holding it in. It cost me $129 at the repair shop to get the pull cord replaced. To add insult the shop said that the gas tank had a leak due to corrosion and they could not get a new gas tank to replace it.

As advertised, it started on the first pull and puts out stable 125 volts. It registered 70db at ten feet using my iphone app, which registers normal conversation at 65db. So, it is quiet enough at full rpm, and will run two refrigerators at the same time. The carburetor drain is easy for long term storage, as well as oil drain chute. Great machine for the price. I wish I had this after Hurricane Dorian hit my friends house in the Bahamas.

brand new out of the box was leaking gas out up near the carb when you turn the dial to choke. I eventually got it running and the leak seemed to stop. hope it was just a stuck bowl thing or something. I needed it and can't be dealing with returning it and waiting god knows how long to get a replacement. it's brand new and should work I was furious at first but now it is what it is.

love the small foot print of this generator even I can manage it and i'm a single 63 year old female.only for stars cause I haven't got to use yet. going to use in yard for electric pole saw and weedeater.but bought for back up power during electric outages I'm sure it will do what I need.price was pretty good also.

Purchased for a portable backup when the whole house gen isn't needed as well as for camping at the races. Simple unboxing & setup. Oil, fuel & started on 3rd pull. Nice & quiet so the campers next to us will no longer be up all night with the old screaming unit.

Took it camping on a long weekend and it worked like a champ. The generator came with oil, which is very easy to fill. It started on the first pull after I filled it with gas. It is quiet for a generator as I watch a movie with the generator right outside of the camper, so nice compared to my old loud generator. The price can't be beat compared to the leading name brand generator. I highly recommend it.

We purchased two of these to parallel together to run our AC and microwave in our horse trailer! They worked great, were very quiet and used very little gas. We ran them from 10:30 at night until 8:00 in the morning, with the AC on all night long and they never ran out of gas!