How do we feel about cheap generators? I just got the prime discount on this one. >3600 watts / 4400 peak
>>2949622I feel like if I bought one, I'd have mild buyer's remorse cus I don't need it, and got conned from some type of cunning corporate sale. So then I'd make a thread here to see what others felt about my purchase, with hopes that I'd be validated it's a good purchase - one that made me more manly, and independent from the system.
You can get refurbished firmans that can do the same or more and sometimes are inverter drive (quieter and more fuel efficient) for a little bit more several times a year when they go on sale
>>2949622>supplied by: otherIt will last for 2-3 seasons if you're lucky. Use a load bank to test if it will really output 3600W continuous. If not, get a refund.
>>2949622>generators?I'd love one. But I have never needed one.
remanufactured generatorsremanufactured sawzall chainsawsthese are worth it over buying used, even if you are stingy as hell. especially inverter generators.
>>2949622probably puts out closer to 1000 watts
>>2949719Not sure if you are implying this gen is used. It is new.
depends heavily on use case, how long you expect it to last for, and if you think it'll actually output whats advertised
>>2949761im saying thats a good choice. no one sells a used genny in good, working quiet condition for a reasobable price i, who am stingy as hell, buy something similar to what you did, factory reman for me, new for you. some things it doesnt make sense to chase for cheap, its worth it to have easy to start generators. all factory reman means is it was returned once, but is better than "scratch and dent" basically.new enough it counts, still in box
>>2949622For me its buying one for $100 from a boomer who sold his summer cabin.
Most generators are for critical applications so need to be reliable, the issue with chineesium is that you can't get parts or repairs, so the very first thing they goes wrong with them tends to make them write offs. And there's no enforceable warranty either so if it arrives and just doesn't work in the first place there's not much you can do. And they also tend to have little if any resale value, and that's relevant because a lot of these seasonal applications you might just buy a good generator second hand then resell it at the end of the season.
>>2949900I'm buying it to charge my power stations and backup lithium batteries. I figured if I can run it an hour a day, I should be able to run my fridge all day. My battery capacity is limited so it would be about a half hour generator run every 12 hours. Plus still run low wattage things like a laptop and maybe my cable modem.
Got the generator. Thought they sent the wrong model, but this is right.
