Pulsar PG2300iS 2,300W Portable Super Quiet Gas-Powered Inverter Generator with USB Outlet & Parallel Capability, CARB Compliant

First question everybody has about these things... "Are they noisy?"The technical response for this one is: "Yes. It is noisy."The practical response is: Noise is relative. Compared to other options for gas powered portable generators, this model is relatively quiet. It's louder than an average 18-wheeler truck exhaust and quieter than almost any gas-powered push mower. It's sound is adequately muffled that even if it would register high in decibels, it does not have a grating sound to it, which makes it conceivably comfortable as background noise, even if you were only standing 10 feet from it. Quite frankly, when I had it outside running out a tank of fuel as a break-in run, I was in the house and hardly heard it running. I almost forgot it was even out there running because I had to turn down the TV to listen for it. As for size, it's about as big as a moderately filled hiking backpack. Its weight is a bit hefty for the size, but the handle is in a well-balanced place and was easy for me to carry it around, walking 50 to 100 feet in the process. I just wouldn't recommend using it as a free-weight while jogging!Setup was easy. I opened the box, removed the top part of the packaging, which contained the oil and accessories, and was able to pull the generator out of its box with ease. From there, I followed the setup guide in the instruction manual to open the side cover. After loosening two screws, you have to "pop" the cover off as it had plastic pins that hold it in place. From there, you can easily access the oil fill hole. Unscrew the oil fill dipstick, then screw in the convenient oil-fill funnel that's included in the accessories. This made it easy to pour in the oil. Then pour in the contents of the included motor oil. The container of oil contains exactly enough oil to fill the oil reservoir. I tested the level with the oil dipstick. One piece of advice, keep that little bottle. You can refill it to the bottle's full line with conventional motor oil for a convenient, premeasured amount to add later when you do its recommended oil changes.As for its usefulness, I didn't test it under any scientific means. The picture I attached to this review shows it powering my workshop. The picture skews the size of the generator. It looks big against the workshop, but the angle of the shot and angle of the camera lens makes it look bigger than it is. The workshop is 18' wide from that view and is about 25-30 feet from the generator.I had all lights on in the workshop. Two LED workbench lights and two LED ceiling lights. I also turned on a desktop computer I had in there, an old CRT video monitor, and two pieces of specialized electronics test equipment. If you're curious, the test equipment was an old logic analyzer from the 1980s with a CRT screen in it, and a two-way radio service monitor from the 1980s. Both test equipment devices consume about 250 watts each. In all, I may have had about 750-800 watts of devices running and the generator just hummed right along. I wasn't going to overexert it during its break-in period, but I was satisfied it would handle my needs.I do not have any personal research on how long it will run under various loads. I don't expect a generator this small to run overnight. If you use this for convenience, like I will tend to do when I sell electronics at flea markets and want to let people test them, then this is perfect for me. If I need to power my refrigerator and freezer if the power goes out for an extended period of time, then I expect to be refilling its tank more often. But at least I would be able to keep the fridge and freezer running. This is a generator for emergency or convenience only. It's not intended to be a whole home backup generator.

A good value type purchase. Doesn't have a ton of fancy features but fits the bill for parallel connectivity and portability. Starts right up and runs quietly. No frill great price and am certain it will last many years with care. Came with oil, fill tube and reusable oil container. I did swap out the Torch spark plug for an NGK but I do that for all my equipment.

It arrived without any problems, super good and it's quiet

Generator included all needed to start. The funnel for the oil filler is great. Wish all small engines had something similar. It is easy to start quiet and easy to carry around. Used it to power a electric impact to rotate tires on a vehicle. Ran it well. We’ll see how it holds up long term. I have 12000 watt pulsar generator I use for power outages and it has been very good.

I bought this generator for indoor home use because of its 2200 watt capacity. It has a very attractive casing design, that is compact, lightweight and very easy to start. I ran it on econo mode, which wasn't too noisy at all. This inverter generator also came with oil and a funnel. Understanding the risk, I wouldn't recommend for indoor use because the exhaust fumes are hazardous. This generator could handle the load of a 26 cubic fridge, indoor and outdoor lighting, security cameras, 42 inch TV, router, a fan and, microwave use. Not bad. Good value for your money. You could get 4.5 hrs from a single tank with moderate load. The only downside is, I don't think it is a pure sine wave. It's a sine wave alright, not pure.

Awesome! The second one i get. Really useful

Bought the pg2300is in April 2023 (delivered in a few days) for a backup generator and broke it in exactly the way it explained to. I put just enough non ethanol gas in for the break in cycles and oil changes. Drained all the gas out the tank and used winterization treatment until it shut off making sure it ran fully through the carb/jets along with fresh engine oil. Great running machine/super quiet and starts 1-3 pulls max. Reinstalled in the box and inside a “dry box” inside my shop. THE PROBLEM….. pulled out of box around July 2024, changed oil,fresh gas, preparing for our usual outages and won’t run at all unless you drip gas at the carb or on top the carb at the throttle blade bracket which most times means a simple vacuum leak or main jet is clogged. No problem for me thank god, because it's my title job, but the “assistance” you can request through Amazon is a mostly a joke and ends with someone seemingly reading the “troubleshooting” page from the manual. I get they’re mostly trying to help the people that have no clue, but it’s ridiculous. I was not asking for the whole step by step troubleshoot method and just wanted to order a part to fix it. You’re OUT OF LUCK if you ask for such unless it’s changed now. I know there are other very similar/almost exact replaces on Amazon, but wanted a true exact part they offer(even though most all are made overseas). I’m ok with it being out of a return period since I can fix my stuff even though this thing is brand new, and not wanting a refund, to clarify that. The so called “assistance” is no real help but instead to make the assuming buyer feel better about the purchase like most over exaggerating Amazon/eBay sellers. I did purchase parts of Amazon listed “for the pg2300is” so we’ll see how it ends up and hopefully gets it back running. Just sucks because the reviews online and You Tube have good use of these machines.