1200W Petrol Inverter Generator, Silent Portable for Camping, Home

This is my first foray into inverter generators, having always used plain 240v machines. Took it whilst using a friends boat last week, just in case, as my wife likes to use the microwave a fair bit and we would be without any EHU. Turned out the boat batteries were shot which left us stranded after our first night out. I knew the generator has a battery charge function so started to use that, turns out this was very slow for this size battery so realising I had the EHU adapter I connected the generator to the EHU plug, fired it up and the boats 50a charger did the rest. 5 minutes later the boats started up and we were on our way. On ‘low idle’ the generator is quiet but when using a lot of power, there is very little difference between the noise on this model and any other one. It does score highly for weight, this was the 1200a model and it is quite small, enough to just tuck away. We ran it overall for maybe 3 hours in total and it had used only a small amount of fuel. It starts easy, I always stop it by turning off the fuel and letting it drain the carburettor fully. I did make the mistake once of forgetting to let it stabilise before plugging in for mains, the result was that no power was forthcoming. I suspected a defect but re-reading the instructions brought home the need for letting it run for two minutes before requesting power. For the price, it’s a great, easy to start and versatile machine. The included accessories are very useful too.

Received the day after ordering , I gave it a very short test run , it's really quiet . I need to give it a better try out in the next few days but so far so good , very sensitive ( which is obviously a really good thing ) to engine oil levels , I initially put the 0.35 litre of 10w30 oil in , turned it over a couple of time by the pullstring , just to ensure that oil was circulating . popped a litre of fuel in and it went 1st pull . extremely quiet for the price , I will try it again in the next week with th emax load and report back but hopefully it will do the job

Perfect - not very portable but easy to start and runs reasonably quiet - primarily in use filling rat holes whilst charging batteries.

This Generator works perfect very quite and works a 600 watt grinder perfect, and I use it every day, easy to start and good on fual. I think this Generator could work a 1000 watt plug in easy, I am very happy with this Generator, its a bargain...

The generator was supplied promptly between Christmas and New Year but whilst it started easily it kept cutting out after a few seconds. Once they were back after the break the customer support team quickly identified a faulty carburettor and sent me a new one with links to assembly videos on Youtube. The new carb was quite straightforward to fit for anyone with mechanical experience but the videos were a little short on detail and safety advice. The generator is now working as advertised for topping up the batteries in my motor home and available to run a small microwave when we have another power cut. Overall I am happy with the product and the response to my problem but it was frustrating to be without it for two weeks when quality control in the factory should have identified the distorted carburettor mounting. Hence 4 stars overall.

Everything was fine but then stopped working after less than 2 months. It’s a shame because it was good little generator until it broke

Very quiet to run. Lasts for a long time on eco. Excellent for camping or to charge your caravan battery

Fantastic bit of kit and really well made. Just be aware that the running wattage is 1100w so it’s not very powerful - go for the 3300w if you can. Otherwise you’ll need to buy very low wattage appliances to get the most from this particular model. Very light and extremely portable. You can use SAE 30 oil in it but 10w30 is the recommended range. Be sure to service it after 10 hours use to be safe and add some liquimoly oil additive for extra protection and increased longevity. It fits nicely in the back of my car and doesn’t give off any fumes. All in all it’s a great bit of kit but be aware the 1200w model is not powerful enough for a lot of situations. It