Champion Power Equipment 46533 4,000 Watt 196cc 4-Stroke Gas Powered Portable Generator (CARB Compliant)

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1. 16 of 16 people found the following review helpful

   
   Sweet Machine!, December 6, 2011

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   Skip Thomsen “riverguy” (Forestville, CA United States) –

   This review is from: Champion Power Equipment 46533 4,000 Watt 196cc 4-Stroke Gas Powered Portable Generator (CARB Compliant) (Lawn & Patio)

   First day with the generator, so I’ll post some updates as I put it to the test of supplying our home with emergency power when we get our inevitable winter disruptions. Ok, so you know, I’ve been around all kinds of power equipment for more years than most of you have been alive, and am intimately familiar with most of it. After reading a gazillion reviews on generators, I bought this one because it gets raves from just about everybody. I did some research on the company, and they seem to be operating with uncommon integrity.

   So I unpacked the generator, sat down and read the manual (I always do that), topped up the oil, added a gallon of fresh fuel, turned on the ignition, gas valve and the choke. Then I was going to pull the engine through once or twice gently before the real pull that would start it, but hey, it started half way through the first pull! After half a minute, I turned off the choke and the engine ran smoothly.

   There are lots of opinions on the noise level. I started it in my shop, where I have run many other small engines, and this one qualifies as one of the quietest. WAY quieter than the Honda-powered pressure washer I had just been servicing. Actually, there is more (normal) engine/mechanical noise than exhaust noise, so once outside where it’s supposed to be anyway, it will be a lot quieter without hard walls to echo the noise.

   After about five minutes of running, I plugged in a few tools, among them a 1500W heat gun. The engine sound difference was barely discernible and the voltage stayed right on.

   I talked to a tech guy on these generators and he said the one biggest issue people have with them is they leave old fuel in the tank when the machine is in storage for months on end. Adding a fuel stabilizer intended to keep our new alcohol-laced gasoline stable is key. I’m going to run it for 5 hours and then change the oil to Mobil 1 full synthetic. I use this oil in all my small engines (and in my vehicles and even in my Harley) and I have no engine problems.

   BTW, I got this idea from another reviewer but it bears reposting: To open the box, I cut all around the bottom about a half-inch off the floor. Then I just lifted off the whole box that is now my storage cover. Neat.

   I’ll post an update after some good running hours, but so far, this little generator is A-1.

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2. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

   
   Works Great On My RV, June 19, 2012

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   Gregory M. Spitzer “Mark Spitzer” (Birmingham, AL USA) –
   
     

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   This review is from: Champion Power Equipment 46533 4,000 Watt 196cc 4-Stroke Gas Powered Portable Generator (CARB Compliant) (Lawn & Patio)

   I purchased this generator because it has a power plug that would connect directly to my RV without an adapter. I easily mounted the generator onto the rear rack of my RV. It has a good muffler on it, and although it is still pretty loud, it is quieter than any lawn mower engine that I have ever owned. It runs everything at once in my RV without any problems at all. I was running the Air Conditioner, Refrigerator / Freezer, Lights, Television with Amplified Antenna, and my RV also has a converter that keeps the battery charged in it, so the generator was providing a pretty good load with no issues. You will need about a quart of 10W-30 Oil, and per instructions add some gasoline stabilizer to the gasoline that you use. Cranks right up and works great.

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