inverter generator 3300W

I needed a small backup generator that has "clean" voltage so not to wreck anything computer related-which is most things these days, when 30yrs ago any building site generator would do. Also I needed something fairly quiet so not to draw too much attention. Despite the usual "made in China" warnings, it is a nice running wee engine. Reasonably quiet with the insulated casing, but far from silent, you could have a conversation over it running. I like the eco feature, so that if running overnight or knowing you're only using up to 800W you can let the revs die back and it will just rev up as required, using less fuel and quieter at night. Not had a chance to do a proper run with it as no power cuts since getting it. Worth noting it's not waterproof, fine for me running in a car port, though be mindful not to allow fumes to enter your house if running nearby under cover. It has 13A square sockets, no 16A commando, prob as it won't be putting out anywhere near 13A, randomly came with a couple of 13A plugs to wire to your cable. Also comes with an earth connection- need to look into this, as generally we all just take the risk you won't have a fault requiring earthing the day your mains power is off. It is really light at 18Kg so could take it with you to run power tools off grid, if they're under prob 1500W. I've ordered another one for family, as would be light enough for most people to lift. Easy to start- I do a slow pull to turn the engine over and disperse some oil, then on second normal pull it always starts. Immediately turn choke off, or it won't run properly, I suppose if it was -5degC you might need to leave it on a couple minutes, you'll know by sound of the engine. Obviously let it warm up a minute before putting a load on it. At the price, it might not last forever, but certainly looks promising, though now I'm prepared I'll prob never have another power cut. Wise I imagine to start it very few months to stop petrol going bad in it. Worth checking in UK any of these you buy has 50Hz as some similar ones are marked 60Hz which might not suit lots of UK appliances. Small size means easy to store-compact.

This is everything I need it to be. Purchased primarily to protect my freezer contents during power outages and for power tool use in locations too far away from an mains electrical source. It is portable to a reasonably fit person. Straight out of the box, and once 350ml oil had been added, it started on the third pull of the starter cord. The eco mode reduces the revs considerably unless there is a load. In my case I tested it with a 230v grinder. The generator surges on immediate start up of the tool then settles back to deliver the power needed. It is not silent, as indicated and slightly silly to claim. It is a 4 stroke petrol engine, so will make a noise, but it is easy to conduct a conversation beside the generator without having raise your voice. I regret missing the deal due to hesitancy and so purchased it at full price but still it is good value for money and runninng costs to power a few hundred watt freezer should be minimal. Definately recommended but of coures long term reliability will remain to be seen

I've added the oil and fuel and pulled it gently 3/ times the it started third pull and runs perfect 👌 oil fill easy with the recomended liqui molly recomended oil ( has its own fill pipe built into the con which pulls out of container and fits into the fill hole ) ran it for about 30 minutes no problem . easy to use very quiet for a generator, ideal to go in my campervan to back up battery and powerbank and should be good in powercuts at home .it looks good is fairly light for a genny ,so far very pleased

I have never used a generator before, so I'm glad I got this one. I only write reviews for products I think are great and I don't get paid. For a beginner, then, this has excellent instructions, details of mistakes people might make and a guide to basic maintenance. I found this reassuring. I use it to top up an off-grid battery when the sun don't shine and for this it does the job nicely. Of course it makes a bit of a racket - it's a petrol engine, so I position it away from where I am, in a small plastic greenhouse with a 15m extension cable. The "silent" in the product title is optimistic at best. This also means I don't have to carry the thing around too much because it's heavy. It has a protective jacket which is useful when in storage. It's a little awkward to fill. The fuel tank is a cubic shape, so fil, fill, fill... and suddenly it overflows! Once I'd done this a couple of times, however, I got the hang of it and it's now it's fine. It will run for around 8 hours on a full tank, which I am guessing is around 5 litres. It being winter, I'm not using it much, so I will change the oil and clean the spark plug, just as the instructions advise. The instructions are very clear. and not in Chinglish. I have nothing to compare this generator to, but it's working for me and I find the instructions extremely useful. I've been using it regularly for about 6 months and it has done everything I have asked of it. The company has a very strange name, doesn't it? Don't let that put you off!

I purchased this generator to run our motorhome whenever mains hook up is not available. In the past I have just hired one, but they tend to be noisy, large and at around £70 a week, a pretty expensive option in the long run. I knew I needed around 3KW to use the travel kettle while the emersion heater was on, and I wanted something compact, quiet and not too heavy. Having read many reviews and watched a number of U-Tube videos I picked the maXpeedingrods 3300W petrol only model. This generator ticks all my major requirements and will happily provide all the current I need without any issues. It is really easy to start and is far more fuel efficient than the ones I have previously hired. It is exactly what the listing claims, it was delivered next day and it has worked perfectly ever since. So why only 4 stars? There a two things missing from this generator that would make it perfect for my application. 1 - It does not have a standard 16A socket for use with motorhomes and caravans 2 - It does not have an AC on/off switch, to isolate the load before starting. These are not major issues, I already had a 13 plug to 16amp socket adaptor lead, though it is not weather resistant, and it is not exactly difficult to unplug the generator before starting it, it is just annoying and easy to forget to do! The generator does not claim to have these features, and I purchased this product knowing that, so this is not a criticism of the product marketing, it is just a product limitation which could easily be improved by the manufacture. As you can see from the attached picture, I have now modified mine to have both a 16A and a 13A output and I added a 240V isolator switch. While this has invalidated the warranty is has made the generator perfect for my application, I may even get a new decal made up just for completeness :) In my experience, most things that are going to fail, do so in the first few hours of operation, so I am happy to forgo the warrantee for the extra convenience, I know others would feel differently. Should you buy this generator? Yes, the missing features may not be important to you, and they are certainly not show stoppers. This is a solid product with plenty of good product reviews from trustworthy reviewers. It is very quiet, especially in idle mode, fuel efficient and reasonably light weight and compact. Good value for money, especially if you buy it during a discount period, which seem to occur on a regular basis.

Purchased in Oct 23. It was great, maybe not the quietest generator but was fine. I was using it at weekends, 8 to 10 hours at a time, and possibly twice a month at most, usually 2 days. Very light loading powering our camper van EHU and LED lights. Fast forward to April 25, still within the 2 year warranty period, and it just stopped working... Full of fuel, new plug, it would not restart Sent emails to maxpeedings customer service... Went through a diagnostic, was told to take apart and check all fuel lines, all plugs off the board checked, then was asked to send videos of the starting procedure..... Finally I was offered a new unit, if I paid £250....!!!!! And I could keep the old one.... Not my definition of a 2 year warranty. After complaining to Amazon, they've offered me a full refund against the seller....

I purchased 2 of these with the aim to power the whole house, running in parallel. Of note: They produce their rated power plus a bit over. They happily run in parallel - with 2 gens in parallel I can run a 5 bed house's basics - lights, central heating, TV etc plus one heavy load at the time be it oven, microwave, washing machine, kettle etc. They run cleanly, I have in testing run the whole house from them for many hours now and the exhaust is clean. The oil is worth changing very often at the start as there are many metal particles, after a few oil changes it is cleaning up. To run my gas boiler I needed to join earth and neutral - initially to achieve this in testing I took the plug supplied and put a wire between earth and neutral (not live!!) and inserted into the generator before engine start. I joined the earth connection on the outside of the gen to an earth rod . As a permanent install I now have had an electrician wire it in to the house, the neutral earth bond is in the isolation switch. Apparently many gas boilers will not light sucessfully with floating neutral. Finally not an approved method!! but I extended the exhaust pipe using a 1 inch diesel heater' exhaust from amazon. I removed the spark arrestor from the gen, made 4 cuts the length of the exhaust stub along the end of the new exhaust pipe using a pair of sharp scissors. I smeared on exhaust paste, slid the pipe over the generator exhaust stub, then tightened with a jubilee clip. It has allowed me to run both generators happily in the garage (seperate to house) with the exhaust pipe venting outside- not recommened for various reasons. Worth having a carbon monoxide alarm...

Bought this a few months ago, and up until a couple of days ago had only done basic testing. However, on Christmas day, our power went out for 18 hours which was almost a disaster. I hooked it up to the house with the main fuse board switch off, and successfully powered the entire house for the duration - including my rather large / expensive salt water tropical fish and coral tank which in itself draws an average of around 1500w. Sure, it is not powerful enough to run our electric ovens, but with some careful load management kept the total power draw within it's 3.5kw rating. This little gem kept us from having our Christmas day ruined - almost everything was able to be used as normal during the power outage. So extremely happy with the generator performance - noise is acceptable when under full load, reasonably fuel efficient, and handled the continuous high power demand without any issues at all. Recommended