Hands on with the MXR2300 (Pre California Ban) Inverter Generator
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- Hands-on with the MXR2300 (Pre California Ban) Inverter Generator
Ok, so the "Pre CA Ban" part is a bit of humor based on a recent video. But I guess the real question is can a "Noname" company put our a reliable and affordable inverter generator that you and your family could rely on?
Ok, so I know I said I'd only post the ebay link but I did tell the company that I'd also post their link. So I'll leave it up to you which one you would prefer to use.
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Appreciate the honest reviews. Lots of folks would just take the money and run with whatever junk they were paid to peddle.
I bought a turbo and a set of coilovers from this company years ago. They are known in the mid tier Chinese automotive industry for suspension and engine parts. My turbo I bought with them has seen about 12k miles and 25 psi with no issues so far, same for the coilovers. They are basically a well managed ebay/amazon store that does well with their warranty and they have become popular. I didnt know about anything about their generators but its nice to see them branching out.
Just a quick note. Westinghouse rents its name out to anyone willing to pay their price. Every since the second merging with CBS I haven't been able to figure out what is going on with Westinghouse. Of course, I didn't spend any time looking. So, if you want to open a repair site for Westinghouse products, you can, for a fee. For my money, I'd go with the HF Predator because of the quality and warranty.
I'd say the best reason to buy the MXR2300 generator this time of year is that it's in Orange and looks ready for Thanksgiving.
Bought the Champion 2000w inverter. Really like it. Ultra quiet. Bad part was Champion stifed me on the shirt. Have the WEN 4750 Generator on order. Hi California!
I brought the newer MXR2300 and it comes with a digital hr meter which makes it so much convenient service wise
I bought the Wen generator you talked about being on sale. $389.00 have used it to run circular saw building trailer. Worked great. I tripped over load a couple times trying to cut through wet knot . But reset and went on. Does not have 12 volt outlet. Other Wen cost from $451 to $541
Thank you for being an honest and genuine person!
I have bought 2 of the Westinghouse from sams Club , Theirs is 2500/2200 and was on sale for 399.00 . Love them
Just got one also for that sale price, seems to be of decent quality and that price!! Plus living in CA wanted to get one before I have to drive to Nevada for everything.
I got mine off Amazon for about $520 🇨🇦 brand new. It works great.
We should buy this generator because it’s likely to be in stock since nobody else would pay that much for it. lol. Or because it’s a brand nobody’s heard of so they’re less likely to steal it. Or because we have too much bloody money (Nicholas Cage - Gone in 60 seconds)
We got the Predator 8750 Inverter Generator, and I got it out of the car myself when we got home. My back hurt for a couple days. You lifted a 9500?! Oh that was a bad idea. Glad you're ok.
I picked up a Craftsman 300I. Made by Generac. Love it!!
Just adding I have 2 Yamaha generators. They are both over 10 years old and get used weekly. Had no problems with them. They were cheaper than Honda
Love the honesty!
Been using maxpeeding rods turbos for a while. They have a decent rep in the aftermarket automotive market.
They are know to have decent forged rods often need a little final machine work before install. Turbos are known to be decent other than the undersized wastegate port on the internal gate models causing boost creep on some setups.
I can speak from experience, the wastegate issue is easy to fix before installing the Turbos. Spent about an hour with a carbide burr opening them up on the twin turbo build I did.
Went from fitting the tip of my pinky in to being able to put my thumb in 😄. (Has to be a joke there)
Thanks I was looking at the 3200w not bad at 47lbs. At a good price.
Thank you for the review.
They are very well known in the connecting rod “world” sort of a budget mid grade/affordable company.
The problem with these generators is that the outlets have no standard for amperage load.
That's a deal-breaker for me. - The WEN is rated at 20 amps.
Have the WEN. Got it for $100 at a barn sale. Looked like it had never been used. I've got more than 10 hours on it now. Works fine. Mine looks a little different than the one you showed. Seems they made an update recently.
There are a ton of these out there. Ryobi has one if you like green.
I live in California and we have blackouts all the time we just had one 3 weeks ago so what are we supposed to do when they banned 🚫 these alternative resources to powering our homes when California Edison has complications .
We have a Pulsar electric 8500 generator. Got it a few years ago from Menards, works great easy start.
Jeff I have a Cummins 38Kw whole house generator 😮 so not portable so I totally see where this fits
I remember when Westinghouse only made tvs I thought they vanished cool to see there still a running company @TheDenOfTools
You realize westinghouse with Nikola Tesla literally invented electricity as you know it right? Westinhouse is responsible for AC current against Edison and his General Electric company's (GE) DC Current.
I have the tacklife 2250 and it's a beast only paid 300 for it on sale.
the model you reviewed and the pulsar are most likely the exact same engine internally, the Ducar motor
i jumped on that wen inverter generator that was in deals of the week wile back cost $400 to the door with tax etc works great.
I just ordered a pair of the Westnghouse igen 2200's and cable, price matched at HD.
But I totally would have bought a maXpeedingRODS generator if there were no others in stock anywhere.
I have a pulsar generator , no problems and generic generator similar to the other ones. Shine on.
Wen also has an open frame inverter generator that's around 1kw more than their little portable one for about the same price or less.
Seems a bit basic compared to the ones on Amazon that were cheaper. Honestly, something like a generator I'd probably just buy in person. That way if there's issues I don't have to wait weeks for shipping it back and forth.
Does the impending ban included propane and natural gas generators?
buy it because... never have enpugh backup power when - weather causing power outages, failing infrastructure, hacking of major utilities, product supply chain and production issues worldwide, GET IT WHILE YOU CAN.... shine on Bear
The float bowl needs to be drained Everytime you go to start it. This will eliminate the junk fuel sitting in the carb. If you get it to start with that crappy fuel that has been sitting in the carb you will fowl the plug. I sold Hondas Yamahas for 15 years, these knockoffs are good but you must must must do this or prepare for very hard starting and issues was the same on the hon and yam
Inverter generators rock.
Noah c Brother Leroy reference! I was laughing my hinny off
Have you ever tested the Generac quiet generators? I wonder if they’re any good 🤷🏽♂️
They are very good IMO but price has been going up.
I don't live in California but I'm wondering if their future small engine ban includes ALL small I/C engines or only gas and diesel. The reason I wonder is that, as far as I know, all of those big "whole house generators", as well as some smaller ones (and even some outdoor equipment) run on either propane (LPG) or natural gas.
The ban bans any spark ignition engine for off-road use under 25hp. Since diesel doesn’t have spark it’s not included but anything that has a spark plug and is under 25hp is affected. This includes golf carts, generators, lawn equipment, 4 wheelers, tractors, etc.
I’ve heard a couple of popular TH-cam channels used their stuff. Go kart/atv and automotive channels. Don’t remember which ones.
I got that Wen under $400 on sale. FYI I have heard Wen customer service has improved, I do not know though because I have never had an issue.
I like wen tools also long as you don't buy a wen cordless drill they look a little bit on cheap side. I have an eltric impact gun and 2 wen dremel tool and they are great. A guy I work with has one of the bigger wen generators a loves it.
Jeff! Thanks for the honest reviews, that's why I subscribe. No knock on the MXR2300 ... Good product .... wrong price point. For generators, I'll buy local because I can take it back in the event of a failure under warranty.
I'm just trying to find a way to run a modern full size fridge and freezer. I've yet to see a video showing a unit that will do that.
Fridge and Freezer do not draw near the limit of a single 15 amp circuit. And they do not run continuously.
I watched because I was interested in the 3200 what. Found it for 6 and 1/2 ish
Sam's has a 2300W inverter for 399.00.
I think MaxPeedingRods must have seen this video and realized their generators were overpriced and significantly reduced them. I just ordered the 3300 watt generator directly from them and paid $587. Its 3300 starting watts and 3000 running watts and has a 30 amp RV plug on it (though rated at 25 amps its still the same as the HF Predator 3500 and much lighter ). As long as it runs my RV AC I will be happy. I may even install soft starts on both AC units and try to run both of them.
Any chance you can email me? They just sent me that same generator and I’d like to get your input on it. Red@denoftools.com
Sam's Club will have the Westinghouse iGen2200 1,800/2,200-Watt Gas-Powered Inverter Generator
on sale beginning Oct 27 for $319.00
That's a good price.
Jeff, Not to be difficult but there is one question most of the sales types can't seem to answer. Who fixes these inverters when they tank? Small engine repair is fairly straight forward, but failed solid state parts are not so easy for many people. Keep it safe. Mike in VB
Especially since the electronics are epoxied and the pic board and components probably would cost you more than the generator.
@@tonymaiettasr.7340 J and T. My point exactly. Ive fixed a few inverters over the years. Try and get a schematic from one of these companies. It can't be done.They won't share service data. And if they did, some parts are either expensive as 'one of's' or can no longer be had.
In the two way radio business we can't get 2SC1972's. You can buy fakes all day, they don't last, or eve work, but nobody is making proper 'new' ones any more. This is going to obsolete a lot of good gear in the next few years.
Same deal across the industry. Causing all kinds of fits in the 'hi fi' community.
And people wonder why most of my instruments are 30+ years old and have few or no micro processors in them.
Keep it safe. Time to snore here on the east coast.
Mike in VB
That concern would be a good reason to get a Predator genset from Harbor Freight and bite the bullet for that longer term 2 or 3 year extended service/replacement agreement. That way you could just haul it back to the local store for replacement if it goes poop, and not need to ship the monster to Timbuktoo. Of course, I don't take my own advice, but then all three of my elderly gensets, one a Ramsond Sinemate 2500 sine wave inverter type and a couple of those little 2-stroke 900 watt fussbuckets have never given me so much as a hiccup, and I use them frequently. In fact, perhaps that's why they run so well. Infrequent use is the killer.
Are any of them made in America?
You're right: That's WAY too much for a mongrel brand genset with sub-mediocre features. I paid $405 with free delivery for something off eBay called a 'Ramsond Sinemate 2500' sinewave inverter "clean power" style genset with electric start, a 30 Amp RV style outlet (for "shore power" on a sailboat, which is largely why I got it) in addition to a regular pair of 110 DC outlets and a 12V DC 8 Amp outlet with cables and alligator clips for direct vehicle or other battery charging. No USB port, but that's hardly a deal breaker. I wish it were as quiet as a Honda, but at 62 dB at 10 feet under load on its economy setting measured with a phone app it's still noticeably quieter than that MXR2300. But the gensets I use most? My pair of little sub-$100 2-stroke 900 Watt fussbuckets from Harbor Freight they no longer sell--both the red 'StormCat' predecessor to the green basically identical 'TailGator'. I just adore them and how "handy" and portable they are. I would highly recommend them to anyone should one pop up at a garage sale or elsewhere--even a non-starter. Chances are 99% that it's just a cloggy carb from lack of use and ethanol fuel snot. Always run ethanol-free fuel in such small engines, if you can get it, and to shut down the engine, just turn off the fuel and let the carb run dry: no cloggery later.
with that being said I could imagine my neighbors the people in my household charging their cars and battery packs so they can have them ready for the following day and make a living. Like construction workers we have gas powered tools. What then ?
Where's the tool bear?
Mine won’t start.. :/.
the big problem is the gen is not tru grounded .
They thought you would push their generator just because you're the den of tools the bear likes you'll buy it that's why
It will be someone with more money than brains.
Genkins 2300... At least it has it's chicken
Im looking for a small generator to power my ice fishing hut
Pre-ban CA generator with high capacity gas tank and collapsible handle and wheel kit.
I’m not interesting in driving around with a generator. I’m like you I need something for running the fridge, instantpot a few lights that’s capable of several days, maybe a heater or two. Suggestions that don’t have me selling my soul to the company store lol?
The WEN line seems to have some good feedback and they go on sale quite often. I got the big HF one because I wanted something that could run our house and our neighbor if necessary and wasn't so loud you could hear it on the next block.
@@denoftools that’s just the info I need. I’m trying to move near my eldest and that would be great to help his family as well. Thank you so much Jeff
You need to add up your wattage requirements then do some research and make a decision. If you're talking about space heaters, they usually run around 1500 watts each. For a refrigerator etc., you also have to consider that they require higher wattage every time they start up than they do to actually run (surge watts). Always buy a more powerful generator than your actual requirements just as a buffer, for example, I run a 240 volt welder off of my generator at the race track, the welder has a 22 amp draw which equals 5280 watts (the math formula is VOLTS x AMPS = WATTS). My generator is rated at 8100 SURGE and 6500 RUNNING watts. By having a more powerful generator, I can also run a few other things (such as lights) at the same time I'm running the welder if I have to.
@@MikeBrown-ii3pt I hear you Mike and that great advice. I live where the juice has always been an issue. Just a small fridge, oil filled radiators winter only two max they’re adjustable as far as draw. The instant pot maybe a micro beam, but I have two butane burners and I’m slowly squirreling away butane
I thought the government just said all gas gizmos were going to be outlawed or did I misinterpret them?????
Westinghouse is a zombie brand (as is Pulstar).
This generator is a great buy if you strive for absolute mediocrity.
CARB needs to be abolished.
Thanks for your information 👍 and video 👍 📹 I appreciate you, Won't buy it
"generator"
We should buy it because it supports American jobs
Trump endorsed it.
Great informative video Jeff between talking about that generator and testing it and then the I'm not posting my coupon code you can get it cheaper from ebay lmfao 🤣 and boom showing us other deals and prices on similar generators @TheDenOfTools