Hello I was debating on buying this exact model in the near future have you had any major problems with yours and would you purchase it again thank you for your response
@@SlowJamminJames I purchased this Firman generator at Costco August 2020. I have had no major problems with this generator till this day, The only problem I’ve had is the digital display went rouge on me after8 months of purchase. Firmans customer service is outstanding. I was sent the part within 3 days.
Hello I was debating on buying this exact model in the near future have you had any major problems with yours and would you purchase it again thank you ahead for your response
Purchased in early 2021 and I never used mine other than to turn it on but tried it out today in Dec 22 and so my battery was drained but that must've been my fault from leaving battery cables on. I recharged it then it turns ons but backfired after running it on LPG and have no idea what's going on with it. Oil seems right and any idea where to go from there?
240 volts times 50 amps is 12,000 watts. My mistake. Point is I had a 50 amp Generac that said 16,000 watts. It doesn’t calculate. Volts times amps = Watts.
You don't want to run a gen at full load. So if you had a 16k you could run it at half load and the gen would handle it no sweat. I too have this firman and would like to upgrade to a 24k generac one day. Also, on LP, this gen should probably only be ran at 3300 watts (13-14 amps) which is way less than my 19 amp water heater and 8 amp well pump need to take a shower. Thankfully a 10 minute shower should be okay since it's not continuous.
16,000 might just be starting watts. Even if it's running watts, it could include the 50A outlet *plus* other outlets. And if that's the explanation for 16K, it could also be overrated, as so many are.
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Awesome thank you. Great to know. I purchased mine from Costco right B4 the Texas freeze in August. It’s a great generator.
Hello I was debating on buying this exact model in the near future have you had any major problems with yours and would you purchase it again thank you for your response
@@SlowJamminJames I purchased this Firman generator at Costco August 2020. I have had no major problems with this generator till this day, The only problem I’ve had is the digital display went rouge on me after8 months of purchase. Firmans customer service is outstanding. I was sent the part within 3 days.
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Thanks you so much. Using this to plug in block heaters for work trucks and your video helped us troubleshoot the generator shutting down.
You really helped us out today (Houston)!! Mine was clogged with soot.
How did you fix ?
Hello I was debating on buying this exact model in the near future have you had any major problems with yours and would you purchase it again thank you ahead for your response
What do you think about me using brake cleaner to clean the spark arrest?
You are a life saver. Sure fix after cleaning old carb. Replacing carb. Cleaning jet in new carb. Lol 30 seconds after three hours.
Purchased in early 2021 and I never used mine other than to turn it on but tried it out today in Dec 22 and so my battery was drained but that must've been my fault from leaving battery cables on. I recharged it then it turns ons but backfired after running it on LPG and have no idea what's going on with it. Oil seems right and any idea where to go from there?
Thank You for showing us that, hopefully I won’t run into that situation. God bless you!
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240 volts times 50 amps is 12,000 watts. My mistake. Point is I had a 50 amp Generac that said 16,000 watts.
It doesn’t calculate. Volts times amps = Watts.
Fun fact about this unit. It can only do 31.75 AMPS max
You don't want to run a gen at full load. So if you had a 16k you could run it at half load and the gen would handle it no sweat. I too have this firman and would like to upgrade to a 24k generac one day.
Also, on LP, this gen should probably only be ran at 3300 watts (13-14 amps) which is way less than my 19 amp water heater and 8 amp well pump need to take a shower. Thankfully a 10 minute shower should be okay since it's not continuous.
16,000 might just be starting watts. Even if it's running watts, it could include the 50A outlet *plus* other outlets. And if that's the explanation for 16K, it could also be overrated, as so many are.
Maybe check oil level too?! SAE 10w30.
How many hours runtime do you get running your house on a 20# tank
Some say 6 hours @ 50%
Great video... thank you...
If you run off propane or natural gas you do not need the choke,
"ruff" LOL. Does it bark? "Rough".
Don't use the choke when starting on propane or NG !
Propane and NG does not require choke so that’s one of your problems