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@@rgnewlife6622 You'll like it. She really did her homework on it. Seems the ones based on Yamaha engines are as good or better than the Honda based. I'm eyeing the 4400 for the Winnebago.
Nice little generator. A lot of them make it very difficult to service the carb and near impossible to set the valves. Nice that this one makes both so accessible. Inverter generators are the way to go.
Putting out a video later toady of LPG converting the off grid Duromax to build a 65+ amp 12 volt DC battery charging system, math says we will get a max of 78 amps, only need the equivalent of 1000 watts solar, so that will charge Lead Acid, Lithium and AGM using low voltage auto start and high voltage engine shut down. Video one is up later, video 2 is when I can afford the rest of the genny parts.
Spot on. I learned the smaller is better thing from hurricanes. The last significant ones in 2017 (Irma-Maria) knocked our power out for 3 1/2 months (was knocked out for a year by Hugo in '89) and a little 2200 watt Ryobi inverter genny carried the full weight for a couple of them for 12-16 hrs a day. Refrigerator, lights, fans, TV, laptop, and a small submersible pump in the cistern for filling buckets (using a power strip for an on/off switch). When the little overworked Ryobi finally crapped a brick we used a much louder and more gas guzzling 3500 watt contractor grade genset until the line crews restored our power. The savings in gas with the smaller genny was very noticeable and I could get by with skipping the gas lines for at least twice as long. Anyway, it's good to see you and the fam makin' vids again. Have a fantastic New Year.
That would be great for all kinds of things, something small and quick! Might have to get one myself; thanks! Ciara is brilliant and a good daughter; she knows dad pretty well! : )
Nice video and a great year ahead for all of you! I work for one of the power companies in the UK and we use gennies all the time! It is a temporarystop gap when we have an underground fault to repair to keep individual customers on. We are on 240V so it is a little different too. We used to use Honda 2.0i's but after a while they take some starting (trust me after 10 pulls you are cursing them) but would give a couple of KW output ..... not enough for a kettle but OK for Fridge/Freezer TV Internet and Gas Boilers. In their wisdom (and us moaning at management to get better) we moved to a new brand ..... but the output for these was a meagre 1800W (often less) and that was not enough! We now have a company that will drop off and refuel 6KVA Diesel gennies! These are enough to power 2 houses off one genny ... each on a 32A breaker. Noisey and smelly but a world of difference! My point? The best thing for you depends on your individual situation. IF you are after a backup for temporary loss of supply the genny shown here is a great get out of jail card for you. If you are looking at a sustained use power unit for your whole house others may be the way to go! Hope All of you find Last year was better than the one before and that this one is better than the last!
The main thing is having low wattage needs before getting a low output genny. Most todays electrical items are LED, soft start and multi stages so you can do now with 1000 watts what it took 2000 watts just 15 years ago. POWERSMART makes a awesome 2500 that is on my bucket list. I like the fact they jumped off the Honda Clones and went to Yamaha and Lifan Pro II models which are so much better now.
I was a Ground Radio Technician in the Air Force. These things, and most generators actually, are stupid easy to work on. Most are perm magnets like you said and more or less has the same wiring of the inverter in a much more condensed size to save space. You can find the schematics online as well to troubleshoot.
Thanks I'm convinced getting one been looking at those for awhile looked cheap generic but you showed me that's not the case. Kudos to the little lady!
Thanks for the video, this could be a very handy generator. I'm surprised none of thee little inverter generators incorporates a 12V battery charger. They've already got high voltage DC right onboard (it powers the inverter), to be able to use 30 amps of that at 14V (just 420 watts, less than 1/2 of the generator's capacity) to charge a "12V" battery would be very handy, and not too expensive to provide with a buck converter. Buying a 30A "12V" charger that runs on 120VAC ain't cheap, I'd think a lot of folks would pay a bit more for a handy little generator that could do that, too. Heck, it might even prove handy to get your RV starter battery recharged in a pinch. A source of 12-14VDC is a darn handy thing to have in an emergency. Thanks again for the video.
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Happy New Year. Looks like a cool little Generator. I had battery backup for the storm last week just in case, but we didn't loose power from the grid. Cheers. Great Video.
To solve it, find you a nice charger that is up to 800 watts AC input max so you get far more stable hours of charging, then get you one of these amzn.to/41Dw0gG I think there is a $20 or larger coupon on them now due to winter price drops. In spring they always go back up. Mine has now over 250 hours on it, I use it on watering pumps. The amount of fuel it uses is so little that even my stingy little honda EM700 can not compete with it.
@@Solkre82 You probably can if cutting the life of the generator inverter to nothing by running it at 120% is the goal. It would use it's tank of gas in 1/2 the time and actually give you dramatically less results. It's a 1500 watt with 1800 starting watts but it can do it. People do really dumb stuff all the time so I would say buy 2 if that's your plan.
@@Solkre82 Commonly a 75 amp for 12 volt would be about 800 watts AC power so thats a basis to consider. A SUNGOLD inverter has a great charger in it, I would use those.
Generators and inverter generators are rated at sea level. For every 1000' above sea level subtract about 3%. Always look at the running watts and your altitude to figure out the useable power.
It's interesting that that all of the big utube channels on going solar keep saying you need 2 to 3 times the power to run a fridge I'm sure you can run a natural gas furnace with one that size as I keep saying with 2000 watts I can power my house sure I might not be able to run a fridge freezer furnace and water pump all at once but when running the water pump 2 times a day I can shut off other appliances I'm looking at going low budget solar I did like your video on converting an electric lawn mower to run on battery I'm thinking about making my lawn mower my snow blower and my rotor tiller all run on a battery as well as having back up power from the unit I liked your idea because extention cords are such a pain and so constricting but to convert all three with their own power supply could be quite costly so I think I'll try to set up the power supply on a small 2 wheel trailer and then there is the problem that a 2 HP motor to run the rotor tiller would probably be too small to run it and would need a big inverter which would be extremely expensive
1.5 hours break in, 0 to 75% max load, Change oil. And I recommend straight 30 weight walmart brand cheap stuff for break in. It will carry more micro junk out with it. Then best for this engine ( no matter what your birthright oil love is, what the guys at the auto shop swear by or the oil that saves the world, LOL ) is what Yamaha, who designed the engine as a small pump engine says to use, Castrol 10-30 blend. amzn.to/3HoXbEu
Have you ever done any modifications to an inverter generator like this? I wonder what they would do if you pulled the alternator output before the inverter section and ran it though a rectifier/charge controller to charge a battery bank. Think the output would be worth it?
The electronics are too heavily integrated to use it that way, but you can get a DC only charging system the goal would be to find out what kind of control you would need to add to it for best outcome.
That is a great generator for the price for sure. Thank you. I wonder if there are propane generators that only produce 24v to just charge batteries when there's no wind and the sky is cloudy 🤔.
Stay tuned, I am working with Lifan to make a selectable model from my auto function design that will make 12.24 & 48 volts with amp ratings of 56 amps for 12V, 30 Amps for 24V and 15 Amps for 48V systems that will be Dual Fuel on a LD-232cc Engine.
Otherwise look online for videos on how to build your own all 3 ones I've seen are 12 volt. but instead of using a 12 volt altinator get a 24 volt from a deisil truck most from pick up trucks are 60 amp but the ones from semi trucks are 100 amp and higher
Yeah, thats the cool part, 4 stroke and dang quite. With free ship and another $20 coupon right now on the multi option spot, amzn.to/3K1FL26 its a real deal for what you end up with. I think they did it right for sure.
Just got my PS55 today. I will be be using it to power tools in the field, with no house connection. There is a terminal for a ground wire and rod. The articles I've seen are somewhat confusing. So, my question is if I'm only going to be powering tools in the field, with no house connection, should I invest in a ground rod? If yes, I'm thinking a six foot copper rod connected to the genny's ground terminal might suffice. Thanks for any info.
No need for a ground rod on it unless your working in lightning prone areas or in areas like chemical plants or gas plants. But then if you were, they would require a Diesel model.
@@JOHNDANIEL1 Thanks for the replay, JD. I just watched a video by Benjamin Sahlstrom who said ground rods do not protect you from ground faults in the field, and that one way to bond your floating neutral generator is to splice the appliance's ground and neutral wires together, which would trip the breaker in the event of a ground fault. I definitely am not going to go that route, but I was wondering: does this apply to inverter gens like the PS 55, or is he possibly referring to to other non-inverter types of generators? I will be using this PS 55 near creek beds on my property, sawing boards and building bridges. Thanks again.
If you're worried about electrical shock just get you a nice power strip with a easy trip circuit breaker and use it plugged in while you're running things. There's no real point in grounding a generator because it doesn't have dual atmospheric wiring which means in the ground and overhead that adds risk to your electrical system like a utility does. The grounding for a utility system is so that they can bridge the voltage and make multiple phases you're already got that covered in your generator. Just basically setting the generator on the ground covers everything.
Well I ordered mine from Powersmart USA store and received it promptly but what they dont tell you until you read the manual that you need a high altitude kit if applicable. Well that's when the fun begins. After listening to music for half hour on their customer service number, tried a different number another day, finally got a representavie who knew nothing about high altitude kits, said he would have to talk to an engineer. Geez; my email sent to them on this subject remains unanswered. So they stink in this regard after the sale. Local repair distributor says he has difficulty getting parts from them and some warranty repairs are sitting months out.
I haven't had such a event to deal with, Sounds like no fun. But I did deal with similar with Honda about 5 years ago, it took 4 months to get the 4500+ altitude carb and spark plug. Crazy thing is, it was nothing special, but $90. You move the coil 2 mm back pre TDC, the carb is identical with a bigger jet by .002, and the plug was just a hotter style. Could have just done it myself for $10
PS - Did you ever notice, cheap lawn mowers and ANY engine pre-2004 made by Tecumseh and pre-1980 by Clinton would run in any altitude up to 10,000 feet without anything done to them! But everything modern can't do it. So much for "technology" huh!
@@JOHNDANIEL1 Everything is set lean these days at sea level for emissions, which robs power at all altitudes. I haven't seen anything in years that wouldn't run better with the next size up jet.
I'd do a real watt test on the shop vac. When they say 2.5 horse, they now days mean AMPS AT LOCK UP LOL! Get a P3 amzn.to/3YccbLD and test it under open draw, and wet draw loads. If it's normal running is 1000 watts and less, with surges under 1400 then your good. Otherwise get a Stanley 5 gallon style shop vac, much better results with 1.25 HP, 900 watts max.
Well, it's a year later...how's it holding up? I'm thinking this might work well to recharge my "solar batteries" (power stations). They only draw about 750 wt when charging. WM has this on sale for $218.
Are you referring to this one bit.ly/ps1500inv2 that is new, or the refurbished ones? The walmart is sometimes cheaper and faster shipped, but be sure its new and not a return from them.
@@JOHNDANIEL1 I'm looking at one at WM for $218, I assume it is new. But my question was about your experience with the product you demoed in the video, (new or refurb I have no idea).
Yes, I think the $218 is the one I got the discount link above/earlier posted is the new ones. As for running, this thing has a bit over 250 hours on it due to letting my boss use it on his house boat. It's so quiet he is able to run his 8k btu air conditioner all day and fish off the boat most the fall of last year and is using it again this year. However trading/loaning a genny to use for whats now only 3 catfish he dropped off is not doing me much good.
@@JOHNDANIEL1 3 fish is not much compensation. Sounds like he's the one I should ask about how it runs. For $218, I probably just get one, sounds like your happy with it.
A 20 cubic foot refrigerator on average will use 450 watts starting and will run on 120 to 180 watts while in cooling cycle. Smart folks will get 2 big 200AH batteries, a 1500 watt inverter and charge the batteries in a 2 hours then run the fridge for 30+ hours without needing the generator running 24/7. I have designed that exact set up for dozens of people, they are saving over 90% in never ending gas cost.
i think they are running on a much higher rpm than you think. The honda EU10 generator runs at about 4-6000 rpm so i think this engines does not run much lower rpm
No, they just ignore all the options for a 53cc propane kit, BUT there was a weed eater brand, (china brand) that had a 40 & 56cc (same carb style) that ran on a 1 lb bottle of propane. No gas. th-cam.com/video/wN5rVsLsLfU/w-d-xo.html
Has anyone added an auto start to one of these small generators. I was given a Powersmart 1000, it is like new. So I was wondering if I could set it up to automatically start up and charge my solar batteries if they dip too low on non sunny day or night time.
It won't start, 5w-20 synthetic motor oil was put in, some gas but not full was put in, second day and it doesn't start. Ay suggestions, the overload light comes on and goes off every pull
I never use synthetic in them, just HD30 only. Thin oil may make the sensor think it's got none. For the starting issue, Check and see if any connections such as Low Oil or the spark plug wire came loose. Make sure nothing is in the plugs, and don't use the choke on it if yours has one.
Consider what ever load you plan to run as being 80% of what it will actually need or use, consider any inverter or generator you buy to be 95% of what it can safely do. (1500 watt cooker 1650 watt real) 1500 watt generator or inverter 1420 watt real safe output. In your case, you want a 2250 to 2500 watt inverter or generator. Cost is about $35 to 60 more in such a case. As for a 1000 Cold Cranking battery, not without the engine running. They are only 90 AH to 120 Ah in actual capacity. You need 2.5X that at the minimum.
@@JOHNDANIEL1 ok.And I have different electric ovens some 1,100w and a 500w microwave.And I have a car battery charger.Thats a good tool to have.I watched different TH-cam videos on using a car as a generator.People shouldn't junk they car if it start up and provide some heat.And ima get like 3 heavy-duty 100ft extension cords with a lot of watt
@@anthonystill1590 Wall outlets are 15 and some 20 amp. A common 100 amp MIG like from Harbor Freight uses 12 to 13 amps and will work on a regular outlet but tends to stress them heavily. Check the amp draw under load for the welder, then for every amp it draws consider to find a power source that can handle that plus at least 20% more.
Yes, but not as far away as a 2 cycle due to burning oil from them is very cancerous. In fact it is so quiet you can just set it outside the door a few feet.
About half as good as it could have, severe drought in the region and most the country so we were lucky it produced at all. Most all road side veggie vendors did not even open up in 2022.
This was 99 bucks when I first considered trying it. Buy the time I ordered I paid 200. Mine is still in the box in case of hurricanes and Biden disasters.
@@maurice7413 I could afford food when Trump was president and my medicines and electric bill were far less costly. Sadly global warming caused by Joe Biden just froze my frost tolerant Winter garden in December which was never predicted. Joe Biden promised us all there would be no more weather once he assumed control but I was nearly killed in Louisiana by tornadoes and sub zero freezing winds caused by "the excessive heat of global warming" in less than a week. And now thanks to Joe "Green Energy" Biden I can`t afford to finish my solar power system for my window air conditioner by next Summer to save enough money to buy meat and medicine. But at least I was able to power my 100 watt electric blanket from solar power when the grid went down. Maybe Joe Biden can send me the extra money soon that he promised to us disabled people before he plunged us even deeper into poverty by raising our food, utilities, transportation, and medical costs?
Probably not, gas was way to cheap, we wasn't in a proxy war with Russia, millions less were dying and electric bills were 50% less during Trump. He probably got it knowing we would be begging the Saudi's for oil in 2022.
@@maurice7413 Until science can heal spinal and brain injuries disabilities will remain a problem. Too bad Biden lied about helping us and did the exact opposite. Do you always ridicule disabled people?
@@maurice7413 My little piece of the earth is what matters to me as it seems to many other people across the country. Please let us know what the cost differential is on your magical little piece of the -earth- USA.
A-iPower and Powersmart both are the same in almost every model they have except the 1500 and 3800 models. Yes, A-iPower is very quiet but none compare with the new Kipor Inverter Diesels
I wonder if you could attach the generator to the top of the electric lawn mower, then you could still power the electric weed eater and the lithium batteries could be added to your massive battery bank. 🤔
I see a problem right now... the bottom is open to rodents mice packrats to climb in an make nests and chew wires and piss all over this while unit is in storage.
Some advice. Get organized and informed BEFORE you start recording. Appreciate the video, but there are some things that were incorrect, and it's jarring to watch when you are shuffling and jumping all around. Thanks for the video!
Very useful informative content, sir. being 4 cycle engine, would the fuel available at lowest or home depot work rather than just automobile gas? from local outlets
If you can afford the safe ethanol free gas they sell by the gallon, it's expensive and supposed to have a 5 year lifespan, I would get 10 gallons to stash for such a thing. Bad is on our 2023 calendar for sure.
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Ordered one for now thx!
@@rgnewlife6622 You'll like it. She really did her homework on it. Seems the ones based on Yamaha engines are as good or better than the Honda based. I'm eyeing the 4400 for the Winnebago.
Nice little generator. A lot of them make it very difficult to service the carb and near impossible to set the valves. Nice that this one makes both so accessible. Inverter generators are the way to go.
Putting out a video later toady of LPG converting the off grid Duromax to build a 65+ amp 12 volt DC battery charging system, math says we will get a max of 78 amps, only need the equivalent of 1000 watts solar, so that will charge Lead Acid, Lithium and AGM using low voltage auto start and high voltage engine shut down. Video one is up later, video 2 is when I can afford the rest of the genny parts.
@@JOHNDANIEL1 cool, I will check it out!!
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Spot on. I learned the smaller is better thing from hurricanes. The last significant ones in 2017 (Irma-Maria) knocked our power out for 3 1/2 months (was knocked out for a year by Hugo in '89) and a little 2200 watt Ryobi inverter genny carried the full weight for a couple of them for 12-16 hrs a day. Refrigerator, lights, fans, TV, laptop, and a small submersible pump in the cistern for filling buckets (using a power strip for an on/off switch).
When the little overworked Ryobi finally crapped a brick we used a much louder and more gas guzzling 3500 watt contractor grade genset until the line crews restored our power. The savings in gas with the smaller genny was very noticeable and I could get by with skipping the gas lines for at least twice as long. Anyway, it's good to see you and the fam makin' vids again. Have a fantastic New Year.
That would be great for all kinds of things, something small and quick! Might have to get one myself; thanks! Ciara is brilliant and a good daughter; she knows dad pretty well! : )
Nice video and a great year ahead for all of you!
I work for one of the power companies in the UK and we use gennies all the time!
It is a temporarystop gap when we have an underground fault to repair to keep individual customers on. We are on 240V so it is a little different too.
We used to use Honda 2.0i's but after a while they take some starting (trust me after 10 pulls you are cursing them) but would give a couple of KW output ..... not enough for a kettle but OK for Fridge/Freezer TV Internet and Gas Boilers.
In their wisdom (and us moaning at management to get better) we moved to a new brand ..... but the output for these was a meagre 1800W (often less) and that was not enough!
We now have a company that will drop off and refuel 6KVA Diesel gennies! These are enough to power 2 houses off one genny ... each on a 32A breaker. Noisey and smelly but a world of difference!
My point? The best thing for you depends on your individual situation. IF you are after a backup for temporary loss of supply the genny shown here is a great get out of jail card for you. If you are looking at a sustained use power unit for your whole house others may be the way to go!
Hope All of you find Last year was better than the one before and that this one is better than the last!
The main thing is having low wattage needs before getting a low output genny. Most todays electrical items are LED, soft start and multi stages so you can do now with 1000 watts what it took 2000 watts just 15 years ago. POWERSMART makes a awesome 2500 that is on my bucket list. I like the fact they jumped off the Honda Clones and went to Yamaha and Lifan Pro II models which are so much better now.
@@JOHNDANIEL1 True words!
I was a Ground Radio Technician in the Air Force. These things, and most generators actually, are stupid easy to work on. Most are perm magnets like you said and more or less has the same wiring of the inverter in a much more condensed size to save space. You can find the schematics online as well to troubleshoot.
Great job, running and plugged in different appliances. 👍
Thanks I'm convinced getting one been looking at those for awhile looked cheap generic but you showed me that's not the case. Kudos to the little lady!
We tried it running a microwave, 900 w and it didn't balk one dang bit. If you try to run something higher than that maybe it will.
I was just thinking about this generator today and your feed popped up. Thanks for the research.
Glad to help
Thank you sir. I swear I thought I had bought a 2 STROKE model so you just prevented a terrible mistake! So my generator is better than I thought!
It's very well engineered for sure.
If you put oil in the crankcase, 50:1 in the gas wouldn't have hurt it. Might even make the tiny hard working engine live longer.
Nice little generator
Thanks for the video, this could be a very handy generator. I'm surprised none of thee little inverter generators incorporates a 12V battery charger. They've already got high voltage DC right onboard (it powers the inverter), to be able to use 30 amps of that at 14V (just 420 watts, less than 1/2 of the generator's capacity) to charge a "12V" battery would be very handy, and not too expensive to provide with a buck converter. Buying a 30A "12V" charger that runs on 120VAC ain't cheap, I'd think a lot of folks would pay a bit more for a handy little generator that could do that, too. Heck, it might even prove handy to get your RV starter battery recharged in a pinch. A source of 12-14VDC is a darn handy thing to have in an emergency.
Thanks again for the video.
My solution, a hot battery spare set up. Get the Golo, amzn.to/3yOFXLZ right now its dirt cheap, they were over $200 now, have a March Sale and $40 off, so with a $40 off get it for $120 or less. This Golo can dump enough power to run your furnace for over 4 hours by itself. Or add a Engine battery only 30 watt all in one solar amzn.to/3FDtUVn , or 2 of them to the engine start battery so your never weakening it with your coach battery. Every time you draw it low, you weaken it, shorten its life. And if you do not have them isolated you need to do that.
Happy New Year. Looks like a cool little Generator. I had battery backup for the storm last week just in case, but we didn't loose power from the grid. Cheers. Great Video.
Happy new year!
What a nice generator for camping or fishing trip.
Just found your channel was looking at plumbing video's and found your saniflo toilet...now i am all the way here...lol
I've been watching these with interest as a backup for my house battery system. If the solar isn't giving me enough, this would be perfect.
To solve it, find you a nice charger that is up to 800 watts AC input max so you get far more stable hours of charging, then get you one of these amzn.to/41Dw0gG I think there is a $20 or larger coupon on them now due to winter price drops. In spring they always go back up. Mine has now over 250 hours on it, I use it on watering pumps. The amount of fuel it uses is so little that even my stingy little honda EM700 can not compete with it.
@@JOHNDANIEL1 I can set the AC input charging upto 1800 watts.
@@Solkre82 You probably can if cutting the life of the generator inverter to nothing by running it at 120% is the goal. It would use it's tank of gas in 1/2 the time and actually give you dramatically less results. It's a 1500 watt with 1800 starting watts but it can do it. People do really dumb stuff all the time so I would say buy 2 if that's your plan.
@@JOHNDANIEL1 Didn't mean I would, I can just control the input wattage on recharge. Right now it is set to 800 to use my house outlets.
@@Solkre82 Commonly a 75 amp for 12 volt would be about 800 watts AC power so thats a basis to consider. A SUNGOLD inverter has a great charger in it, I would use those.
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Lets hope '23 is not going to be the last one LOL!
Generators and inverter generators are rated at sea level. For every 1000' above sea level subtract about 3%. Always look at the running watts and your altitude to figure out the useable power.
I got one to keep more goal zero charging at night. The mini propane investor generator I originally 570.00. This one is perfect 😂
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It's interesting that that all of the big utube channels on going solar keep saying you need 2 to 3 times the power to run a fridge I'm sure you can run a natural gas furnace with one that size as I keep saying with 2000 watts I can power my house sure I might not be able to run a fridge freezer furnace and water pump all at once but when running the water pump 2 times a day I can shut off other appliances I'm looking at going low budget solar I did like your video on converting an electric lawn mower to run on battery I'm thinking about making my lawn mower my snow blower and my rotor tiller all run on a battery as well as having back up power from the unit I liked your idea because extention cords are such a pain and so constricting but to convert all three with their own power supply could be quite costly so I think I'll try to set up the power supply on a small 2 wheel trailer and then there is the problem that a 2 HP motor to run the rotor tiller would probably be too small to run it and would need a big inverter which would be extremely expensive
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Good review. Thank God my sister didn't see the Chihuweenie, she would have to have it.
Happy New Year
Thanks for the review! I just bought one too. Could you please tell me what the break-in period and regular oil change intervals are for this engine?
1.5 hours break in, 0 to 75% max load, Change oil. And I recommend straight 30 weight walmart brand cheap stuff for break in. It will carry more micro junk out with it. Then best for this engine ( no matter what your birthright oil love is, what the guys at the auto shop swear by or the oil that saves the world, LOL ) is what Yamaha, who designed the engine as a small pump engine says to use, Castrol 10-30 blend. amzn.to/3HoXbEu
Have you ever done any modifications to an inverter generator like this? I wonder what they would do if you pulled the alternator output before the inverter section and ran it though a rectifier/charge controller to charge a battery bank. Think the output would be worth it?
The electronics are too heavily integrated to use it that way, but you can get a DC only charging system the goal would be to find out what kind of control you would need to add to it for best outcome.
That is a great generator for the price for sure. Thank you. I wonder if there are propane generators that only produce 24v to just charge batteries when there's no wind and the sky is cloudy 🤔.
Stay tuned, I am working with Lifan to make a selectable model from my auto function design that will make 12.24 & 48 volts with amp ratings of 56 amps for 12V, 30 Amps for 24V and 15 Amps for 48V systems that will be Dual Fuel on a LD-232cc Engine.
Otherwise look online for videos on how to build your own all 3 ones I've seen are 12 volt. but instead of using a 12 volt altinator get a 24 volt from a deisil truck most from pick up trucks are 60 amp but the ones from semi trucks are 100 amp and higher
Very good review
Four stroke at $299? Excellent! God bless!
Yeah, thats the cool part, 4 stroke and dang quite. With free ship and another $20 coupon right now on the multi option spot, amzn.to/3K1FL26 its a real deal for what you end up with. I think they did it right for sure.
Neat little genset, hi kira!
Just got my PS55 today. I will be be using it to power tools in the field, with no house connection. There is a terminal for a ground wire and rod. The articles I've seen are somewhat confusing. So, my question is if I'm only going to be powering tools in the field, with no house connection, should I invest in a ground rod? If yes, I'm thinking a six foot copper rod connected to the genny's ground terminal might suffice. Thanks for any info.
No need for a ground rod on it unless your working in lightning prone areas or in areas like chemical plants or gas plants. But then if you were, they would require a Diesel model.
@@JOHNDANIEL1 Thanks for the replay, JD. I just watched a video by Benjamin Sahlstrom who said ground rods do not protect you from ground faults in the field, and that one way to bond your floating neutral generator is to splice the appliance's ground and neutral wires together, which would trip the breaker in the event of a ground fault. I definitely am not going to go that route, but I was wondering: does this apply to inverter gens like the PS 55, or is he possibly referring to to other non-inverter types of generators? I will be using this PS 55 near creek beds on my property, sawing boards and building bridges. Thanks again.
If you're worried about electrical shock just get you a nice power strip with a easy trip circuit breaker and use it plugged in while you're running things. There's no real point in grounding a generator because it doesn't have dual atmospheric wiring which means in the ground and overhead that adds risk to your electrical system like a utility does. The grounding for a utility system is so that they can bridge the voltage and make multiple phases you're already got that covered in your generator. Just basically setting the generator on the ground covers everything.
Well I ordered mine from Powersmart USA store and received it promptly but what they dont tell you until you read the manual that you need a high altitude kit if applicable. Well that's when the fun begins. After listening to music for half hour on their customer service number, tried a different number another day, finally got a representavie who knew nothing about high altitude kits, said he would have to talk to an engineer. Geez; my email sent to them on this subject remains unanswered. So they stink in this regard after the sale. Local repair distributor says he has difficulty getting parts from them and some warranty repairs are sitting months out.
I haven't had such a event to deal with, Sounds like no fun. But I did deal with similar with Honda about 5 years ago, it took 4 months to get the 4500+ altitude carb and spark plug. Crazy thing is, it was nothing special, but $90. You move the coil 2 mm back pre TDC, the carb is identical with a bigger jet by .002, and the plug was just a hotter style. Could have just done it myself for $10
PS - Did you ever notice, cheap lawn mowers and ANY engine pre-2004 made by Tecumseh and pre-1980 by Clinton would run in any altitude up to 10,000 feet without anything done to them! But everything modern can't do it. So much for "technology" huh!
Cutting torch tip cleaner for the jet and change the filter for lighter media like EZflow household furnace filter.
@@JOHNDANIEL1 Everything is set lean these days at sea level for emissions, which robs power at all altitudes. I haven't seen anything in years that wouldn't run better with the next size up jet.
Would have been really cool if they had put a parallel kit in these little generators
i just bought one these, will it be able to run a 2.5hp 5 gallon craftsman shopvac?
I'd do a real watt test on the shop vac. When they say 2.5 horse, they now days mean AMPS AT LOCK UP LOL! Get a P3 amzn.to/3YccbLD and test it under open draw, and wet draw loads. If it's normal running is 1000 watts and less, with surges under 1400 then your good. Otherwise get a Stanley 5 gallon style shop vac, much better results with 1.25 HP, 900 watts max.
Well, it's a year later...how's it holding up? I'm thinking this might work well to recharge my "solar batteries" (power stations). They only draw about 750 wt when charging. WM has this on sale for $218.
Are you referring to this one bit.ly/ps1500inv2 that is new, or the refurbished ones? The walmart is sometimes cheaper and faster shipped, but be sure its new and not a return from them.
@@JOHNDANIEL1 I'm looking at one at WM for $218, I assume it is new. But my question was about your experience with the product you demoed in the video, (new or refurb I have no idea).
Yes, I think the $218 is the one I got the discount link above/earlier posted is the new ones. As for running, this thing has a bit over 250 hours on it due to letting my boss use it on his house boat. It's so quiet he is able to run his 8k btu air conditioner all day and fish off the boat most the fall of last year and is using it again this year. However trading/loaning a genny to use for whats now only 3 catfish he dropped off is not doing me much good.
@@JOHNDANIEL1 3 fish is not much compensation. Sounds like he's the one I should ask about how it runs. For $218, I probably just get one, sounds like your happy with it.
Do basic refrigerator really only use 150 watts? I'm talking about a 6' by 3' unit with freezer on top.
A 20 cubic foot refrigerator on average will use 450 watts starting and will run on 120 to 180 watts while in cooling cycle. Smart folks will get 2 big 200AH batteries, a 1500 watt inverter and charge the batteries in a 2 hours then run the fridge for 30+ hours without needing the generator running 24/7. I have designed that exact set up for dozens of people, they are saving over 90% in never ending gas cost.
i think they are running on a much higher rpm than you think. The honda EU10 generator runs at about 4-6000 rpm so i think this engines does not run much lower rpm
How do you change the oil on this generator?
Remove dipstick, tilt about 45 degrees over a pan, and refill it when it's empty. Already done it 2X, very easy.
John do you know a way or carb kit for this that will run on propane
No, they just ignore all the options for a 53cc propane kit, BUT there was a weed eater brand, (china brand) that had a 40 & 56cc (same carb style) that ran on a 1 lb bottle of propane. No gas. th-cam.com/video/wN5rVsLsLfU/w-d-xo.html
Has anyone added an auto start to one of these small generators. I was given a Powersmart 1000, it is like new. So I was wondering if I could set it up to automatically start up and charge my solar batteries if they dip too low on non sunny day or night time.
A starter is not likely available for the 53cc engine castings.
It won't start, 5w-20 synthetic motor oil was put in, some gas but not full was put in, second day and it doesn't start. Ay suggestions, the overload light comes on and goes off every pull
I never use synthetic in them, just HD30 only. Thin oil may make the sensor think it's got none. For the starting issue, Check and see if any connections such as Low Oil or the spark plug wire came loose. Make sure nothing is in the plugs, and don't use the choke on it if yours has one.
Can a 1500w power inverter power on a 1500w electric oven using a 1000cc car battery ?
Consider what ever load you plan to run as being 80% of what it will actually need or use, consider any inverter or generator you buy to be 95% of what it can safely do. (1500 watt cooker 1650 watt real) 1500 watt generator or inverter 1420 watt real safe output.
In your case, you want a 2250 to 2500 watt inverter or generator. Cost is about $35 to 60 more in such a case. As for a 1000 Cold Cranking battery, not without the engine running. They are only 90 AH to 120 Ah in actual capacity. You need 2.5X that at the minimum.
@@JOHNDANIEL1 ok.And I have different electric ovens some 1,100w and a 500w microwave.And I have a car battery charger.Thats a good tool to have.I watched different TH-cam videos on using a car as a generator.People shouldn't junk they car if it start up and provide some heat.And ima get like 3 heavy-duty 100ft extension cords with a lot of watt
Always keep your car full of gas with some stabil fuel treatment in it.
Would it run my 110/220 welder?
No it is only 11.25 amps output. For most welders you need 30+ amp outlet like this Pulsar amzn.to/3FxF1zd
So no 110/120? Isn't 110 save as most wall plugs
@@anthonystill1590 Wall outlets are 15 and some 20 amp. A common 100 amp MIG like from Harbor Freight uses 12 to 13 amps and will work on a regular outlet but tends to stress them heavily. Check the amp draw under load for the welder, then for every amp it draws consider to find a power source that can handle that plus at least 20% more.
I take it this still has to be kept outside?
Yes, but not as far away as a 2 cycle due to burning oil from them is very cancerous. In fact it is so quiet you can just set it outside the door a few feet.
I have a 4 stroke propane powered weed wacker I never use anymore. I believe it only has a 25cc engine.
How does this compare to the Sportsman GEN1000i, is it worth the extra $100 ?
I would say for the fuel savings after the first 40 hours the difference paid for itself after that you're ahead of the game so buy this one
How did your daughter’s garden do last summer?
About half as good as it could have, severe drought in the region and most the country so we were lucky it produced at all. Most all road side veggie vendors did not even open up in 2022.
This was 99 bucks when I first considered trying it. Buy the time I ordered I paid 200. Mine is still in the box in case of hurricanes and Biden disasters.
@@maurice7413 I could afford food when Trump was president and my medicines and electric bill were far less costly. Sadly global warming caused by Joe Biden just froze my frost tolerant Winter garden in December which was never predicted. Joe Biden promised us all there would be no more weather once he assumed control but I was nearly killed in Louisiana by tornadoes and sub zero freezing winds caused by "the excessive heat of global warming" in less than a week.
And now thanks to Joe "Green Energy" Biden I can`t afford to finish my solar power system for my window air conditioner by next Summer to save enough money to buy meat and medicine. But at least I was able to power my 100 watt electric blanket from solar power when the grid went down. Maybe Joe Biden can send me the extra money soon that he promised to us disabled people before he plunged us even deeper into poverty by raising our food, utilities, transportation, and medical costs?
Probably not, gas was way to cheap, we wasn't in a proxy war with Russia, millions less were dying and electric bills were 50% less during Trump. He probably got it knowing we would be begging the Saudi's for oil in 2022.
My 401k plummeted too
@@maurice7413 Until science can heal spinal and brain injuries disabilities will remain a problem. Too bad Biden lied about helping us and did the exact opposite. Do you always ridicule disabled people?
@@maurice7413 My little piece of the earth is what matters to me as it seems to many other people across the country. Please let us know what the cost differential is on your magical little piece of the -earth- USA.
I can only dream.
The A.I portables are the quietest
A-iPower and Powersmart both are the same in almost every model they have except the 1500 and 3800 models. Yes, A-iPower is very quiet but none compare with the new Kipor Inverter Diesels
I wonder if you could attach the generator to the top of the electric lawn mower, then you could still power the electric weed eater and the lithium batteries could be added to your massive battery bank. 🤔
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ask your daughter if she can help me with my inverter the out put is lacking need to get it up to 100 %
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I see a problem right now... the bottom is open to rodents mice packrats to climb in an make nests and chew wires and piss all over this while unit is in storage.
If Ted Nugent did generator reviews 😉
Yes, I can see the titles now. *Wang Dang the Lights are back on!*
Some advice. Get organized and informed BEFORE you start recording. Appreciate the video, but there are some things that were incorrect, and it's jarring to watch when you are shuffling and jumping all around. Thanks for the video!
Made in China? Not what i read ?
Very useful informative content, sir. being 4 cycle engine, would the fuel available at lowest or home depot work rather than just automobile gas? from local outlets
If you can afford the safe ethanol free gas they sell by the gallon, it's expensive and supposed to have a 5 year lifespan, I would get 10 gallons to stash for such a thing. Bad is on our 2023 calendar for sure.
You have a beautiful daughter. Likes to Dirty her hands, LOL.
She is my Rock Star, with a full mechanics set and her own desire to not be lost in the modern world of snowflakes, weaklings and wierdos LOL!
@@JOHNDANIEL1 She's awesome! Glad you have such a great assistant!
@@kaohsiung99 Nice Call, but she's been telling me what to do for years, so I guess her being MY assistant is a hopeful thought!!
@@JOHNDANIEL1 That's a good point you made there!