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Awesome! Glad to know it's a good unit long term!

Oh no! Sorry you had such a difficult time getting it started. The door for the oil is hard to see if you are not looking for it. Next oil change you'll be ready now! Thanks for watching!

Thank you! I'm not sure if 25 hours is typical. I had an older non inverter generator that I would change yearly lol. I agree 25 hours seems a bit excessive. Thanks for watching!!

​@@travelpawsrv. Hi, I don't own one of these but I'm doing some research in order to buy it. I thought the oil was supposed to be changed after the first 25 hours break in period and after that it should be changed every 100 hours, am I wrong? Thank you.

​​@@travelpawsrv ​ Hi, I don't own one of these but I'm doing some research in order to buy it. I thought the oil was supposed to be changed after the first 25 hours break in period and after that should be changed every 100 hours, am I wrong? Thank you.

Thanks!! Oh for sure IT has a mind of its own at times LOL!!

Thanks for the suggestion! I wondered if there was a magnetic dipstick, I'll have to look for that. Thanks for watching!!

Hi! I looked through the owners manual again and do not see anything like that listed, but something for me to find out for sure. Thank you!

Interesting! Thank you! noted for next time.

Awesome! yes, I have since moved mine around as well.

Excellent idea! Thank you!

vrod1a - May I please ask, which oil extractor did you use? thanks

@ I use a Pela 650 oil extractor , it has 6.5 litre capacity but they have smaller extractors as well .

I picked up a Dual Fuel Remanufactured Firman 3242 for a little over $300 too. I do have a soft start on the AC unit and it powers my 30 amp travel trailer like a champ. I too use propane, don't want to haul a gas container around since I already have propane. Nice video, very informative.

You are certainly going to be using it more than I will...I think everyone here would love to know how it holds up for you over the long haul!

Thank you so much!!!

Awesome idea! Thank you for watching!

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

wow! two years without a power outage! That is awesome! and WOW 26 year old generator...I hope mine lasts that long.

@@travelpawsrv My Generac was the best maintained engine that I have. I follow the Generac manual for the long term storage process. Generac made good 320 engines and it has an oil filter to keep everything clean while running. Now you have to get the contractor version in order to have an oil filter.

I had them all already from owning the RV and changing my own oil, they just fit perfect! haha Overall I am happy with the unit so far, I do not use it as much as some people do but so far it hasn't let me down!

I do not remember the actual name but I bought it at Walmart :-)

I'm so sorry, I just saw this. Having some issues with notifications. I went back and rewatched it and I didn't remove that. I never noticed it LOL I'll take the cover back off and check that. Thanks for catching that!!!

I have not had to yet.

I didn't on my refurb unit - which also did not include the charger. Reading around the Web, I learned - 1) if you run your generator 1x month for 30 minutes (as advised by most generator mfgs), this should keep your batter charged, too. 2) it is recommended to use a battery maintainer which cycles on and off rather than the plug they included on new units. Harbor Freight has a Cen-Tech one for $10 with great reviews. You may already have one for cars/motorcycles/etc that get stored. On Amazon, you even find a barrel plug pigtail to make a cleaner setup by plugging your maintainer into the port where the charger is supposed to go on the control panel.

@@GeeDee3333 That's what I did with my refurb unit. I already had a spare battery maintainer and a barrel plug. This is one case where my junk electronics hoarding paid off, lol!

Excellent idea! I will do that for sure!!

Good to know thank you!! I'll have to pull the manual out and see if it says that too. 😀

Thanks! The camera mic amplifies it. I really don't think it's bad, but I will say..I do have hearing loss haha

Ahhh sorry, didn't think about it. Next time!

Interesting...I'll have to pull my manual out, I don't remember that LOL thanks!!!

That’s true I was about to say that. There is a drawing showing taking oil measurements without screwing it in completely. So technically your oil level is lower than what it should be.

That's worth a call to the manufacturer for confirmation. Tech writers are notoriously out of touch with engineers and often inaccurate in their writing. Especially Chinese engineers. Funny thing is if you put in the correct amount of oil... you should be at the correct oil level. Thus, I refer you back to my original thesis about tech writers... 😂 FWIW, I've owned lots of Honda power equipment engines and their clones... I always screwed in the dip stick to read it. That said... you can go 3/4 of a quart of oil here and be fine. Engine isn't going to explode... 😂

@@columbiariversalmonenhance4050 I verified with support and you’re not supposed to screw it in to read the proper oil level. If you’re screwing it in then your oil is slightly lower than recommended. Trust me I verified with Firman support.

Oh no! Don't tell me that! Ouch, sorry to hear that happened but thank you for telling everyone your experience. Safe travels!!

Hi! I'm not sure I'm following...wasting oil? This was the initial oil change which is 25 hours according to the manual.

@@travelpawsrv man u all's ,, manuals ,,

@@FourMypersonaluse Nope, and I won't be changing this every 25 hours. 25 hours first change, then every 100 hours after is the plan.🙂

@@FourMypersonaluse It seems to work out to about 25 hours in a cars first oil change! I had to look it up, at about 50 mph, which is the average of my drives I'll say, that is about 1000 miles or so. He has been saying first oil change which is always lower than the rest of them. He even pointed out there was metal in the oil, which isn't common, but common on the first oil change, which is why it is changed so soon.

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Hi, sorry I do not have a way to test that currently...but if I do in the future for sure I will.

It is AC voltage, not DC, so no positive or negative. Just connect the left side with the left side and right side with the right side and you will be fine. Just do this before either of them are running. Pretty sure one can be running when you connect the wires, but absolutely not both, still best to start with both off. If you connect them together while both are running, you are likely to kill one inverter or both. Unless you get lucky, they won't be synched when connected together, and will be forced into synch with each other as quick as possible, which in big power plants, is a physical slam, but in these electronic inverters, I have no idea. When they are first turned on, they will synch properly with what they are connected to, but they are starting from 0, so its easier.

Thank you so much!!! I'll ask my boss if I can expense that HAHAHAHA!! Thanks for watching and Rupert and Mae say Hey!

Hi! I bought mine off of Amazon: a.co/d/giHEDlR

I'm not an electrician so I'm not sure...I'm assuming as long as the cord is rated for the wattage/amps it would work...but again..I'm not an electrician :-)

Thank you! Go remote IT! Lol

Love it 100%

Oh no!!! that is horrible! I hope everything works out ok for you!!

Their customers service is awesome. I am going on my third year. I go boondocking camp sixteen times a year. I USE mine pretty hard, and the wheels fell off because the 4 bolts rattled loose. Customer service (in AZ) told me that as long as it was registered, the warranty would cover those bolts. By the way, they cost a total of $6. I love my Firman! I love Firman customer service, having used the 2 times, I was super impressed (I am usually hard to impress)

@@MelvenSweat that is awesome to hear!! Customer service can make or break a company for sure!

You gotta wonder why they have so many refurb ones for sale on eBay...🤔

@atcaw94 good question! Luckily (knock on wood) mine is still going strong but I haven't had to use it regularly. Once a month to keep it exercised, and of course when power goes out.

I think the mic really picked up on it...in reality it isn't that loud at all. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Loving it so far!!!

Haven't tried it on gas yet...since I have no use for gas I don't want to go buy a new gas can LOL

Thank you!!!

Thank you and Thanks for watching! Safe Travels!!!