PowerSmart 1000-Watt Portable Outdoor Generator for Home Use

straight savage: Picked this up on sale not expecting much. It ran incredibly well and generated plenty of power. The first hour the wattage would fluctuate but it smoothed out. The maximum rated running watts is 1000, but I plugged a 1500 watt heater into it at full power and it powered it like a champ. Great buy

United States on Dec 10, 2023

Tim DoidgeTim Doidge: Out of the box the manufacturer made the fuel lime so short that the fuel line was partially torn off of the fuel valve. I did not notice until after I had fueled it up and started it for the initial break in process and had fuel pouring out of the fuel line while it was running. After replacing the fuel line I ran the generator for 30 minutes to break it in before I put it under load. Once I plugged into it I ran it at about 20 percent load (200 watts) at which point it ran for about 20 minutes then overheated the engine and died. Then let it cool down and fured it back up tried to hook up a deep cycle battery with the 12v power cable provided. As soon as I plugged it into the generator the generator bogged out and started smelling like burning electrical fire. I completly disconnected the 12v cable. As far as I'm concerned yes it will run my tv and internet modem but it is a big disappointment as far as what I expected. I live off grid and realy rely on solar and generated power. Now that summer is over and I dont need to run the cooler I wanted to downsize my fuel bill. Its running fine now with just the basics on but not happy overall.

United States on Nov 07, 2023

Oliver: I have to say, I am thoroughly impressed with this 1000w generator. I mean, I bought it for mobile detailing with the intent of upgrading later on. However, I never expected it to be the Nokia phone of generators. I've been beating the crap out of it for two years now and it just keeps going and going and going. I've used it with tools that far exceed its wattage rating, incorrectly mixed fuel, rarely let it warm up before putting maximum load on it, and I haven't serviced the air filter or spark plug once. And yet, it still runs like a top. Even in sub-freezing temperatures, it starts with only a few pulls. It frightens me. I’ve been intentionally trying to kill it, but every night it whispers threats to me in my dreams. It knows when I’m trying to overload it and instead psychologically terrorizes me to the point of sobbing and runs off my tears only to output the energy of the Sun and reliability of a Honda. I'm convinced this thing is indestructible. I'm thinking of putting wheels on it and entering it in a demolition derby just to win the coveted first place trophy desired by rednecks across the globe. Overall, I highly recommend this generator to anyone in need of a...

United States on Jan 13, 2023

Steve Eyre: It’s rather quiet compare to others I’ve had but it doesn’t idle very smoothly but it really does a great job running a tv and microwave. I sat outside the trailer on Chile day and with my little electric space heater and it worked real nice. And it’s easy carry and very compact!

United States on Feb 23, 2022

Bryce BeckstromBryce Beckstrom: We used this over a 4 day / 3-night tent camping trip. It was in the upper 30's low 40s in the morning and it was easy to start, few pulls and away you went. I found it easier to keep running on the first start by moving the choke lever back and forth.

We ran a 50' length of LED lights and the generator did not even make a peep from the small load. We also used it to make coffee from a larger Kuerig machine. This was touch and go at first and when the generator was still cold the Keurig machine would temporarily shut off when it was trying to heat water. For this, I found I could move the choke cable back and forth to keep the generator from bogging down too much. Once it was fully warmed though we did not have the issue. I did try to plug in a power strip well charging a speaker and phone power pack but that did not work well. Everything acted as if it was being charged but after 30 minutes the phone power pack did not even go up 1%. I plugged it directly in and it charged much faster.

This thing went through hardly any gas, so don't overpack that. I think at the end of the trip we went through maybe a gallon. We ran the lights most nights and the Kuerig machine in...

United States on Jan 07, 2022