"WEN 56380i 3800-Watt Portable Inverter Generator - Ultra-Quiet Performance"

Kindle Customer: Do not buy this item. Bought last year and used it for 30 hours. This year won't work. Inventor shot. Took it to local repair show instead of sending it back to the United States that costs a fortune. Repair cost $800.00 from a trusted repair person. I thought this item was from a good manufacturer that I could trust. NOPE

Canada on Aug 11, 2023

Amazon Customer: Got Generator in ,box damaged and so was product . Neither Amazon or Wen will do anything about it. My suggestion is not buy from here

Canada on Sep 22, 2022

Robert bongfeldt: Couldn't use it showed up broken!!!!!!

Canada on Sep 17, 2022

Amazon Customer: Great inverter for your money very little noise, 100' away you can't even hear it Less than an outside air conditioner running, Light weight for the size of the generator inverter And the power stability is great no searching no altercations in the power being fed to your unit.

Canada on Jun 24, 2022

ghislain charest: la fiabilite reste a voire pour un prix assez eleve

Canada on May 10, 2022

JoeCleanJoeClean: Just spent the first 2 hours run time on my new WEN 56380i enclosed frame generator. Tips I do for trouble free reliability require important engine break-in and electrical protection measures.

The manual prepares for the first running... I added prep by removing the spark plug first after unpacking and saving the closed cell foam inside the box for later. Before any attempt to operate, remove the screws and brackets underneath.

Don't try start-up until putting oil directly (small amount) into the engine cylinder.... Measure by an inch of a drinking straw into the oil bottle. NOT included is the oil for the crankcase before you can first run the generator! Inch being approximately the oil held up inside the straw trapped by the seal of my thumb covering the opposing end of the straw then moving out of the bottle so transferring into the plug hole by releasing the thumb ... Do so BEFORE even any pull on the cord... to lubricate the piston before it's moved inside the engine so it can slide in the cylinder. Before returning the spark plug it's important to protect the soft metal threads on the engine by smeared anti sieze compound (get the small tube from auto parts...

United States on Jan 03, 2021

Nathan SteffyNathan Steffy: For those looking for the quick bottom line review:

I am extremely happy with this generator. It has more than enough power to keep my family of 6, with 4 tech dependent children, relatively calm and comfortable for days without power. It is also reasonable sound level wise to run through the night, living in a housing community with neighbors very close. No, I would not attempt to power an air conditioner.

Power output: 5/5
Noise: 5/5
Portability: 4/5
Easy of use: 5/5
Easy of care/maintenance: 5/5
Overall look: 5/5

The only 2 cons I can come up with:
- It's heavy - I can lift it myself to get it into my SUV, but I could not carry it far. It does however have wheels and a pull out handle to make rolling it around quite easy.
- after using for about a day an a half, it began leaking a VERY small amount of oil from around the oil drainage tube. No noticeable amount when checking the dipstick

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United States on Sep 03, 2020