Sportsman 1000W Inverter Portable Gasoline Generator EXPIRED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWaZ9rbCr_0

Apr 11, 2020 youtube review (1:17) shows it was 149 dollars one year ago.

Somehow I had missed the oil part of your first post.
But you're not a moron and 'bentrinh' is correct.
It's a common problem with these units due to both a design flaw in the fill line AND the manufacturer printing the manual to say "Add xx ounces of oil (I recall it was about 3 ounces too much), while later adding a yellow tag to say add a lesser amount than what the manual states.My unit isn't right here, but I believe the difference was like 11 ounces vs a corrected 8 ounces. Those numbers are by memory, so they may be off a tad, but that little bit of excess oil made the problem fairly common.


I also wouldn't be surprised if different designed parts/modules were put on the same model generator, at different times.
I ran my tests with both a "Kill-a-Watt" unit (just to also test the Kill-a-Watt unit and see how accurate it was), as compared to a Fluke meter that I knew I could rely on for accurate load readings. Surprisingly, the Kill-a-Watt was only a little off from the Fluke meter. Almost negligible.
But in all tests, my unit could not break the 685 watt 'barrier' and that was with steady/stable resistive loads. Inductive-type loads (pumps, motors, fridge compressors, etc.) would create non-stable startup & load variances that wouldn't be anywhere as accurate, so I didn't even 'go there'.
I ran all tests with 'eco-mode' OFF.

I still find it hard to believe you got anywhere near 1,000 watts out of your unit. Was that tested with a quality/accurate meter? Anyhow, if you did get that, I consider it a very rare 'golden egg'.

Depends on your sump. Many will run. If your situation is contingent on a pump running you should be running a battery backup sump in conjunction with your regular pump. This unit should work with both.

Generator is not recommended for high altitude use above 3,000 ft. -why?

What happens if you buy two of these? Can you get 2000 W out of them?

Getting the 1800/2200W model is about double the cost of this one anyway. And you can then further parallel with another inverter generator when you need more power. This small inverter generator without parallel capability has very limited function.

Maybe a 1/3 hp or 1/6 hp pump, but definitely not a 1hp pump. The startup surge on my 1hp is about 1500w.

Getting the 1800/2200W model is about double the cost of this one anyway. And you can then further parallel with another inverter generator when you need more power. This small inverter generator without parallel capability has very limited function.

Figured someone can use this 10% off one time use code. Brings the inverter down to $153 before tax. (Wished I got this before but I already bought this a few weeks back) I can use some Rep in exchange. Please reply on comment once used. Thanks.

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These have been cheaper in the past for sure, they are great if you're remote camping and need to charge your phone or laptop or even provide some lighting.

If you're in a power out situation at home this will most likely run a single refridgerator or a freezer but not both and you can't use a long extension cord. It will run a box fan, coffee maker, and a standard 60w lamp with a 10' extension and a 3 oultet adapter at the same time without issue.