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expired Posted by wordage • Jul 21, 2024

Sam's Club Members: A-iPower 2300W Gas Portable Inverter Generator

+ Free S/H w/ Sam's Club Plus Members

$280

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Sam's Club has A-iPower 2300W Gas Portable Inverter Generator w/ CO Sensor/Telescopic Handle & Wheels (XOS2300i) on sale for $279.98 valid for Sam's Club Members only. Shipping is free w/ Sam's Club Plus Members, otherwise shipping will vary by location.

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About the Product
  • Powerful Engine 80cc OHV 4-Cycle Engine
  • 2300W + 1800 Running Watts
  • 52dB Generator
  • Compact Design/Lightweight
  • Parallel Equipped + Parallel Cable
  • Multi-Featured Control Panel: CO Sensor Indicator Light, Data Center Display, LED Light & More
Warranty
  • Includes 3-year limited manufacturers warranty w/ purchase

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • This offer is part of Sam's Club Instant-Savings Weekend Doorbusters Deals
  • Ideal product for tailgating or camping needs
  • Our research indicates that this deal is $120 less (30% savings) than the listed price of $399.98 at the time of this posting
  • Compact, portable power w/ USB port & fuel gauge
  • Offer valid through July 28, 2024 or while promotional offer lasts
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  • Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion - Discombobulated

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Sam's Club has A-iPower 2300W Gas Portable Inverter Generator w/ CO Sensor/Telescopic Handle & Wheels (XOS2300i) on sale for $279.98 valid for Sam's Club Members only. Shipping is free w/ Sam's Club Plus Members, otherwise shipping will vary by location.

Thanks to community member wordage for finding this deal

Note, must login to your Sam's Club Members to purchase unit.

About the Product
  • Powerful Engine 80cc OHV 4-Cycle Engine
  • 2300W + 1800 Running Watts
  • 52dB Generator
  • Compact Design/Lightweight
  • Parallel Equipped + Parallel Cable
  • Multi-Featured Control Panel: CO Sensor Indicator Light, Data Center Display, LED Light & More
Warranty
  • Includes 3-year limited manufacturers warranty w/ purchase

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • This offer is part of Sam's Club Instant-Savings Weekend Doorbusters Deals
  • Ideal product for tailgating or camping needs
  • Our research indicates that this deal is $120 less (30% savings) than the listed price of $399.98 at the time of this posting
  • Compact, portable power w/ USB port & fuel gauge
  • Offer valid through July 28, 2024 or while promotional offer lasts
Additional Notes
  • Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion - Discombobulated

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reelbusy
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decent price these days and wattage is workable. Your deep freezer or fridge doesn't need runing 24 hours. Buy this and a fridge freeze alarm, you'll only need to run for an hour every 6-8 hours if that. Rest of your wattage can run a midea or other ac (inverter preferably so it can ramp down). Keeps you in that 25% load and if on an all electric home , just buy led lanterns you have a grill (or get a small camping lp stove). recharge lanterns devices,etc when getting the fridge freezers back to temp. Good to buy rechargale stuff when you have these ....fans, lanterns,etc they all last until you gotta run it for the fridge. really no need for extended run times.

I got too many generators but im in for one for my moms place, easier to set this up to run a window unit, then if it's gonna be a big one i have bigger inverters as well.
pyroskater85
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I was looking to see if it can charge my EV. 😄 🤣

but in all seriousness it like like an 1800w running unit. and will do 9 hours @ 450w.
a 12k btu midea u shaped ac runs about 450 to 500w when going full speed. so you'll be able to get a whole days worth of ac for 1 gal of fuel.
most likely even more as the AC uses an inverter and can ramp down to 100w.
just looking into it for my use case and thought I'd post my findings

someone posted on the next page that their midea u shaped pull 1100w.
I have a kill a watt meter and I've used the AC for 940 hrs I've used 230kWh.
after 30 days (720hrs) I've only used 168kWh.
it drops down to below 100w when on eco mode. and I've only ever seen it go up to 550w or so when dropping the temp to 68⁰ when it's 90⁰ outside

I guess take the information and it should give a decent example of what to expect 🤷

added: after testing out other devices connect to my kill a watt meter. and turning off the AC unit for 10 minutes while I tested the meter. I found my AC unit will ramp up to 1120w / 12A when first turned on but then after 10 to 15 minutes it ramped down to 945w. so everything is working out correctly. I think because I run it 24/7 in Eco and Auto mode it doesn't need to go full tilt to keep the room cool to 72⁰f.
so yes the AC will pull over 1100w but will ramp down shortly after depending on how hot your room is and how insulated it is.
so probably expected your AC to pull more energy than mine.


either way this generator will be able to run an inverter window AC without issues if the running wattage is 1800w. you will just need more fuel and to refill sooner rather than 9 hours. and if you have an inverter AC then there shouldn't be that initial Amperage spike when first turning on.
hope all of this helps you 👍

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reelbusy
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Quote from CCC44 :
This or a almost new Honda 2000i?
depends on your uses...

for emergency backup whatever fits wattage and gph you're planning for and can store everyday use yeah honda would obviously be the better pick, but for emergency use anything....they get used so rarely and may sit for years.
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Quote from reelbusy :
depends on your uses...they get used so rarely and may sit for years.
This is pretty wise and what changed my mind for a whole house solution from an inverter generator to just a plain old generator because for equivalent power generating capacity, an inverter generator costs much more. This is similar to the clone vs. Honda argument. I am not disputing Honda quality by any means, and sure, if my budget supported it, I'd be happy to buy a Honda. But for something that I only pull out on occasions (and honestly, something that I hope to never have to pull out for a real emergency), I cannot really afford Honda quality at this time.
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Quote from wordage :
This is pretty wise and what changed my mind for a whole house solution from an inverter generator to just a plain old generator because for equivalent power generating capacity, an inverter generator costs much more. This is similar to the clone vs. Honda argument. I am not disputing Honda quality by any means, and sure, if my budget supported it, I'd be happy to buy a Honda. But for something that I only pull out on occasions (and honestly, something that I hope to never have to pull out for a real emergency), I cannot really afford Honda quality at this time.
yeah i wouldn't waste the money, the only reason imho to go inverter is IF you're really concerned about shtf long outages and fuel storage and want more run time, because they spin down and *as long* as you're at 50% less majority running load you'll burn less fuel. A good compromise are those open frame inverters when they come onsale cheap.

For general emergency use it's over kill (and i have a 8000w/7500 champion 240v inverter...haven't used it in 2 years) i really only upgraded to that as i am in an ae hurricane flood zone and do get flooded in and want to be able to extend range of my fuel storage. Most floridians buy em cheap, loud and stick em on a shelf and that's appropriate for most cases. Really depends on your threats....if power lines are underground,etc i'm coastal and in last area i lived 25 years no outages more than brief...never bothered nor needed a genset, new area lines in air, outages strictly depend on the power company trimming branches and how bad the storm....but even then it's rare, i do often think i went overkill (as i have a backup inverter too) and that money would have been better staying in the market and funds...every dollar counts when compouding interest.
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Quote from pyroskater85 :
Interest, because I have one plugged into a kill a watt meter and I was surprised that it's never gone over 550w when I drop the temp down to 68⁰f and it's over 90⁰ outside. So far after a month of using it on Auto (720hrs) I've only used 168kWh
And right now I'm at almost 1k hours (940hrs) and it's 230kWh. So i expect it to be near 240kWh by the time I hit 1k hours. Which then I will reset and do another 30 day run but this time keep it at 72⁰f running 24/7.

added: what smart plug are you using. I had mine plugged into a TP link smart plug. it's a few years old now. but I've never had any issues with it tripping the switch or breaker. it's rated for 15A. so 1100w pull shouldn't be an issue.

edit: after turning off my AC for 10 minutes and back on to max cool 60f and eco mode off. my AC now ramps up to 1120w / 12A. I guess because I leave it in eco and auto set to 72⁰f and let it running all day and all night. it just keeps the room cool and uses less energy.
(after 10 minutes of turning it back on to full power, it's already starting to ramp down to 945w.
It depends can be low as few amps.. when your cooling large room it can pull 13amps I love the midea inveter ac
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magbarn
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This deal is still active if your local Sam's has it in stock at the store.
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fishbone_
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My local Sam's had 5 left, so if anyone is still looking for them, you may still have luck in one of your local stores. Seems the deal is still on until they run out.
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Quote from fishbone_ :
My local Sam's had 5 left, so if anyone is still looking for them, you may still have luck in one of your local stores. Seems the deal is still on until they run out.
What location?

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Anyone know how to check inventory on B&M?
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Unfortunately, b&m inventory does not necessarily work or can be bypassed. On the morning this Doorbusters sale started, I went in for a price adjustment (I had paid full price for this a few weeks ago). I saw qty. 11 on the floor, but the website for my local club was reporting online orders only, i.e., no pickup as if they did not have any in stock. They were gone by yesterday evening, but if one simply went according to the supposed inventory numbers, they would have missed the in-store stock. I am thinking this might be a marketing thing--if they have local stock, they might want to force you to actually walk through the store for other impulse buys. Whereas if you are going to buy it online and have it shipped to your house, they would not be able to capitalize on having you in the store physically anyways.
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PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR AIR FILTER IS OILED. Mine was dry as a bone which means the air wasn't getting filtered during the break in period. For the recent buyers, make sure your air filter is oiled as this shortens engine life if it's not.

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