Pulsar PG2300iS 2,300W Portable Super Quiet Gas-Powered Inverter Generator with USB Outlet & Parallel Capability, CARB Compliant

First question everybody has about these things... "Are they noisy?"The technical response for this one is: "Yes. It is noisy."The practical response is: Noise is relative. Compared to other options for gas powered portable generators, this model is relatively quiet. It's louder than an average 18-wheeler truck exhaust and quieter than almost any gas-powered push mower. It's sound is adequately muffled that even if it would register high in decibels, it does not have a grating sound to it, which makes it conceivably comfortable as background noise, even if you were only standing 10 feet from it. Quite frankly, when I had it outside running out a tank of fuel as a break-in run, I was in the house and hardly heard it running. I almost forgot it was even out there running because I had to turn down the TV to listen for it. As for size, it's about as big as a moderately filled hiking backpack. Its weight is a bit hefty for the size, but the handle is in a well-balanced place and was easy for me to carry it around, walking 50 to 100 feet in the process. I just wouldn't recommend using it as a free-weight while jogging!Setup was easy. I opened the box, removed the top part of the packaging, which contained the oil and accessories, and was able to pull the generator out of its box with ease. From there, I followed the setup guide in the instruction manual to open the side cover. After loosening two screws, you have to "pop" the cover off as it had plastic pins that hold it in place. From there, you can easily access the oil fill hole. Unscrew the oil fill dipstick, then screw in the convenient oil-fill funnel that's included in the accessories. This made it easy to pour in the oil. Then pour in the contents of the included motor oil. The container of oil contains exactly enough oil to fill the oil reservoir. I tested the level with the oil dipstick. One piece of advice, keep that little bottle. You can refill it to the bottle's full line with conventional motor oil for a convenient, premeasured amount to add later when you do its recommended oil changes.As for its usefulness, I didn't test it under any scientific means. The picture I attached to this review shows it powering my workshop. The picture skews the size of the generator. It looks big against the workshop, but the angle of the shot and angle of the camera lens makes it look bigger than it is. The workshop is 18' wide from that view and is about 25-30 feet from the generator.I had all lights on in the workshop. Two LED workbench lights and two LED ceiling lights. I also turned on a desktop computer I had in there, an old CRT video monitor, and two pieces of specialized electronics test equipment. If you're curious, the test equipment was an old logic analyzer from the 1980s with a CRT screen in it, and a two-way radio service monitor from the 1980s. Both test equipment devices consume about 250 watts each. In all, I may have had about 750-800 watts of devices running and the generator just hummed right along. I wasn't going to overexert it during its break-in period, but I was satisfied it would handle my needs.I do not have any personal research on how long it will run under various loads. I don't expect a generator this small to run overnight. If you use this for convenience, like I will tend to do when I sell electronics at flea markets and want to let people test them, then this is perfect for me. If I need to power my refrigerator and freezer if the power goes out for an extended period of time, then I expect to be refilling its tank more often. But at least I would be able to keep the fridge and freezer running. This is a generator for emergency or convenience only. It's not intended to be a whole home backup generator.

5 years old and fired up and runs like a champ! Running my sump pump an upright freezer and my refrigerator! Best money spent! Noise level at 25 feet you can carry on a normal conversation

A good value type purchase. Doesn't have a ton of fancy features but fits the bill for parallel connectivity and portability. Starts right up and runs quietly. No frill great price and am certain it will last many years with care. Came with oil, fill tube and reusable oil container. I did swap out the Torch spark plug for an NGK but I do that for all my equipment.

I bought this generator for indoor home use because of its 2200 watt capacity. It has a very attractive casing design, that is compact, lightweight and very easy to start. I ran it on econo mode, which wasn't too noisy at all. This inverter generator also came with oil and a funnel. Understanding the risk, I wouldn't recommend for indoor use because the exhaust fumes are hazardous. This generator could handle the load of a 26 cubic fridge, indoor and outdoor lighting, security cameras, 42 inch TV, router, a fan and, microwave use. Not bad. Good value for your money. You could get 4.5 hrs from a single tank with moderate load. The only downside is, I don't think it is a pure sine wave. It's a sine wave alright, not pure.

If it wasn't louder than the Predator equivalent I'd give it 5 stars but there is a noticeable difference and specs claim to have a lower decibel level. I've ran approximately 5 gallons of fuel over 4 4-5 day camping trips running a few hours a day to charge devices, 12v for a water pump for a camp shower, and air mattress pumps. It starts very easily. I use the cap to turn off fuel and let it run dry. I've also used it a few times for day trips to the beach. I haven't really put a load on it but that wasn't my intention. It's doing what I wanted and for home backup, just hoped it would've quieter than the Predator equivalent...but the price was better even with the paid for the extended protection Amazon offers. I'd recommend it.

Started on the first pullVery quiet,

I bought this generator because where I live ,when it rains the power goes out on my block and decided investing on a generator was a good idea.I decided this was the best option for price and power that I needed for the time it took for the power to come back. I bought this on November and only turned it on to see if it worked.It worked great one pull and it was going so I decided to leave it on my living room while the timeto use it came. Well today was that day, we woke up without power and I busted this generator out and plugged my wifi and coffee machine and water dispenser.That's all it took for this thing to stop working, something inside snapped and it started to smell bad .Now I'm without power and feeling like a fool with my family for thinking I had made a good choice of generator. I tried contacting the seller and keep me on hold until the voice machine just told me to leave a message. Don't waste your time/money on this unreliable product that's only going to break down when most needed.

I've only used it for a few hours, but it's virtually identical to one I already have that I've used for 21 hours a day for the last 8 days in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. I've managed to keep 2 freezers, refrigerator, fan and CPAP running as well as charge electronics. It's quiet, starts on the 1st easy pull, portable and doesn't use a lot of gas. Highly recommend.