Generac 3,300-Watt Gas-Powered Portable Inverter Generator - Lightweight Design - USB Ports for Mobile Device Charging - COsense Technology - Perfect for Home use - Orange/Black

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I picked it for the wrong reason in that I didn’t know what I really needed. It is super quiet and runs great. I should have bought a standard generator that produced a minimum of 9000 watts for a direct connection to my mobile home rather than just thinking of keeping the refrigerator running during power loss due to high winds.

I have a whole house generator by Generac, that comes on automatically when the power goes out. I’ve been very satisfied with its performance. Had it two years now. So when I went looking for a generator for my RV, I looked at everything out there. And decided on this Generac. I must say I’m thoroughly impressed with this small generator. When they say quiet, they really mean it, I’m very impressed. In fact, the air conditioner is louder, much louder. I highly recommend this product.

After adding oil and gas, it took one and a half pulls to start this generator. I was absolutely in shock at how quiet it is. I then started to test the generator. I plugging in a portable air conditioner, a grinder and a 3 amp battery charger. No problem. I then took the generator to my boat and plugged it into the shore power for my AC. It ran my AC with no problem. I will plug in my battery charger for my electric outboard.

This review is for an iQ3500 Generac. The Generator arrived with the box in good condition (just a few tears). I removed the generator from the box and there was no visible damage to the unit, so I added the oil and 0E gas. I trickle charged the battery overnight and installed it the next day. The generator started in 4 pulls, and it was pretty easy to pull (compared to the GP6500). It smoothed out after taking it off choke, but vibrated pretty badly (I think it would walk away if it was on wheels). I tried economy mode (no load applied) but that didn't seem to make any difference (I think my GP2200i idles down in economy mode even with no load). I let it warm up for a few minutes, but noticed the green ready light was not on and the output meter showed 0 VAC. So I shut it down and reread the manual. I went through the troubleshooting steps in the manual with no luck.I contacted Amazon and was told the item was not returnable once fuel & oil have been added. Amazon Emailed me the contact information for Generac. Generac went through the troubleshooting steps with me and then told me I would need to take it to an authorized repair center (they actually identified one only 9 miles away).I brought the Generac to the repair center the next day. They estimated the wait time to be 10 - 14 business days to get started on it, and additional time if it required parts. They explained that the charge would be $45 if it was something very simple and (I think he said) $140 per hour after that, plus parts. I told him it was brand new and should be under warranty. He said that if I provided a new sales receipt that they would contact Generac, but that I was ultimately responsible for the cost (I take that as "to get the generator back"). I told them not to exceed the cost of the generator.So here's the bottom line:1. Amazon apparently can't/won't take back anything that has had gas/oil added. After that, it's all between the buyer and manufacturer.2. This specific product has 4.4 stars, which is pretty good. But looking more closely now, 15% were not happy with the item (3 of every 20). Many of those required immediate repair and it appears many were never addressed.3. If the manufacturer (Generac in this case) does not stand behind their warranty, it's additional cost (not to mention the hassle of lugging it around) for the buyer. Obviously there are undesirable avenues to recover the cost.4. If I had ordered this from HD (where I usually order stuff like this) it would be returnable to the store.I'll update this review in a few weeks after this comes to a resolution.Update 6/6/2025Updated the (product) review to 4 stars.The authorized repair center worked with Generac to have a replacement generator delivered to them. They transferred the gas to the new unit, filled it with oil and checked it out. I gave them the original box and packing materials so they could return the defective unit to Generac. Generac would not deal with me at all other than telling me it would be between them and the repair shop. It took 5 weeks total and I’m not sure yet if I will be charged anything. The repair shop was great, Generac warranty support was okay (but slow and hard to deal with).Wow is all I can say about the generator itself (once I had a working unit). It starts easily on either the electric start or pull cord. It is very quiet (even quieter than my GP2200i) and runs very smoothly with economy mode turned on or off. I tested it with a 12,000 BTU window air conditioner and it ran that fine with economy mode off. It also started that air conditioner just fine with economy mode on, but the engine sure did surge at initial compressor activation. Cycling economy mode on/off with the A/C running showed that the generator idles down quite a bit even with that 10A load.So I give the generator 5 stars (it is really nice) and Generac service support 4 stars because they did come through eventually. Unfortunately I can not recommend buying this (or anything they deem non-returnable) from Amazon because once they get your money, they have no skin in the game.

I’ve had several generators over the years and this one is a quality product. Starts great even if it sits for a while between uses.

AFTER YOU BUY IT IT IS YOURS. YOU CAN'T GET PARTS AND THE REPAIR SHOP IS IN NO HURRY TO HELP YOU.MAYBE I CAN DO BETTER IF I GET THIS THING FIXED BUT ITS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FROM JAN. TILL PRESENT, NO PARTS.YOU WOULD THINK SINCE ITS GENERAC THEY WOULD GET THEIR MACHINES FIXED. DO NOT BUY!!!!!

Works great. Love the battery start.

Absolutely great generator, we love it, fuel efficiency is amazing and dual fuel is a game changer, don't hesitate and buy one you'll be happy with it