Powermate PM0435006 - 5000 Watt Electric Start w/ Subaru Engine

After giving this generator a pretty good review (above), I now have to revise. This is our first summer with the generator--very hot and humid, and suddenly the generator lost power.

The engine still starts without a hitch, and it will run on low demand only. In the cooler spring, it ran everything--including air conditioner in our travel trailer. Now it will not--the air conditioner bogs down and stalls--even with every other load disconnected.

My Powermate 3000 watt runs the air conditioner fine, so this dang thing has something wrong. This means a trip to the shop and an expensive repair. It will only power light loads now, and even the various chat rooms have not been helpful in understanding this problem. I would NOT advise buying this now.

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After giving this generator a pretty good review (above), I now have to revise. This is our first summer with the generator--very hot and humid, and suddenly the generator lost power.

The engine still starts without a hitch, and it will run on low demand only. In the cooler spring, it ran everything--including air conditioner in our travel trailer. Now it will not--the air conditioner bogs down and stalls--even with every other load disconnected.

My Powermate 3000 watt runs the air conditioner fine, so this dang thing has something wrong. This means a trip... more

This is a great generator--we have used it on weekends out at our deer camp cabin for a whole year now.

This generator can run 10 to 12 hours at a time with no problems, so far it has been extremely reliable.

The electric start makes SUCH a difference, I had been reluctant to pay the extra money but even my wife can start it!

That said, I have to rate it one star below perfect. These are small things, but the price is certainly a balance to these. The oil change is a hassle due to the location of the drain, no dip stick, which wouldn't have been any expense, and one tire didn't hold air very well.

The only major concern was that the battery is weak in the cold weather. Any battery gets weak in the cold, but this one probably isn't top of the line, so I have replaced it already. Once the temp gets above 20, it worked just fine.

Even with the dead battery, it started after just two pulls. For $1000 and the electric start, it's well worth it!

This is a great generator--we have used it on weekends out at our deer camp cabin for a whole year now.

This generator can run 10 to 12 hours at a time with no problems, so far it has been extremely reliable.

The electric start makes SUCH a difference, I had been reluctant to pay the extra money but even my wife can start it!

That said, I have to rate it one star below perfect. These are small things, but the price is certainly a balance to these. The oil change is a hassle due to the location of the drain, no dip stick, which wouldn't have ... more