Powermate 7000 Watt Portable Generator w/ Honda GX Engine

I shopped for four consecutive nights on the internet as well as going to several retailers both mom & pop as well as the big box stores. Throughout the entire process, I kept using EGD as my baseline for pricing and information. After nearly a week of painful effort it was clear to me that I should just buy it from EGD which I did and am very glad for it. The generator showed up in perfect condition when it was supposed to. I was very impressed with the quality, fit and finish not only for the money but at any price.

It took almost no time to assemble and fired up without a hitch. I sent it into service the next day for my company where it ran for six days straight, 24 hours a day only shutting down to check the oil and fill the fuel tank. The fuel efficiency is every bit as good as reported and the Honda engine a great motor very much like everything else Honda makes. The response or lag time when a load was applied was more than acceptable and definitely better than most other generators I have used in this price category. It was on par with any of the more expensive brands that I have used in the past. This generator is a great value and anyone shopping in this price range should have no reservations about buying this unit.

I shopped for four consecutive nights on the internet as well as going to several retailers both mom & pop as well as the big box stores. Throughout the entire process, I kept using EGD as my baseline for pricing and information. After nearly a week of painful effort it was clear to me that I should just buy it from EGD which I did and am very glad for it. The generator showed up in perfect condition when it was supposed to. I was very impressed with the quality, fit and finish not only for the money but at any price.

It took almost no time to assemble and fired up wi... more

I owned a 25 year old Powermate 4kW with a B&S engine so when it was time for a bigger one I went with Powermate again. I love the new Powermate's Honda Engine. It starts first time every time with one easy pull. I like the simplicity of the connections - No nonsense means reliability and serviceability to me.

Dislikes are: The generator while assembled in Nebraska is made of engine made in Thialand and the generator looks like all the other Chinese sets. The tires on mine were no-flat but one went flat!?! Those tires are not suitable for the weight of the genset. I see they have pneumatic tires on them now - good choice. The 110 volt output of the generator set off my open ground alarm. So I grounded the common lead (white wire) to the ground (green wire) in the outlet. Not sure why it had a floating ground to begin with? The choke on the engine does not always go off automatically when it warms up. Most times it does but sometimes it doesn't.

Not too disappointed but next time I'll probably try a Generac for more US made parts.

I owned a 25 year old Powermate 4kW with a B&S engine so when it was time for a bigger one I went with Powermate again. I love the new Powermate's Honda Engine. It starts first time every time with one easy pull. I like the simplicity of the connections - No nonsense means reliability and serviceability to me.

Dislikes are: The generator while assembled in Nebraska is made of engine made in Thialand and the generator looks like all the other Chinese sets. The tires on mine were no-flat but one went flat!?! Those tires are not suitable for the weight of the genset. I se... more