3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
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The Pep Boys in Orlando shows the advt price for the ELM 3000 at $249 and there is also a $20 rebate (certificate online from pepboys.com) and the poster says the price is good through 2 April.
That said there are apparently none in Orlando and a computer search showed none available. I wound up buying a Nikota after being offered a significant discount.
After reading the concerns about the 10 amp limit on the recepticals I used a small test tank to try out the unit (did not want to put gas in the tank before I needed to use it).
Unit started on second pull after applying the choke (had pulled through a dozen times befoore to get the oil circulated - am type who fills the oil filter before putting on car) and came off choke almost immediately in 70F weather.
I then ran a 100 foot extension from the garage door where I had the generator to the wall a/c in the "Florida room". This is a new 11,800 btu unit labeled 9.6 amps/1074 watts and the Nikota had no problem running the unit. I would not doubt that a less efficient or larger a/c might prove a problem since the recommended "scope" per circuit is 1000 watts (80ish% of 1200) per circuit. Cool weather may have also required less starting power than 90F for the a/c.
That said despite the fact that the FR and the garage share a wall I could not hear the generator with the door shut (to keep the cats out of the garage).
So for well under $300 I have a backup for the mains if we have another "interesting" year of weather that should support a/c in one room on one circuit with the refrigerator and some entertainment on the other as well as for occasional use when travelling.
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Now am a bit concerned as the 800 number for Nikota 877.464.5682 (877.4Nikota) give a fast busy and the web site www.nikotausa.com does not pull up. Is the company having trouble ?
That said there are apparently none in Orlando and a computer search showed none available. I wound up buying a Nikota after being offered a significant discount.
After reading the concerns about the 10 amp limit on the recepticals I used a small test tank to try out the unit (did not want to put gas in the tank before I needed to use it).
Unit started on second pull after applying the choke (had pulled through a dozen times befoore to get the oil circulated - am type who fills the oil filter before putting on car) and came off choke almost immediately in 70F weather.
I then ran a 100 foot extension from the garage door where I had the generator to the wall a/c in the "Florida room". This is a new 11,800 btu unit labeled 9.6 amps/1074 watts and the Nikota had no problem running the unit. I would not doubt that a less efficient or larger a/c might prove a problem since the recommended "scope" per circuit is 1000 watts (80ish% of 1200) per circuit. Cool weather may have also required less starting power than 90F for the a/c.
That said despite the fact that the FR and the garage share a wall I could not hear the generator with the door shut (to keep the cats out of the garage).
So for well under $300 I have a backup for the mains if we have another "interesting" year of weather that should support a/c in one room on one circuit with the refrigerator and some entertainment on the other as well as for occasional use when travelling.
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Now am a bit concerned as the 800 number for Nikota 877.464.5682 (877.4Nikota) give a fast busy and the web site www.nikotausa.com does not pull up. Is the company having trouble ?
