3000W Chinese Gensets Info.

padgett wrote:
Pep Boys can be very confused. For those that are interested, the $249 price and $20 rebate for the Eliminator 3000 with "through April 2nd" and NO limitations such as "supply on hand" is on a 8 1/2x11 "Grand ReOpening" placard with the notation in the bottom right corner of 10025-78 US.

The *other* Chinese genset they were carrying, Nikota, does appear to have gone out of business but Elim ( http://www.eliminternational.com - Generator section is down the page a bit and in Red) is still around.

Be that as it may, does anyone have experience with the Coleman Powermate 3750 ? Looks like all it has are two 110v outlets and it does not mention a db rating. Am also not sure how they can get a 3750 rating with a 5.5 hp motor.

Have been looking a bit further into the Coleman - user's manual says:
"A & B. 120 V, 20 Ampere Duplex Receptacle
This duplex is split so that 20 amps of current may be drawn from each half of the receptacle. However, total power drawn must be kept within nameplate ratings." - (3000 watts continuous ?). Motor appears to be a Tecumseh OHH55 5.5 hp OHV which seems a bit small for the rating. Should this be in a different thread of "American Generators" ?

Pardon if this is a bit late (I've just registered and getting around to visiting this thread)...
I have a similar unit, a "Powermate ProForce" (supposedly by Coleman) and it is a model rated at 3125 max with 2500 continuous, with a 5.5 HP OHV engine, and 3 gal gas tank. It is 120 volt ONLY, with no other provision. It has only two 20A outlets, which the manual states may supply 20A each, but not to exceed the gen total capacity.


I have a 2008 Airstream 22' Safari Sport with a 13.5 Carrier AC which runs just fine on this unit. It will simultaneously run the convection microwave when the wife forgets, but it struggles with that double load. I use a 30/15 adaptor at the gen to adapt to the RV cord.

I feel like a cat caught with a bird-feather in his mouth since I bought it at a Pep Boys clearance sale in Dec '08 (just before the crash...they were looking ahead while I was not) for $149.
It's perfect for our RV as long as only one large-amperage item is running at a time. When the wife wants to use the hairdryer we just temporarily switch the AC to fan only for a minute or two. Otherwise , this cheap little chineese unit meets our every need, fits beneath the PU tonneau cover, runs all nite with AC running her in HOT HOT TEXAS, on 2.7 gals of gas. I wake up just in time to replenish the fuel for the rest of the day. Happy Happy Joy Joy...

I also have the HF 8750/7000 unit I use to backpower the ranchhouse and also to run my wire-feed MIG welder on 220v.

I no longer condemn all Chinese goods... after all...they keep the American HF cashiers employed, and they're learning capitalism is better than communism... Maybe another 50 years and they'll completely wake up.

(I still buy only U.S. branded big items like cars, travel-trailers, guns (NO AKs!), etc.. )

(BTW, I've noticed that lately when one examines copper-wired items from China such as jumper-cables, extension-cords, etc.,... that in fact they are ALUMINUM wire with a copper WASH coating. I have a feeling that dissimilar-metal-corrosion and heat will eventually kill these things, including generators wired with that kind of wire.)