Kipor GS1000 1 kVA

Was terrific when it worked but only lasted about 25 hrs before it stopped producing power. The motor runs and starts well. Have been told cost to much to fix. The importer told me they just replace the whole unit if it is under warranty. Now it just sits in the shed looking brand new and mocking me!
Very disappointed
Barbara.

I run this little generator on my houseboat to top up up my house batteries (solar doesn't quite put enough power back in). I run a 20 amp charger, a TV, media centre, lights and small fridge while the gennie is running. On occasion I have forgotten to check the oil and the gennie switches off which saves the motor. Probably needs oil topping up every 15 hours or so. A great little unit, very economical only uses about 1/3 litre of petrol per hour.

Have used one of these for a week solid, powering a side-by-side fridge freezer, TV, home phone and internet gear, lighting and phone charging. Performs admirably. As the manual states though, smart throttle is best left switched off if you have a big fridge cycling. Good economy, would readily get 5 to 6 hours from the 2.6 litre tank, whether smart throttle was on or not. Definitely has me looking favourably at the bigger models for something I can run multiple fridges and/or washers from.

A great value generator, survived a very tough trip to cape york and back. Never missed a beat, can easily power 2 x 80l fridges running on a very cool setting + camp lights etc at night. Excellent on fuel consumption, uses no oil, all gauges and outputs work as the should. Probably not quite as quiet as a honda of the equivalent size, but only a fraction louder and certainly not an issue.
Reliable, inexpensive, energy efficient, quiet.
The only issue I found was the breather on the fuel cap does not function properly, that caused the generator...