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WEN 56180 1800 Watt Portable Power Generator CARB Compliant
Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.0
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/10
Total Reviews
470
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191
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Product Reliability
32start, started, ran, irma, hours
+47%
-53%
" ... Used twice and it broke. ... "
" ... I might have pulled 20, maybe 30 times total on that thing. ... It won't last more that 6 months to a year before something breaks. ... "
" ... very bad the product, I worked a few times and now it does not work I bought it two months ago and it no longer works ... "
" ... Eventually they agreed to take a look at it and found issues with it. ... A couple months later I have prepped it for use and now the thing simply does not work. ... After an hour trying to start the thing it simply will not start. ... "
" ... Calamity of breakdowns that left us putting the thing together with chewing gum and ducktape to get the thing started. ... A nightmare in the wilderness for a week. ... "
" ... It would start and run fine for a half hour to 45 minutes and quit. ... Sometimes run 5 minutes and quit. ... "
" ... Will not run and is in repair has only ran 3 times and will not start ... "
" ... I used this generator one time and it stopped working after the first day . ... I bought it to go camping with my friends and we had it running just fine and then it just stopped working and would not start back up. ... "
Power Consumption
30power outage, great little generator, irma, hurricane, wen
+80%
-20%
" ... Great little generator. ... "
" ... So far so good, ready for the next power outage . ... "
" ... got us through hurricane harvey till the power was restored. ... "
" ... It has a variable speed motor and is duel stage, so plenty of electronics and it runs fine when powered by this generator. ... I've checked the voltage under load with my Kill A Watt EZ Electricity Usage Monitor and it is fine. ... "
" ... amazing generator for camping or light work were electricity is needed. ... "
" ... Never actually used the generator as power was restored immediately after storm. ... "
" ... Used quite a bit during a 5-day power outage from Hurricane Irma. ... "
" ... Great little generator. ... "
Price
18money, spend, generator, cost, paid
+72%
-28%
" ... It’s a great small generator for the price and worth every cent. ... "
" ... cant get a better one for the 199 price tag. ... "
" ... It's almost disposable at this price. ... "
" ... Worth it for the price point. ... "
" ... Worth the price. ... "
" ... Definitely worth every cent!! ... "
" ... I had low expectations in this price range but the WEN is top quality. ... "
" ... For the 179 dollars we paid for it, what a bargain. ... "
Build Quality
17bolts, recoil, pulled, disintegrated, well
+35%
-65%
" ... Used twice and it broke. ... "
" ... Took off a star because the bolts the hold the rubber shock absorbers on kept coming loose and finally stripped. ... "
" ... After 5-6 hours of use, the recoil starter broke, it wouldn't retract the line anymore. ... I pulled off the assembly, and plastic parts inside the recoil starter assembly had broken. ... "
" ... Generator cheaply made. ... "
" ... After fixing that then the 5 cent plastic on off switch literally just disintegrated at its hinge which meant no closed circuit to turn the unit on. ... "
" ... The third problem was the muffler rusted and broke. ... "
" ... I moved the choke to the middle position, pulled once, and it started again. ... "
Cleaning
16gas, oil and gas, fresh, filled, air cleaner
+75%
-25%
" ... To my surprise there was a lot of small metal pieces and metal dust that was clear to the naked eye. ... "
" ... I'd recommend a funnel for this as the included funnel is more suited to the aforementioned ridiculous oil fill location. ... "
" ... put oil in it and gas and pulled 4 times on the starter. ... "
" ... Filled it with oil and gas and it started up solid on the third pull. ... "
" ... There was nothing to assemble, just put in oil and gas and go. ... "
" ... Had fresh gas and oil level was good, unit was grounded. ... "
" ... All I have done is changed the oil a couple times. ... "
" ... Pulled it apart and the air cleaner compartment had a very small crack in it also. ... "
Size
14generator, size, carry, compact, camping
+100%
" ... Great, smaller sized generator. ... "
" ... Best Buy in small generators. ... "
" ... I will be selling it to a friend for his pop-up camper and upgrading to a larger size. ... "
" ... Also, I'm a small guy (5'6" 160lbs) and this was easy to hand carry even with a full tank of gas, no wheels needed. ... "
" ... Higjly recommend for a small stand by generator. ... "
" ... I like its compact size and light weight, which I needed because I have to carry it up and down some steep stairs on my property. ... "
" ... It is light enough to move around. ... "
" ... It fits in small spaces (I pack toolbox of a 1 ton dump) and does the job just fine. ... "
Marketplace
13works, shipping, paid, generators, generator
+77%
-23%
" ... Works As expected. ... "
" ... I attached picture of my lawnmower that i made a shelf on to hold the genset. ... "
" ... We paid 180 dollars here at amazon. ... "
" ... They promptly mailed me out a new one. ... "
" ... Amazon is always super on returns and taking care of shipping. ... "
" ... Product was exactly as described. ... "
" ... Works as stated. ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
For Travel
12trip, us, started, trips, storm
+58%
-42%
" ... Worked great first time I used it for camping. ... "
" ... Got us through Tropical Storm Irma. ... "
" ... Would be great for camping. ... "
" ... It's perfect for my camping trips. ... "
" ... This was a huge help during camping. ... "
" ... Not to be used as a main generator but it is light and great for small jobs and camping. ... "
" ... nice to have when camping as it wasn't terribly heavy. ... "
Ease of Use
10start, move, easy to use, starts, lift
+80%
-20%
" ... Easy to start. ... "
" ... It starts easy and runs good. ... "
" ... So I did give it 4 stars because it came in time and was easy to use . ... "
" ... Easy to use. ... "
" ... They did, it was very easy to install. ... "
" ... Found it easy enough to lift and move around. ... "
" ... Easy to move ... "
Volume
10louder, lawnmower, expected, terribly, quiet
+30%
-70%
" ... This thing is LOUD though. ... I would say a bit louder than a lawnmower, but if it's 100ft away from you, you can barely hear it. ... "
" ... This is louder than it should be. ... "
" ... the only thing is that these things are really loud, I think these companies should make some sort of small muffler . ... but lost a star on the fact it was very loud, more than I figured it would be . ... "
" ... LOUD af, yo. ... "
" ... It's loud, and it rattles. ... "
" ... Louder than expected but works very well. ... "
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