WEN11,000-Watt 120V/240V Dual Fuel Portable Generator with Wheel Kit and Electric Start (DF1100T)

So far so good.Good 1st impression.Great value. All the bells and whistles I was looking for at a good price.Came with every but the oil n gas.* WEN doesn’t make an exact fit cover or magnetic drain plug.The xl cover will fit.Dual fuelBig power120/2403 prong/4 prongLow Oil/co2Electric starterEasy pull startWheel and handle KitEasy assemblyEasy dipstick and drain access3yr warrantyCons:Frame Paint Is weak.Rocker switch, control end isn’t protected if you tipUp to Work on/push against wall etc* I may add a pool noodle or rubber bumper to that end.Metal Tanks tend to rust. Plastic would have been betterWheels seem cheapish. Also cheap to replace If ever needed.8k unit is heavy. Not for throwing in the truck bed etc.Fuel gauge seems cheapish ehh

Cost was great. Easy set up and works every time. Moves easily however we hard wired ours to what we need so it kicks in automatically if the power goes out. Quiet and runs easily every time.

Lost power 6 days this generator was a godsend it handled everything however one slight hiccup gas line for propane tank burst and was leaking propane Right at the regulator rubber line gave way and could have exploded my garage had I not found it leaking but it ran well

Okay, So not so funny thing about the delivery, which isn't Wen's fault, the UPS didn't know how to count house numbers and delivered it to a house two houses up from mine. This machine, isn't a light weight. In the box, it is heavy and awkward, even with a two-wheeler. I had a bit of trouble getting this generator to start, but when I call for support the gentleman on the phone walked me through some steps I hadn't already taken and after some work, we got it running first on gasoline then on propane. Tested the electric output and it'll run my 37ft RV trailer just fine. The only Detractor is the noise level of the generator, but it's not excessively loud, but you can here it inside the trailer. The real test will be to see how long a 20lb tank of propane will last for our first outback campout.

Would have been 5 star rated except for, No damage in shipping, no damage to outside of box generator was in. Whoever/however LP Gas Regulator was put on did obvious damage to shroud covering engine. I am not sure if WEN would send me a new shroud or not, but just in case I bought 4 year extended warranty through Amazon. Also on carburetor, the drain gasoline plug was installed way too tight, I had to use a 1/4" drive and 10mm socket to loosen gas drain plug. It was so tight, I thought it might actually snap the plug screw off. On reinstalling the gas drain plug, as you can see by photo of the blue marks from factory screw alignment, no way I attempt to realign the blue marks. It is as tight as necessary using the 1/4" drive and 10mm socket. I doubt very much a Phillips screwdriver could have even loosened it. I had no issues unpacking or putting everything together. The oil dipstick seems to be not exactly right as to the level indicator working properly, yes, generator is on a level surface, adding all the oil did put the oil level half way up the screw threads, but on the oil dipstick it registered at its lowest point, in the safe zone, all 37.2 ounces was put into generator. I did buy from Amazon the WEN GNA273 Extra-Large Magnetic Oil Dipstick with M27-3.0 T, will put that in next time I run generator in 1 month. I already have on hand full synthetic 5W-30 small engine oil for the engine first oil change. Around where I live REC-90 is only available for unleaded/non ethanol gasoline, $1.00 per gallon more than 87 octane ethanol unleaded, on electric start, it started in less than 2 seconds. Ran really well no stalling at all. I only put about 1 gallon of gasoline in fuel tank, the fuel gauge on top not move at all yet, if it does not move when I fill tank, I will assume it is locked up, is misaligned from shipping, remove gauge and check it, reinstall it. I did add new STA-BIL 1oz. to each of my 4, 2-1/2 gallon gas cans I use/ I keep on hand also. I ran generator, NO LOAD for 1 hour, voltage on display was 243 volts AC, Hz was 62-63, my voltmeter read 241 volts AC, I am assuming my voltmeter is more accurate than the generator display. Kind of a moot point draining carburetor anyway, after running it, I shut off gas supply let it run out of gas, NO LOAD, when I went to drain gas at carburetor, only a few drops even came out of drain plug anyway. I do not have a photo, but threads on screws holding battery where rusted. Battery was 12.65 VDC before starting, while generator was running, was 13.65VDC going to battery, as opposed to other post that said generator does not charge the battery, yes it does. The generator ran noise wise, really quiet, it is kept in a large shed, 20 feet away, doors open facing North, from our bedroom windows, can not hear it running, as opposed to my Coleman Maxa 5000 ER PLUS, (1994 date was manufacture) the WEN was about half the noise. Vibration was hardly anything compared to my Coleman as well. Since it gets cold around here, (Northern Indiana by Michigan State line), I took out battery, brought into my home, keep it from discharging losing voltage in the cold. Cleaned up threads holding battery & applied thin layer of Vaseline to threads to keep them from rusting again. I already have a, NEMA L14-50R 120V/240V 50A Receptacle, male plug on hand, tried it for fit and as usual bottom of inside internal top ground plug plastic cracked, looked like a little too much plastic was in that hole to begin with, it does not affect contact. We have 23 Parrots in our home, (a personal home for unwanted Parrots), in the Winter, they would all die in hours the power goes out, this generator will run our entire home in summer with air conditioners on. Yes, my Parrots can overheat too. Why I bought it, I do not intend to use the LP Gas option, bought it for its total running Watts/Power. I am a Journeyman in Electric Motor and Transformer repair. The Coleman finally burned out 1 of its resistor Diodes, but I hope this WEN Generator does as well life wise as the Coleman did, about 28 years.