Thank you for this “tried it” feedback experiences GaryG.
I lucked out and the wifie worked late and I was able to shutdown and hide here Honda birthday present.
I still want to work to remove the plastic toggle linking the engine electric shutdown switch from the fuel shut off valve. Then setting up the factory electric switch directly manipulated or replaced with a toggle snap switch.
Ran out to gasoline fuel empty it takes at least 5-6 hard pulls to fuel pump refill the lines and carb float bowl to starting back up.
I intending at least four units out to adult women family members including my wife. All, tough smart women. M
More than three pulls to starting up and they will start fiddling with controls, then flooding, spark plug wetting and cursing ME - The Failure to Provide Reliability.
Carb and lines left wet and these do start up pretty good one-two pulls. Problem there is I cannot relie on them to keep these ran monthly to keep the gasoline fuels refreshed.
Fuel line to carb pinched off to run until carb dry shut down; these then staring back up easily in just three pulls.
THAT is in their patience/acceptance ranges.
Ashley. Wendy, Barbra, Anna, Kelly, Jody, Rena and my Melinda are all able to handle chokes, fuel shut off valves and a on-off switch. And accept the personal responsibility of not getting things off, or on.
The one-button designers are an insult to these women capabilities. Male; Arrogance-in-design actually.
One of my biggest disappointment in this project has been the resurched out very apparent 30% as-received, then in-service failure rates in the Generac iX2000 units.
Our regional AG store chain WILCO has these iX units for $599. USD.
Twice a year they have an all-store 20% off sale. Late Febuary, and late Sepember. Means I could get this model iX Generac for $482 each. Yep: could get THREE for the price of one Honda EU2000i in Camo.
That would be OK for me, able to repair, fudge a two out of three, one out of three solutions.
For the ladies I need as close to 100% reliability as possible.
Very sorry to say now that I’ve just had too much (over 50%!!) failure rates with too much of Harbor Freight products. That is too high even for make-do, me. 100% failure rate for me on their generator heads and anything with a wooden handle.
I still buy consumables abrasives and cut off wheels there reliably.
Regards
Steve Unruh