AIVOLT 1200W Petrol Inverter Generator, Silent Portable for Camping, Home

Bought this in addition to my 3kw generator that I mainly use to charge my batteries through a 30 amp charger on my boat. I used this 1200w for the first time today, very impressed!, so much lighter and smaller, carrying it down to the pontoon was a doddle, and it won’t take up as much room on the boat when we go on long trips and need to top up the batteries when we stay over for a couple of nights. It is quieter than others I’ve heard, I could easily hold a conversation when stood near it. The generator Started 2nd pull out of the box and first pull every time since. Be sure to buy some oil because it isn’t supplied with the generator, it’s left dry for shipping purposes which makes sense. Well worth the money so far, considering a decent 200w solar panel is £200. I had a voucher for £50 so it was a better option for me. See how it stands the rest of time.

Perfect - not very portable but easy to start and runs reasonably quiet - primarily in use filling rat holes whilst charging batteries.

Great piece of equipment filled with oil and petrol two pulls on cord started no problem great for my needs

This is my first foray into inverter generators, having always used plain 240v machines. Took it whilst using a friends boat last week, just in case, as my wife likes to use the microwave a fair bit and we would be without any EHU. Turned out the boat batteries were shot which left us stranded after our first night out. I knew the generator has a battery charge function so started to use that, turns out this was very slow for this size battery so realising I had the EHU adapter I connected the generator to the EHU plug, fired it up and the boats 50a charger did the rest. 5 minutes later the boats started up and we were on our way. On ‘low idle’ the generator is quiet but when using a lot of power, there is very little difference between the noise on this model and any other one. It does score highly for weight, this was the 1200a model and it is quite small, enough to just tuck away. We ran it overall for maybe 3 hours in total and it had used only a small amount of fuel. It starts easy, I always stop it by turning off the fuel and letting it drain the carburettor fully. I did make the mistake once of forgetting to let it stabilise before plugging in for mains, the result was that no power was forthcoming. I suspected a defect but re-reading the instructions brought home the need for letting it run for two minutes before requesting power. For the price, it’s a great, easy to start and versatile machine. The included accessories are very useful too.

Rubbish. Zero stars if I could. Worked for about 4 hours. Then won't start and has an oil leak. Local repairer says these units are disposable once they fail. Don't waste your money like I did!

The generator was supplied promptly between Christmas and New Year but whilst it started easily it kept cutting out after a few seconds. Once they were back after the break the customer support team quickly identified a faulty carburettor and sent me a new one with links to assembly videos on Youtube. The new carb was quite straightforward to fit for anyone with mechanical experience but the videos were a little short on detail and safety advice. The generator is now working as advertised for topping up the batteries in my motor home and available to run a small microwave when we have another power cut. Overall I am happy with the product and the response to my problem but it was frustrating to be without it for two weeks when quality control in the factory should have identified the distorted carburettor mounting. Hence 4 stars overall.

Generator runs as it should. Nice and compact and runs fairly quiet. Good for camping etc. It's quite lightweight for a generator. Runs on petrol, I'd advise using the premium petrol as I would use in any four stroke engine. Add oil, 10w30 and away you go. Good backup for a power cut etc and not too expensive to have sitting in the shed. I bought it with my own money and my review is an honest review from a buyer. I'd recommend this for camping and garden, home use. A tip is when you start it let it run for 5 minutes on full choke then gradually slide it to run. I find it runs quieter if you let it warm up on the choke. Absolute must for off grid camping.

Fantastic bit of kit and really well made. Just be aware that the running wattage is 1100w so it’s not very powerful - go for the 3300w if you can. Otherwise you’ll need to buy very low wattage appliances to get the most from this particular model. Very light and extremely portable. You can use SAE 30 oil in it but 10w30 is the recommended range. Be sure to service it after 10 hours use to be safe and add some liquimoly oil additive for extra protection and increased longevity. It fits nicely in the back of my car and doesn’t give off any fumes. All in all it’s a great bit of kit but be aware the 1200w model is not powerful enough for a lot of situations. It