Know THIS before purchasing a generator - Champion 8750 Watt Open Frame Inverter

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In this video i'm going to share with you my experience purchasing a generator and what i've learned over the course of one year of use.
Here is the link to the Champion 8750 DH Series Open Frame Inverter Generator
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  • @jameskikuoka4863
    @jameskikuoka4863 Жыл бұрын

    This generator appears to be similar to the WEN 8750. You should add this to your video since there are NO OTHER VIDEOS explaining the features and maintenance of the generator.

  • @applisense

    @applisense

    Жыл бұрын

    Guess what?!? That video on the Wen DF875iX airs this Sunday the 18th! If you're subscribed, you won't miss it!!

  • @Honestandtruth

    @Honestandtruth

    Жыл бұрын

    The Chinese always Copy from other countries all their products.... it's a Fact

  • @josephp1592

    @josephp1592

    7 ай бұрын

    The Wen, Champion, and Predator 8750 are the same generator with a different paint job

  • @TheWilferch

    @TheWilferch

    Ай бұрын

    Champion version has bonded neutral....WEN version has floating neutral. Either one can be swapped to be the other.

  • @claytarjshay5091
    @claytarjshay50913 ай бұрын

    You state that "pure sine wave" refers to 60 hertz. Not so. 60 hertz is a measur ment of frequency, the number of times a wave form, both positive and negative sides of a full 360 degree cycle, is produced in a one second time span. Pure sine wave refers to the SHAPE of the wave form... versus square wave, saw tooth, modified step, etc. Not being nit picky, but if you give out info, please let it be correct info. Non pure sine wave generators also produce 60 hertz, here in USA.

  • @vegan-cannibal714
    @vegan-cannibal7142 ай бұрын

    Good on you for finding someone willing to teach you the skills needed to thrive once you've signed an exstision

  • @garlonhodges4781
    @garlonhodges4781 Жыл бұрын

    Great video champ . Spoken clearly and to the point .. love it

  • @applisense

    @applisense

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @mosswareproaudio6328
    @mosswareproaudio63289 ай бұрын

    I always use 30 weight on my generators, and 4Runner. I am in Northern CA and it really does not get too cold here. I just got this generator.

  • @jayto3d652
    @jayto3d652 Жыл бұрын

    AWESOME and informative video my dude

  • @applisense

    @applisense

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I very much appreciate that.

  • @joshualuissaldivar8069
    @joshualuissaldivar8069 Жыл бұрын

    cool , thank you sir ! , I just ordered one

  • @applisense

    @applisense

    Жыл бұрын

    Great choice! Enjoy :)

  • @noniespam
    @noniespamАй бұрын

    Noticed you have some sort of tent cover set up on your generator. Would love to see a 3 minute video on that. Along with info on where to purchase. Thanks all great information. Important information.

  • @mosswareproaudio6328
    @mosswareproaudio63289 ай бұрын

    I did a test run on my Champion Power Equipment 100520 8750-Watt DH Series Open Frame Inverter today. Number 1 problem is RFI. If you have AM Radios, then forget this generator. The RFI is no where near as low as my 1990 Honda EX4500 which does not interfere with my AM radios. This Champion 100520 will not be replacing my EX4500. It will remain a good higher wattage back up.

  • @larryrenaud6076
    @larryrenaud60765 ай бұрын

    Thanks for making the video and tutorial video I have now made up my mind to buy this unit 1st time buyer - I used smaller inverters at work for power tools - but didn’t have the power rating I need - this unit will get me thru a power outage in the event of that happens Question for you What octane (gasoline) is recommended by manufacturer or that you use Thanks Larry

  • @TOURMANBOB
    @TOURMANBOB Жыл бұрын

    Champion generators are excellent value for the money. Just as important, they have service and parts available unlike a lot of the Chinese clone, "no name' generators. I use both a Honda EU6500 along with an Generlink electronic switch for home backup, plus three other Champion 2000 watt gennies for a multitude of other uses. Honda is a great generator but FAR too expensive versus any of the competition. For my money, Champion is the way to go

  • @sandman7849

    @sandman7849

    5 ай бұрын

    I have this Champion generator connected to a Generlink too with natural gas snorkel. Works very well.

  • @TOURMANBOB

    @TOURMANBOB

    5 ай бұрын

    I have been giving some though to converting my EU6500 to natural gas. One thing holding me back is the 5500 running watts would reduce to around 4000 to 4500. Secondly and most important, I don't know what size hose I need for natural gas. Everyone says 3/4 inch but whenever i see it anywhere, it's always a 1/2 inch hose feeding the gennie What size hose did you use for your generator. Your's is bigger than mine so if it works for yours it should work for mine. I have about a 15 foot run from the house to the generator.

  • @jimmoss9584
    @jimmoss95849 ай бұрын

    Talk about the RFI problem.

  • @MollysPa
    @MollysPa7 ай бұрын

    Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) needs to be

  • @critterdude311
    @critterdude3115 ай бұрын

    If you can get the inverter, do it, but I also think the ‘need’ here is overblown. Virtually all of the whole home (non-mobile) generators sold are not inverted, and you rarely if ever hear about these units being problematic.

  • @Dickj203

    @Dickj203

    5 ай бұрын

    Is every generator owner going to report issues or hop on KZread and make a video? No so how do you know ?

  • @critterdude311

    @critterdude311

    5 ай бұрын

    @@Dickj203 - Did you read and comprehend what I originally wrote?

  • @Dickj203

    @Dickj203

    5 ай бұрын

    @@critterdude311your assuming people are going to somehow let the world know if a non inverted generator blew up their fridges circuit board. How would one know if no one reports this? We don’t.

  • @WJCTechyman

    @WJCTechyman

    4 ай бұрын

    I was thinking that most furnaces and modern appliances probably utilize a switch mode power supply (which typically accepts anything from 100-250V 50/60 Hz so harmonics won't really hurt them as the aforementioned power supply unit is more or less an inverter itself as it takes the incoming 60Hz voltage, immediately converts it to DC then converts it back to high-frequency AC that's then sent through the small transformers then converted back to the required DC voltages of the devices. I know it sounds like a missed step but you would get the idea.

  • @mosswareproaudio6328
    @mosswareproaudio63289 ай бұрын

    You should turn off the camera mic LIMITER to that it does not compensate for the two audio levels. The limiter will try to make all sound coming to the mic equal.

  • @nagazinafireworks7594
    @nagazinafireworks75944 ай бұрын

    Where did you get those brackets for the cover thank you

  • @applisense

    @applisense

    4 ай бұрын

    gentent

  • @chadfishtankguy
    @chadfishtankguy Жыл бұрын

    Which generator do you prefer? This one or the Wen 8750 model?

  • @applisense

    @applisense

    Жыл бұрын

    No preference so far. Go with the WEN if you can make use of propane. I plan to do another follow up video on these two generators once I find out more.

  • @NeilLB7
    @NeilLB77 ай бұрын

    Some high efficiency gas furnaces (Trane for example) won't run on an inverter generator (or any generator) IF the ground and neutral are not dealt with properly in terms of bonding. Floating neutral generators do not have the ground and neutral connected at the source of disconnect (the generator) and this poses a problem for certain sensors in the furnaces....if I recall flame detection. The ground and neutral can be connected or disconnected on most generators AT the generator itself. Ground rods also come into play. Does the generator need one itself? Can it just tie into the house rod? If you direct connect the furnace to the gen and nothing else, that's one scenario. If you connect the house with a small transfer panel or back feed using an interlocked 30A circuit breaker (such as those sold by Square D for their QO panels) then that is another unique scenario. You have to study your system and understand the parameters the generator must work in. Test and confirm the plan you come up with and make sure things work right. Heat is the main thing. Most fridges and such don't have the complex sensor array that gas furnaces now have.

  • @jaymz0074

    @jaymz0074

    4 ай бұрын

    Floating neutral generator is connected to the house neutral and bond and rod. Trane unit will be fine, I have one.

  • @Honestandtruth
    @Honestandtruth Жыл бұрын

    It's kinda too late to know this for My sensitive electronics appliance... I have not use the Rigid generator yet since I bought it. Only tested run

  • @TheWilferch

    @TheWilferch

    Жыл бұрын

    Over-hyped fear. If you are good on RPM and if your unit has AVR and it works well...you are likely OK. See my other comment elsewhere here.

  • @charlesc5983
    @charlesc5983 Жыл бұрын

    Pretty much the same as my predator generator but I have electric start other than that it’s the same

  • @applisense

    @applisense

    Жыл бұрын

    This has electric start also, I'll have to check the predator out and maybe do a comparison - Thanks!

  • @markhoward3803
    @markhoward3803 Жыл бұрын

    I've read hundreds of reviews for non inverter backup generators and no one commented they lost an electrical appliance due to a generator without an inverter. How can that be if this is such a problem???????

  • @applisense

    @applisense

    Жыл бұрын

    It's not a problem. It's a risk. I don't have an answer for your reading sources, but I will say there is a lot of information out on the web. Appliance failure isn't black and white. They may not fail during conventional generator use and failure could be random/sporadic at any time so one might not diagnose the cause effectively and make the correlation. The affected user might be more inclined to leave a negative review for said appliance not realizing the cause.

  • @dennisdinneny4260

    @dennisdinneny4260

    Жыл бұрын

    I understand that inverter generators are also much quieter and run more efficiently (less fuel).

  • @applisense

    @applisense

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dennisdinneny4260 Yeah I've heard that as well.

  • @percyfaith11

    @percyfaith11

    Жыл бұрын

    I believe that it is over voltage that damages electronics, not having a stepped sine wave or off frequency. Appliances with circuit boards will not run or run correctly without a true sine wave or off frequency however.

  • @applisense

    @applisense

    Жыл бұрын

    @@percyfaith11 That's a good point

  • @Jeffrey-oi9fn
    @Jeffrey-oi9fn Жыл бұрын

    What model is the generator?

  • @applisense

    @applisense

    Жыл бұрын

    8750-Watt DH Series

  • @beretta0222
    @beretta0222Ай бұрын

    Is that synthetic oil?

  • @applisense

    @applisense

    Ай бұрын

    nope

  • @pawel7875
    @pawel7875 Жыл бұрын

    Hopefully it will last Inverters have capacitors. Capacitors have life cycles. Most likely it’s CD 2-10 years besides that great generator.

  • @WJCTechyman

    @WJCTechyman

    4 ай бұрын

    Well, every genset has a life span. Modern Open Frames have an Automatic Voltage Regulator, which contains capacitors, magneto ignition on engines have electronic components that age and wear, the engine, if something catastrophic happens to the alternator head (like burned up windings, carbon brush failures etc.) or the panel, fuel system etc.

  • @josephp1592
    @josephp15927 ай бұрын

    Odd. The Champion, Wen, and Predator 8750 inverters are the same except minor differences like the predator uses a LIfePO4 battery. The Wen and Predator want the oil at the top of the dipstick

  • @mosswareproaudio6328
    @mosswareproaudio63289 ай бұрын

    This generator is pretty noisy. More than my quiet Honda that I have used for decades. I will build a quiet box or set of baffles for it.

  • @Dickj203
    @Dickj203 Жыл бұрын

    Is this the same model Home Depot carried that’s 9000/7250 watts? That one seems to be an exclusive to Home Depot. Not much wattage difference.

  • @applisense

    @applisense

    Жыл бұрын

    That's a good question, i'll have to check it out in person some time

  • @Dickj203

    @Dickj203

    5 ай бұрын

    Yes it is. The 9000 watt was exclusive to Home Depot so they branded it a bit differently.

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