Champion Generators - anybody own one??

[WilliamBos]

Just got a flyer from Costco, the 7200 Watt Champion generator will be $150 off come March.

Does anybody on here have one?? Need one, and this looks like a great deal.

Specs of it, from the Champion site.


41552 - Champion Power Equipment

 

[Canada_CT230]

I own a Champion 4000/3000W generator that I got from Canadian Tire. They renovated the store and the re-grand opening price was $288. I've never seen it that price again.

I put full synthetic oil in it. I can start easily in our Manitoba winters with a few pulls. It runs smooth and have had no problems with it. I use it now for our RV trailer. It is not a whisper quiet unit but does work. I had to buy a much bigger unit to run our house. I bought a Powewmate 8125/6500W genny from Costco's website. It has electric start and thank God for that. That one needs a primer fuel bulb...it takes a few cranks to get fuel in there. The Champion fires right up though.

The only quam with the Champion is that in small print on the sticker it says continous wattage is 2850W. On the box and in larger print on the sticker it is a 4000/3000W unit. I'm missing 150 watts. Thats it though.

 

[Craig Clayton]

I am just south of you. I depends what you really need the Champion gen for. I feel they are ( OK ) but I think they are imported from ??. If you are looking for the larger wattage I would suggest a better quality brand. If you want a small one CT or TSC had a 1200 ?? Watt for $179.00 ??. That would be cheap but it depends.
You get what you pay for.
I have a 5000W Coleman floating neutral with Briggs engine.

Craig Clayton

 

[Canada_CT230]

The Powermate one is on for $699.99 again. The Champion that you are looking at is $899.99 right now. So same price essential but slightly larger wattage 7200W vs. my 6500W.

I don't know if the larger Champions have the same starting qualities as my Powermate. If I had to buy another I'd probably buy the Powermate again...the large 420CC engine is probably the cause of harder starting. Probably common traits among brands.

 

[WilliamBos]

Thanks Guys. Arc welder, mig welder, and chop saw will be the biggest uses. Also, if we do have a power outage, will be nice to have.

It does have an electric start, which is nice...

 

[CAS300D]

I own this exact generator and put in a 30AMP interlock kit (Generator InterLock Kit) on my 200 AMP Panel, it is very strong, I was able to run my entire home, minus the central AC Units, I then wanted to test it so I started one of the central air units 3 Ton High Efficiency, you heard it dip just a bit but ran it just fine with all the other pull in the house. I must tell you for the money you can't beat these units and the customer support is excellent. I also had a smaller unit that I got from Lowe's which ran for 4 days powering some essentials like 1 AC unit and cable and sub pump in basement. Ran flawlessly. These are very very good for the money and I looked at Generac, Ridgid, Honda, Winco (which are excellent units but $$$) but for me they were either overkill or twice the price. I got mine from Costco as well about 2 months ago when they came in stock.

You will not be disappointed.

Chuck

 

[WilliamBos]

I own this exact generator and put in a 30AMP interlock kit (Generator InterLock Kit) on my 200 AMP Panel, it is very strong, I was able to run my entire home, minus the central AC Units, I then wanted to test it so I started one of the central air units 3 Ton High Efficiency, you heard it dip just a bit but ran it just fine with all the other pull in the house. I must tell you for the money you can't beat these units and the customer support is excellent. I also had a smaller unit that I got from Lowe's which ran for 4 days powering some essentials like 1 AC unit and cable and sub pump in basement. Ran flawlessly. These are very very good for the money and I looked at Generac, Ridgid, Honda, Winco (which are excellent units but $$$) but for me they were either overkill or twice the price. I got mine from Costco as well about 2 months ago when they came in stock.

You will not be disappointed.

Chuck

Thanks a ton!! March 13 is when the sale starts... Will update this when I get it.

 

[Travelover]

I read a very long thread about Champion generators on an RV forum (which I cannot find right now). Upshot was that Champions are the premium Chinese generators - i.e. actually engineered and built using modern quality controls. I've also heard that they have a very good customer service interface. Additionally, my dealings with Costco have been that if you ever want your money back, they just give it to you, with no hassles.

 

[colinc]

Just got a flyer from Costco, the 7200 Watt Champion generator will be $150 off come March.

Does anybody on here have one?? Need one, and this looks like a great deal.

I've got the 5500 W model (it too was on sale at Costco! yay!!) and I've had no troubles with it. I use it with a generator switch panel to power parts of the house during our frequent Nova Scotia power outages.

 

[WilliamBos]

I've got the 5500 W model (it too was on sale at Costco! yay!!) and I've had no troubles with it. I use it with a generator switch panel to power parts of the house during our frequent Nova Scotia power outages.

Awesome... Thank you.