Generator - initial review of Duromax XP9000iH

[newbury]

This thread will be primarily about my new Duromax XP9000iH, but I may be putting other related comments here.
First of all background:
We have been in NE Mississippi in a relatively small 3 bedroom 2 story house for about 10 years and our power goes out occasionally.
Rarely for more than a few hours but occasionally for a day or so. We are getting more and more "sensitive electronics", appliances with circuit boards, computers, TV's etc. which get "fried" by bad power. We also have propane and a natural gas line is due to be put in.
Just before I bought the Duromax my daughter, her husband and NEW baby were visiting and we had a 4 hour power outage at night during a cold snap. No lights, no heat, no idea when it would come back on. Daughter went ballistic. Temps inside dipped to upper 50's, power came on. Temps inside warmed to "baby climate", daughter cooled down.
Selection of generator was based on:
Need for 240 to run 4 ton a/c
Inverter for clean power
Dual fuel
Mobility/portability
Reliability
Parallel capable

Honda EU7000 was a top choice, but dual fuel would void warranty.
I've a Duromax 10K non-inverter I bought about 10 years at the house I rent to a son, which has performed well for about a decade.

But then Home Depot put the Duromax XP9000iH on sale, so with my veterans discount it ended up costing about $2K, which I viewed as serendipity. And one is now sitting in my basement, ready to roll out onto a covered porch and power whatever I can get extension cords to.

So presently my comments on the XP9k -
Heavy (~260lbs) , but came on wheels, Gavin's Garage has quite a bit of info on it. So basically you open it up, take out the "accessories". flip it over, open the other end, flip it back, take the box off, roll it away. When I flipped it over I flipped it onto a 4x4 section to ease the lift for the flip back.
Note - the S/N I saw on the box was not the S/N on the generator.
Note - The accessories include manual, battery tender, funnel, propane regulator, double ended screwdriver, remote control, wrench.
You will need an 8mm socket to remove panel bolts.

I was then able to roll it down to my basement porch.
First thing, in my mind. was to fill oil. That requires removing two 8mm bolts to access a panel. While your at it remove the upper panel, another two 8mm bolts. This gives EASY access to the oil tube AND the S/N on the engine.
Note - I duct taped the funnel to the case, poured the oil, then went to the other side to hook up the battery while the oil drained.
Note - 1 quart of oil filled exactly.

For battery hook up I used a 10mm socket.
So far all was simple and strait forward.

I then hooked up the propane gas regulator line to a 20lb bottle.
My reading of OSHA reg indicated it did not need to have a ground rod.
So I fired it up and am breaking it in.

 

[TractorTYMe]

I have a Duromax XP1200EH, I have 8 hours on it now, mostly done maintenance run in those hours. Works really well for me, I have a power meter mounted switch that goes between the wall and meter.