Was wondering to people who have had this unit for over a year if its still working. Just got one for my off grid and am a lil worried now. Thanks
1554993
My company has been using this model for about 4+ years now and have never had a problem. We use them on certain models of our car crushers and have at least 8-10 in operation with our customers. Never had to replace one yet.
1554994
I've been using mine for an off-grid house for a little over 2 years now with no problems. We're running normal loads (fridge, computers, internet, etc) all the time, and I've even run a big miter saw off of this inverter a few times with no problems.
351849
mine has worked fine for over a year now. HOwever, I purchased one for my son with the same model number and it looks and acts totally different. this unit is 6 months old. It also came with one dead battery. Appears the service charge to resend the unit and or battery was not worth the money so we are dealing with my 2 that work and his one.
1837753
I have not. It's been running five days a week no issues. This has been ever since I got it. Well worth it.
1665738
I had 2 that were still working for at least 7yrs. I've since sold that house, so don't know if they are still working. I guess if the bugs come back, then the unit is done and need to purchase another.
324209
I week ago I would have recommended this unit. The other day the electrical generator quit. I have now had the engine quit and the generator quit on this thing. Getting rid of it and its only 2 years old.
433344
Don't have an answer for you, just think its interesting. We have really liked our system and bought it just over 2 years ago but it decided to just stop working all together today, no power at all. and it has been working great just today even. this is one of those times I wish I had bought the extended warranty, funny how the one you don't get it for is the one that quits working. Oh well. If anyone knows a fix let me know please. already checked all the connections and like I said was working fine earlier in day.
847223
So far, its been working great. My husband uses his in his truck out at work. He LOVES it. He only uses it when his truck is running and always unplugs when he is finished. I have heard that it uses a lot of power and can drain your battery but so far he hasn't had any problems.
518304
We have owned ours now for ~ 6 months and it works flawlessly. We have not had one problem with it and we have a pretty full household - my husband and I and three kids. We love it and have seen our gas bills drop far more than predicted, so we are really happy with it.
854533
Had mine about 4 years and it's working fine. It is under a porch so is not affected by the weather. I live in Arkansas.
1845088
I had mine for over a year now and we use it all the time....no problems. I would troubleshoot the power connections before removing it.
1122046
In talking to the tech folks, they tell me, "This unit has been discontinued for 4 yrs or so and it is not built to have replacement batteries" I responed, "Then why does it stae in manual about potential battery replacement?" Never heard back. I ahve jsut replaced the batteries but it is a MAJOR ordel and you'd better have someine that isn't shy about getting into the guts of the generator." Overall I'm disappointed in this unit and would ot recommed it to anyone.
1811433
I have not experienced this with my unit. I've had it now for over a month & I use it at least 5 or 6 times a week. No problems. It's still working fine. Sorry you're experiencing this.
584913
I never let it run to that point. Always monitored it as it is not one with auto shut off. replaced an older one that worked well for many years, but was cautioned to not let it run dry as it would burn out. So I continue the same process.
1143506
I just looked at mine and yes it is burned out. Thx for bringing it to my attenchion. I'll have to keep an eye on it. I have had this light for about 4 or 5 months now and l don't know when it went out. At this point I have had it on for 18hrs a day since I got it. Everything els is running fine.
113986
Jasryn, I have had my unit for only two years and it has worked flawlessly during that time. That is, it exercises regularly once a week and it has come on four times during power outages of varying lengths of time, the longest being about six hours. With regular maintenance (once a year) I have expectations of it lasting a long time. Bernard
1944799
Check for a warranty, if you would be organized enough to claim on it. FWIW, we had extremely good service out of the ones we bought years and years ago. Not sure if manufacturing has changed. My child was a toddler when we bought them, and he's almost out of the teen years old now. A few times through all those years, we've noticed a few bugs and unplugged it and plugged it in and it's started working again; or plugged it in for a couple of weeks in a different area of this house when I started seeing a few bugs in far flung areas. (My limit is 3 bugs before I react.) We JUST ordered a replacement for one unit. I started seeing a few bugs this Summer. The lights on the unit were not acting as they had in the past. (There's a pattern to the lights if you watch it.) This time, unplugging it did not reset it -- not sure if it finally failed or if that unit got hit by lightning. This time, the electronics guy here said it had really failed. Of course, with any electronics, no telling if the newer made units are manufactured elsewhere or with different components. So I can't predict quality of the newer units. It's worth a try imo because two of these units have kept my large house bug-free (other than spiders in the ceiling and ants coming in the back door), never sprayed any insecticides, for... 16 - 18 yrs? I hope the new units give as good service! (Said engineer is going to open the failed unit up and see if it's simply a capacitor or something repairable when he gets time. Just curiosity. The schematics are available online now if you search for the patent. But we just went ahead and bought a new unit. )
24209
I have owned mine for about 1.5 years. No issues. I used it last year as a maintainer when I stored my car and kept it plugged up for 5 months straight. No issues.