Customer Reviews

DuroMax Elite MX4500E 4,500 Watt 7 HP OHV 4-Cycle Gas Powered Portable Generator With Wheel Kit & Electric Start

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The wifey wanted something in the face of Hurricane Earl (which thankfully did nothing more than give us about a 1/2" of rain in these parts), so after researching what was available at the home stores and seeing the number of positive reviews of the DuroMax 4400, I decided to buy. I went for this slightly larger model primarily for the "automatic idle control", and the slightly higher output of the engine.

After unpacking (and while the box had heavy foam to protect the generator, the tape on the box flaps didn't survive FedEx so it arrived open) I put it together in about 10 minutes, then discovered I needed to go out and get a grounding rod. (There seems to be some debate about this online, but it seemed to make sense for safety reasons). Fortunately cheap at home depot (under $10.) and surprisingly easy to install (got about 6' in by hand, then pounded in the rest with a small sledge).

Following the directions, I added oil (and you WILL need a funnel and you SHOULD pay attention to the amount: it's hard to do it by sight), gas and connected the battery. Turned right over and didn't start. Ah, the choke is "open" or "closed" in the manual, while "on" or "off" given the labeling on the device. So after switching it to "on", it started right up, off the battery (despite warnings I'd need to pull start it). After running a few minutes and turning "off" the choke (open), I connected up a few loads, and it ran them just fine. A 1800 watt heater did cause the engine to labor very slightly, but of course I was using only one "arm" of the generator, so presumably I could have hooked up another 1800 watt load to the other 20A 120V outlet without much additional load.

All in all, it seems to have been a good buy; I'm pleased with the quality, and even more so with the quality for the money - other generators of this caliber run $800 and up.

sorry to say but we bought ours 4-5 months ago after an exhaustive search for a generator 399.00/after choosing duromax everything was as promissed /from shipping date to condition started up w/ battery in seconds ran perfect/then the storm came oct 29 2011 conn power was out for 5 days this generator supplied all our needs perfectly i know a little about watts and loads /i ran plenty with this unit totally satisfied runs perfect/ im now looking at the 1500 unit for camping hope this helps you decide

So far this generator has really held up well, got this for daily use on a mobile repair trailer. Just no issues at all so far after several months of pretty hard use. The electric start is working like a charm so far and Im getting pretty good gas usage vs hours of operation. Not sure what else you would want.

This particular product was super easy to assemble and started easily once opening the gas flow valve and turning the choke on. Half of my neighbors and some of my friends have this specific generator. Some even have it as emergency power attached to their house for a backup power source. I HIGHLY recommend this product for anyone needing backup power or other outdoor use. The price was one of the best also. Thank you DuraMax! Keep up the great products what a blessing!

I've only had the generator for 2 months but I'm very happy with it. I used it last night during a short(2hrs) power outage. It started up great after sitting since I initially started it up when I got it in November.

I have owned this generator for almost a year now and have used it to power my RV when a plug-in is not available. It has performed admirably and the electric start is a great addition. I usually can power the RV all night out of a tank of gas. I recently added an addition to the carburetor which allows it to run on propane or natural gas as well as gasoline. I have seen no ill effects from this and can easily switch to the RV propane when I run out of gasoline. The unit runs fairly quiet and is not very noticeable from inside the RV, and is not noticeable at all inside a house. It is a "Chonda" or a Chinese knock-off of a Honda. With over 150 hours on it all the maintenance I have done to date (with the exception of adding the tri-fuel carburetor) is changing the oil every 30 hours. I have owned several generators and you could do a lot worse for this price

This generator seems to be suiting our purposes very well; it runs an RV A/C unit, lights, radio, etc. It was priced very well, which was a necessity for us. I am very pleased with the item. It also was shipped timely and arrived timely.

What I would like to have known before I purchased this generator is the fact that it is too overpriced for what it is. I've gotten pretty good bargains with Amazon before, but this is a $200.00 mistake that I wish I hadn't made. Everything I've read about this generator has nothing but positive notes. What I failed to realize is that I could have gotten a 7000 watt rig for what this one cost's. Look around. . . there are MUCH better deals.