Refurbished WH03242 Firman inverter generator

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I purchased the Firman WH03242 dual fuel inverter generator for $375 plus tax directly from Firman. I later saw it on sale via the Firman Ebay store for $350. It seems like a great deal for what appears to be a brand new generator with minor cosmetic flaws. I suppose you could get one that has been run though.
I broke the generator in by cycling between a 500W load, 1000W load, and no load for about an hour and then changed the oil. As with other generators I own, there was a good amount of sparkle (tiny flakes of metal) in the oil. I then cycled loads up to 1500W for another hour and changed the oil again. I then loaded the generator up to 2400W (the most I want to pull from the two 5-20R outlets) and she ran great. I’ll push it up to 3000W once I get an adapter for the TT-30R outlet.
$600 on sale at Costco with a longer warranty is not bad, but I thought it was worth it to try the refurbished unit.

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@robin42069 Ай бұрын

i got this guy myself. i got if off ebay from the firman store you get the 90 warranty from firman but you also get a 2 year allstate warranty on top of that as well. i waited for some deals and got it for $299 i would also see it on sale as well for $350

@stbernard1966 2 ай бұрын

I'm glad you made a video.Nobody else alter has made of On Refurbished firman. I think I'll go ahead and spring for one it's to charge my ecoflow delta pro when gets low.i use the delta pro at night since there is no noise hardly.and I'll use the firman in the day time when needed. Thanks for the video. Can you please make another video after you had for awhile?

@N6EAJ 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I noticed there wasn't much on KZbin about the refurbished version. Similar to your plan of using a Firman and Ecoflow, I have a small bank of deep cycle batteries and an inverter that I use at night when power is out just for running the refrigerator and lights at home. If I put some hours on the Firman (run it for a day or more continuously during a power outage), I will make an update video. The last time we had an power outage for more than a few hours (maintenance on the power lines in the area) was at least three years ago so the Firman might not see many hours for a few years. You never know.... which is why we buy them :)

@GregoryByerly-eg6vq 6 күн бұрын

hey how is the generator holding up i’m deciding between this and a wen duel fuel

@N6EAJ 6 күн бұрын

After I made the video, I broke it in for just over two hours changing the oil twice. I ran increasingly heavier loads. I haven't needed it since then. No wild weather in San Diego and I am not a camper/RVer. Sometimes in Fall through winter we get Santa Ana winds and the power company turns off our power to keep downed power lines from starting fires. I only need a generator every couple years. I see on Slickdeals the Firman is now $344 from Ebay with a coupon code and includes free shipping. Thad is hard to beat. I have also looked at Wen generators and they seem like a good value.

@mrstangblb 5 күн бұрын

Just bought one on ebay with the 2 year warranty. Hope I get a great refurb that looks good. Helene let me know I might better have one!

@jrsnavely9703 2 ай бұрын

Have you ran it and worked it for a few hours? I just got the same refurb and it runs my RV AC perfect for 2-3 hours then like clock work it'll at some point "overload" with one of the compressor cyclings. I have a soft start on my 15k AC unit and my other 3200/4000 gen (open frame loud obnoxious type) never has had this issue. I also have a pair a 1600/2000 watt inverter gen (pulsar style) and no issues running in parallel with those 2 in eco mode even. To up the game I even tried it with a single 1600/2000 not in eco mode and so far so good. I have an inline surge protector that displays the kw and it never shows pulling more than 1900 watts when the AC compressor kicks on and running it settles around 1500-1600w. Did I just get a lemon wh03242? Really love the layout of the unit and features for $450 but if it doesn't run more than 3 hours without going into overload it's a boat anchor. I'm in communication with Firman to see how to get a working unit.

@N6EAJ 2 ай бұрын

I have just over 2 hours on it which were all break-in hours (cycled the load between zero and various levels). Not sure if your inline surge protector shows the true/highest surge since the surge can be fairly brief. The fact that your single 1600/2000 generator works OK with your 15K AC out of ECO mode seems to show that the Firman either has a problem OR they don't let surges last as long before they give up OR they don't react fast enough to a big surge in ECO mode. Although you probably don't want to leave the Firman out of ECO mode, it might be an interesting experiment to see if it overloads when out of ECO mode running your AC. Near the end of hour 2 of break-in, I loaded up the Firman to about 2400W, but that was an easy load (heaters/heat guns with almost no surge). Compressors can have a heck of a kick although your soft start should help a bunch with that. Mine is going to be used to run the house (limited 120V items of course) during power outages. When it is warm, I have two 5000BTU window air conditioners that only draw about 425W each running. Since there are two, it is unlikely that both compressors would turn on at the exact same time. I had two 1600/2000W suit case style generators (Pulsar and a Champion), but I wanted something that I wouldn't have to run in parallel and the electric start is nice. If you figure out more on yours, let us know. Good luck.

@jrsnavely9703 2 ай бұрын

@@N6EAJ My tests were performed in full power mode as well as eco. While the Firman did run my AC initially in eco mode, it had the same 2 hour overload reaction as it does in full power mode. I’m 2.5 hours in as we speak with an outside temp of 80 degrees and humid. Running off my pair of suitcase 1600/2000 units in eco mode. AC compressor cycles on and off with zero issues. The pair of them ramp up slightly when comp kicks in and they settle down to a nice low rpm when comp kicks off so I feel like the issue is in the firman genny. Firman is working with me to sort out the issue so I hope to report back in a couple weeks if I get a good working WH03242 because that unit fits my needs perfectly…..if it’ll work properly.

@jrsnavely9703 2 ай бұрын

Well, Firman took care of me and warrantied it. The replacement unit works flawlessly! Ran it for almost 4 hours last night on propane in eco mode. It cycled my AC throughout the entire time without issue. Very pleased with it.

@matttucker3359 2 ай бұрын

@@jrsnavely9703 Glad to hear they took care of you. I guess you got a lemon.... which might be a more common occurrence with the refurbished units.