Sticking by these 10 rules will help you inverter generator have a long and happy life.
Do not use stale petrol.
Month old petrol might be fine in your car, but it’s not going to help your generator at all.
Do not start your generator under load.
In fact don’t even attempt start it with anything plugged in at all just to make extra sure.
Do not apply a load as soon as your generator as started.
Give your generator at least two minutes just to warm up and settle to idle.
Do not let your generator run out of fuel whilst under load.
This can damage the internal circuity of your generator.
Do not apply heavy loads when running in eco-mode.
Try to increment the load in no more than 25% of the machines total output wattage or turn off the eco-mode.
Do not use the inverter generator or a sloped surface.
Try to keep it as level as possible.
Do not allow to get wet.
This is a piece of electrical equipment avoid getting it wet as you would any other electrical appliance.
Do not turn off underload.
Remove the load and then allow the machine to run for at least two minutes before shutting off.
Do not leave choke open.
Your machine only needs the choke open to start turn it off as soon as possible.
Do not overload your generator.
This can lead to costly damage.
Do not run your generator if the oil warning light comes on.
Even just a flicker, remove any load, turn off the machine and check the oil level.