Wen 56203i Portable Inverter Generator
This Wen 56203i Generator is one of the best portable inverter generators you will find on the market. It is packed with all the features you might be looking for and is very efficient. In more than one situation, this could be a real lifesaver to have in your household. Read this Wen 56203i Review. or buy from Amazon
Wen 56203i Portable Generator Price History
WEN 56200i 2000-Watt Gas Powered Portable Inverter Generator, CARB Compliant, WEN
as of September 21, 2023 2:55 am
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Current Price
$339.99
September 21, 2023
Highest Price
$429.00
April 7, 2023
Lowest Price
$339.99
June 20, 2023
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$339.99
June 20, 2023
$429.00
April 7, 2023
Bought this for my RV camp outs. Nice unit but It would not run the microwave in my trailer ( 1000 watt ).
The crazy thing is it would run my A/C unit. That made me happy as I could easily down size the microwave. So that’s exactly what I did.
In all it worked out good.
It is a very quiet unit and starts on no more than 2 pulls every time.
I kept the heavy duty box and packaging to store it in.
Bought this for my RV camp outs. Nice unit but It would not run the microwave in my trailer ( 1000 watt ).
The crazy thing is it would run my A/C unit. That made me happy as I could easily down size the microwave. So that’s exactly what I did.
In all it worked out good.
It is a very quiet unit and starts on no more than 2 pulls every time.
I kept the heavy duty box and packaging to store it in.
SHHHHHHHHH! This machine is so quiet. I cranked it and walked about 20′ from it. I was also about the same distance from my home’s ac unit. I could hear the AC as it was really hot that day, BUT I could not hear the generator!! I had purchased the WEN 1800 watt unit previously as it was hundreds cheaper… but it was loud, way too loud to use in a campground. Capable but loud as it runs at full tilt all the time compared to the 2000W that idles until it is stressed.
I plugged in a 500 watt work lamp and it felt the load when I turned it on but only for a moment (but this is pretty much a dead short to the generator.) Then I tried a 1200 watt heater and it didn’t really notice it was there. For the big test I plugged in a 5000 BTU window AC unit and started it up thinking that for sure the start up surge would slow the 2000W down a little, but NO, again again the 2000W didn’t skip a beat.
I purchased this generator to power my 14 foot Travel Trailer when I go to racetracks where there are no hookups. Perfect.
SHHHHHHHHH! This machine is so quiet. I cranked it and walked about 20′ from it. I was also about the same distance from my home’s ac unit. I could hear the AC as it was really hot that day, BUT I could not hear the generator!! I had purchased the WEN 1800 watt unit previously as it was hundreds cheaper… but it was loud, way too loud to use in a campground. Capable but loud as it runs at full tilt all the time compared to the 2000W that idles until it is stressed.
I plugged in a 500 watt work lamp and it felt the load when I turned it on but only for a moment (but this is pretty much a dead short to the generator.) Then I tried a 1200 watt heater and it didn’t really notice it was there. For the big test I plugged in a 5000 BTU window AC unit and started it up thinking that for sure the start up surge would slow the 2000W down a little, but NO, again again the 2000W didn’t skip a beat.
I purchased this generator to power my 14 foot Travel Trailer when I go to racetracks where there are no hookups. Perfect.
Works great! I have a gourmet kielbasi shop, and needed an inverter generator for awhile. I finally looked at many, and after reviews ordered this Wen. It’s just as quiet as a$1300 Honda, and uses very little gas! At my farmers markets i go to, every other person can not believe how quiet it is! Thanks again, Joe T
Works great! I have a gourmet kielbasi shop, and needed an inverter generator for awhile. I finally looked at many, and after reviews ordered this Wen. It’s just as quiet as a$1300 Honda, and uses very little gas! At my farmers markets i go to, every other person can not believe how quiet it is! Thanks again, Joe T
wengen. The generators setup guide was not the best. It does not come with oil, so you have to get oil and put it in. this isn’t bad, except they tell you to pull the service cover off to fill the oil, but they don’t show you a thing about where the service cover is or which screws to undo to remove it. It wasn’t that hard to figure out, so I still give it an excellent. While you have the cover off don’t forget to get the product # which is etched into the motor for your warranty registration. I put oil in and pulled the starter three times and it fired up. It has a regular mode which runs at a high speed that your supposed to use running over a 1000 watts which is as loud as it gets. way quieter than my old generator. Eco mode is way quieter. Second and third time it started on the first pull. 48 lbs., easy start, and quiet. Perfect for an old man.
wengen. The generators setup guide was not the best. It does not come with oil, so you have to get oil and put it in. this isn’t bad, except they tell you to pull the service cover off to fill the oil, but they don’t show you a thing about where the service cover is or which screws to undo to remove it. It wasn’t that hard to figure out, so I still give it an excellent. While you have the cover off don’t forget to get the product # which is etched into the motor for your warranty registration. I put oil in and pulled the starter three times and it fired up. It has a regular mode which runs at a high speed that your supposed to use running over a 1000 watts which is as loud as it gets. way quieter than my old generator. Eco mode is way quieter. Second and third time it started on the first pull. 48 lbs., easy start, and quiet. Perfect for an old man.
WEN 56200i Inverter Generator. I purchased this to use on my boat and I am very happy thus far. It starts my portable 8000 BTU A/C unit just fine and will run the A/C and my battery charger both. It runs the higher wattage items like the water heater and microwave by themselves. All n all, it puts out its rated power and it’s also quiet. It ran my A/C by itself in eco mode for 6hrs and 15 min on a tank before I shut it down to fill it up. Knew it was on fumes by then. Don’t have anything else to compare it to but believe it could hold its own against the Honda 2000i or Yamaha and both cost hundreds more.
WEN 56200i Inverter Generator. I purchased this to use on my boat and I am very happy thus far. It starts my portable 8000 BTU A/C unit just fine and will run the A/C and my battery charger both. It runs the higher wattage items like the water heater and microwave by themselves. All n all, it puts out its rated power and it’s also quiet. It ran my A/C by itself in eco mode for 6hrs and 15 min on a tank before I shut it down to fill it up. Knew it was on fumes by then. Don’t have anything else to compare it to but believe it could hold its own against the Honda 2000i or Yamaha and both cost hundreds more.
Very Pleased. Only tested and haven’t thoroughly used. Added oil as required, added gas, and it started on first pull. Was able to run my camper’s 13,500 BTU AC as needed. I did need to turn ECO mode off for it to run the AC due to the surge at power on, but it had no issue. Even worked while having the fridge running as well. Very pleased. Light, quiet, and easy to operate for a good price.
Very Pleased. Only tested and haven’t thoroughly used. Added oil as required, added gas, and it started on first pull. Was able to run my camper’s 13,500 BTU AC as needed. I did need to turn ECO mode off for it to run the AC due to the surge at power on, but it had no issue. Even worked while having the fridge running as well. Very pleased. Light, quiet, and easy to operate for a good price.
Excellent Portable Generator, highly recommend. Urelatively light weight, very quiet, outstanding very low fuel consumption.
Excellent Portable Generator, highly recommend. Urelatively light weight, very quiet, outstanding very low fuel consumption.
Quiet generator thats easy to start. Have not yet used for its intended purpose but Ive been practicing to ensure I can get it to work following hurricane. I think I will love this Wen 2250 watt gen. Im a 70 yr old female. While its very heavy to pick up and move, that weight helps keep it in place while pulling the starter cord. It is very, very easy to start and is exceptionally quiet. I wish it came with wheels. I plan to buy a dolly so I can move it around outside a little easier. So far, I am very happy with this purchase.
Quiet generator thats easy to start. Have not yet used for its intended purpose but Ive been practicing to ensure I can get it to work following hurricane. I think I will love this Wen 2250 watt gen. Im a 70 yr old female. While its very heavy to pick up and move, that weight helps keep it in place while pulling the starter cord. It is very, very easy to start and is exceptionally quiet. I wish it came with wheels. I plan to buy a dolly so I can move it around outside a little easier. So far, I am very happy with this purchase.
Best Generator ever! Excellent generator. Works very quietly! Better than the predator from harbor freight.
Best Generator ever! Excellent generator. Works very quietly! Better than the predator from harbor freight.
So far, so good! This is the first generator I have ever owned. I bought it for our RV. It is very quiet on eco mode. And still pretty quiet when under a full load. It usually starts with just 2 pulls and runs very smoothly. The ” gas off” feature is great for clearing the carburetor after use. If it has a long span of service, which if well cared for I imagine it will, then I highly recommend this product!!
So far, so good! This is the first generator I have ever owned. I bought it for our RV. It is very quiet on eco mode. And still pretty quiet when under a full load. It usually starts with just 2 pulls and runs very smoothly. The ” gas off” feature is great for clearing the carburetor after use. If it has a long span of service, which if well cared for I imagine it will, then I highly recommend this product!!
Great product, it does what It supposed to, I been using it for my camper trailer is a 27 ft with a 13,500 btu a/c unit and it runs it with no problems, I am no expert on electronics but this generator can do the job for all those appliances in your camper for sure.
Great product, it does what It supposed to, I been using it for my camper trailer is a 27 ft with a 13,500 btu a/c unit and it runs it with no problems, I am no expert on electronics but this generator can do the job for all those appliances in your camper for sure.
pleased with WEN 2350-watt Gen. Bill T./. I was pleased with the look and workmanship. I filled with oil and used the magnetic oil dip stick and ran for 15 min. Put a load on it, and drained oil, put new oil back in crankcase, was a little metal filings hardly any also before I done all of the prestart I removed the spark plug and put luboil in cylinder and rotated engine to cover cylinder wall, and pulling on starter rope to coat cylinder wall. Put sparkplug back in and started engine. Smoked on startup to burn luboil out of cylinder, then run smooth and quiet.
pleased with WEN 2350-watt Gen. Bill T./. I was pleased with the look and workmanship. I filled with oil and used the magnetic oil dip stick and ran for 15 min. Put a load on it, and drained oil, put new oil back in crankcase, was a little metal filings hardly any also before I done all of the prestart I removed the spark plug and put luboil in cylinder and rotated engine to cover cylinder wall, and pulling on starter rope to coat cylinder wall. Put sparkplug back in and started engine. Smoked on startup to burn luboil out of cylinder, then run smooth and quiet.
so far decent for the cost. Started right up
Seems to burn oil, smokey exhaust, and the overload light stays on drawing 1300 watts
so far decent for the cost. Started right up
Seems to burn oil, smokey exhaust, and the overload light stays on drawing 1300 watts
Great Value. Great value this is the third one we buy.
Great Value. Great value this is the third one we buy.
Read the instructions!! Great product for the price! I’ve been running it 24/7 for a week now it’s awesome! Read the instructions! I overfilled the oil so it smoked and didn’t open the gas air valve in the cap so it killed every few minutes. Once I realized it was user error / laziness on my part for not reading the instructions I fixed my mess ups and it’s running like a champ! Best deal on a generator out there! It’s quiet but does get a little loud under a heavy load. I keep it on eco so it does fluctuate. It burns a little more gas than the Honda but it’s $1,000 cheaper. I would recommend this generator to my friends.
Read the instructions!! Great product for the price! I’ve been running it 24/7 for a week now it’s awesome! Read the instructions! I overfilled the oil so it smoked and didn’t open the gas air valve in the cap so it killed every few minutes. Once I realized it was user error / laziness on my part for not reading the instructions I fixed my mess ups and it’s running like a champ! Best deal on a generator out there! It’s quiet but does get a little loud under a heavy load. I keep it on eco so it does fluctuate. It burns a little more gas than the Honda but it’s $1,000 cheaper. I would recommend this generator to my friends.
Good value. I haven’t needed to use the generator for its intended purpose yet (emergency power during outages) but for its price point it’s just what I wanted…. an economical solution (small gasoline displacement and variable engine speed due to it being an inverter based generator) that is small and light and quiet. I don’t like how often it needs its oil changed (every 20-25 hours run time) and I wish it had a built-in hour meter (but after market hour meters are cheap and easy to install) and I wish that it was easier to drain the fuel and oil between use. But… it runs, it provides almost 16 amps (enough to run a small window a/c and my refrigerator) and it’s cheap.
Good value. I haven’t needed to use the generator for its intended purpose yet (emergency power during outages) but for its price point it’s just what I wanted…. an economical solution (small gasoline displacement and variable engine speed due to it being an inverter based generator) that is small and light and quiet. I don’t like how often it needs its oil changed (every 20-25 hours run time) and I wish it had a built-in hour meter (but after market hour meters are cheap and easy to install) and I wish that it was easier to drain the fuel and oil between use. But… it runs, it provides almost 16 amps (enough to run a small window a/c and my refrigerator) and it’s cheap.
very impressed so far. let me say I’m replacing my Westinghouse igen2500 that has 2400 hour’s on it and it still running strong and one pull however Westinghouse now does not accept phone calls making getting parts impossible they responded to my email and nothing else no parts nothing and now i have a useless generator when i need parts and that generator is very good . So I see i can easily call Wen so i order the Wen 2250 with fuel run out option in case i want to store it this is very convenient . I just do a full break-in and I was shocked at how well this generator handles and it came with a funnel muti screw driver and Phillips spark plug removal tool and it even has a rubber boot inside to pull the spark plug out this is amazing seriously i use these daily and maintenance is crucial I always change spark plugs about 3 times a month oil the same i use only ethanol free with a stabilizer and quality oil and little bit of Lucas stabilizer this is the blood of the motor and will keep you running longer . Including a small case for the tools oh and a small real wrench not some flat punched out steel one but a real wrench like a craftsman i believe size 10 and 11 metric not shure have to check but i love how both panels come off my Westinghouse had to be completely tore sown to do this and took hour’s. The larger body does well for getting inside to check on things and i noticed things like the vacuum line on the carburetor has a jacket over it for heat resistances my Westinghouse melted it’s over a period of a year this tells me they actually are improving this motor my Westinghouse has the same exact motor but with a slightly bigger bore I only use 30% to 40% at most never use full potential of these motors if you have a 1500 watt load upgrade to a 3800 watt model this keeps the motor at low rpm and you don’t cook the oil and everything else I have year’s of experience using these . The Wen 2250 is definitely quiter then my Westinghouse igen2500 not by much but it is and I will update as time goes as i did with all my others. very excited to use this generator and hope to write more good thing and so far 5 stars Westinghouse has 4 now because of a incompetent service center that apparently does not care anymore about thier products and Now Wen takes the lead ! lets go !
very impressed so far. let me say I’m replacing my Westinghouse igen2500 that has 2400 hour’s on it and it still running strong and one pull however Westinghouse now does not accept phone calls making getting parts impossible they responded to my email and nothing else no parts nothing and now i have a useless generator when i need parts and that generator is very good . So I see i can easily call Wen so i order the Wen 2250 with fuel run out option in case i want to store it this is very convenient . I just do a full break-in and I was shocked at how well this generator handles and it came with a funnel muti screw driver and Phillips spark plug removal tool and it even has a rubber boot inside to pull the spark plug out this is amazing seriously i use these daily and maintenance is crucial I always change spark plugs about 3 times a month oil the same i use only ethanol free with a stabilizer and quality oil and little bit of Lucas stabilizer this is the blood of the motor and will keep you running longer . Including a small case for the tools oh and a small real wrench not some flat punched out steel one but a real wrench like a craftsman i believe size 10 and 11 metric not shure have to check but i love how both panels come off my Westinghouse had to be completely tore sown to do this and took hour’s. The larger body does well for getting inside to check on things and i noticed things like the vacuum line on the carburetor has a jacket over it for heat resistances my Westinghouse melted it’s over a period of a year this tells me they actually are improving this motor my Westinghouse has the same exact motor but with a slightly bigger bore I only use 30% to 40% at most never use full potential of these motors if you have a 1500 watt load upgrade to a 3800 watt model this keeps the motor at low rpm and you don’t cook the oil and everything else I have year’s of experience using these . The Wen 2250 is definitely quiter then my Westinghouse igen2500 not by much but it is and I will update as time goes as i did with all my others. very excited to use this generator and hope to write more good thing and so far 5 stars Westinghouse has 4 now because of a incompetent service center that apparently does not care anymore about thier products and Now Wen takes the lead ! lets go !
Oil burner. Returned it. Burned significant oil right from the first start. Generator did perform well other than the oil consumption. It was relatively quiet and powered a 1500 watt RV microwave. However, it’s longevity was severely questionable. I returned it. Thank you to Walmart for the generous return policy.
Oil burner. Returned it. Burned significant oil right from the first start. Generator did perform well other than the oil consumption. It was relatively quiet and powered a 1500 watt RV microwave. However, it’s longevity was severely questionable. I returned it. Thank you to Walmart for the generous return policy.
it is what it is:. It is just excellent, de delivery and everything; it is what it is! Walmart is one of the best stores on the planet, I bought 2 for my family in Cuba, and the equipment is great, very strong, and it feels like a good material!
it is what it is:. It is just excellent, de delivery and everything; it is what it is! Walmart is one of the best stores on the planet, I bought 2 for my family in Cuba, and the equipment is great, very strong, and it feels like a good material!
Initial startup and testing. After prepping the generator with oil and gas, I followed the starting instructions and it cranked right up on the second pull. Motor runs smoothly and doesn’t smoke. I spent about an hour testing it. My meter showed that it was producing a consisting 121-122 volts AC. I ran it on normal and econ mode. Econ mode is much quieter and can be used all the time unless you have loads over 1000 watts. I tested various tools, the refrigerator, a chest freezer, and the microwave (not all at the same time). All ran fine. So far, I’m very pleased with this generator.
Initial startup and testing. After prepping the generator with oil and gas, I followed the starting instructions and it cranked right up on the second pull. Motor runs smoothly and doesn’t smoke. I spent about an hour testing it. My meter showed that it was producing a consisting 121-122 volts AC. I ran it on normal and econ mode. Econ mode is much quieter and can be used all the time unless you have loads over 1000 watts. I tested various tools, the refrigerator, a chest freezer, and the microwave (not all at the same time). All ran fine. So far, I’m very pleased with this generator.