Reviews on Onan Generators

Reviews on Onan Generators 

What is your purpose for buying a generator: Replace Factory RV Generator

What is your level of Mechanical Expertise?: Handy Man

Onan Generator Model: Onan Marquis RV Generator 6500

When my factory generator in my 1990 motor home gave out, I decided to replace it with this Onan. It’s been a year and a half and I am impressed. This unit starts with a breeze and quietly runs two air conditioning units with no problems and power to spare. This was a better deal than going with the factory replacement. We ended up with a quieter more fuel efficient unit and Northern Tools made ordering as simple as 1-2-3! If you own an RV and are looking for power solutions, I highly recommend Onan.

Pros: fuel efficient, super quiet, easy start and power to spare

Cons: Couldn’t find a deep discount anywhere

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

Would you recommend Onan Generators?: YES!

Date: November 02, 2007

By J. Smitherson from Tempe, AZ.

Reviews on Onan Generators

What is your purpose for buying a generator: Emergency Power

What is your level of Mechanical Expertise?: Handy Man

Onan Generator Model: Cummins Onan P4300ie Inverter Portable Generator

When we barely made it through that last power outage in Florida, we decided at that time on two critical issues. Number one, we we’re going to be prepared in the event that we experienced another outage. And number two, to purchase a reliable generator with a reputation for reliability. Our first test came during the 2008 hurricane season. We had to run our Onan generator for three days straight, shutting down only to check the oil and to refuel. It performed flawlessly. Of course when the South Florida power grid mysteriously failed and caused a massive outage along the east coast, from the Daytona Beach area into Monroe County, we didn’t skip a beat.

Pros: fuel efficient, super quiet, easy start and power to spare

Cons: None to think of, we love this unit

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

Would you recommend Onan Generators?: YES!

Date: April 09, 2007
By J. Smitherson from Monroe County, FL. 

Reviews on Onan Generators

What is your purpose for buying a generator: Standby Generator

What is your level of Mechanical Expertise?: Suit and Tie Kinda Guy

Onan Generator Model: Onan RS 15000

This is an excellent generator and has served me well. My only pet peeve is the service and support. I consider myself to be pretty astute and if need be a hands on type of guy. I ordered a couple of replacement parts for my Onan RS 15000 and had to wait for almost an eternity just to get them. Then when I checked on pricing for service, I was shocked; the rates were astronomical and you’re literally forced into a corner because Onan Generators are not serviced by anyone but Onan and I think that stinks to high heaven. My overall opinion – it’s a great generator, but because of the aforementioned factors, I’d go with another brand.

Pros: starts every time, quiet, easy start and power to spare

Cons: Takes too long to receive parts, service rates after warranty expires are too high

Overall Rating: 3 out of 5

Would you recommend Onan Generators?: No

Date: November 02, 2007

By T. Donohue from Anchorage, AK.

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