The office next to ours bought a 4000-watt and 5000- or 6000-watt from that "manufacturer". They had problems with BOTH. They dumped them in favor of gasoline generators. I wouldn't waste my money, personally.

I have a 220 volt Miele 1926a washer which sounds similar to yours (no honeycomb drum, etc.) We've been using ours for many years with none of the issues you are reporting. We've washed literally tons of clothes in our Miele, and haven't had any of the fraying or holes that you write about. We've got kids shirts and pants that have been through 3 different kids now, so if our washer was destroying them, they wouldn't have lasted this long. Are there any strange noises coming from the machine? Have you felt the drum to see if there are any sharp or broken parts? We've noticed that our front loader seems to cause less wear on our clothing than our previous top-loading agitator model. Your experience is puzzling to say the least. For wrinkling, I've found that the amount of time spent in the dryer has more effect on wrinkles than anything the washer does. Try drying for a longer time on lower heat. For cleaning issues, try changing detergents. I don't have any experience with BioKleen, but have had good results with Persil, Sears HE powder, and Costco (Kirkland Signature) Environmentally Friendly liquid. As for the rust stain, could it be a plumbing issue? How old is your home?

Hi, Voltage regulation is something that some people on the net have mentioned. The Cummmins / Onan engineer who came to turn my genset hooked up to it via a interface and linked it up to his PC. From there he could monitor Volts, Current, Frequency along with about 148 other parameters, oil pressure, temp of engine etc. And also control various parameters for stability control. For the Onan's there is an interface acessory that allows remote monitoring via the internet, this I think is sort of more designed for remote un-maned relay transmitter applications. He mentioned that one client had an elevator in his house, and when that started it was giving the generator a hard time. Fortunately he said he could tweek the Onan generator control parameters to take this surge into account. The most usual symptom of bad regulation is when a large demand kicks in, your lights sort of wobble a bit. If this persists you may have a control issue. Electronics are sensitve to surges. However most modern TV's etc. power supplies have some protection built in, you can also buy surge supressors cheaply at home depot. I go for the $US 14-ish ones. I also had an electician installed whole house surge suppressor at the main panel as well. Some people say you need XXX type surge supressors, others say the cheapies are O.K. I sort of am not sure, so sort of go for a medium-ish sort of price product and only put them on the more expensive electronic items. I think there is a price trade off on this stuff. You can have a super dooper protected system, but if you are in a somewhat low risk area, it may not be worth it. So I guess each person has his / her sort of level of backup requirment. Incidently if yo are looking for a cheap gasoline powered generator for electronics, many people on the net recommend the Honda inverter generators. The largest is the Honda IS7000 AB. This guy actually spins at various speeds and generates a DC voltage / current. It then has built in power electronics which converts this to 60Hz AC, and produces very clean and stable power. Note cheap in this case still means about $US 3400. All the best, Mike.

Yes, it sparks every stroke. 3400 is too fast. Most people forget that the engine must be up to operating temperature to get a accurate reading. Also are you sure the choke is not partially on? The speed should be GCV190 max speed of 2950-3100 RPM. Is the air filter clean? And lastly was anything done on the engine?