Boliy Gen Questions

[halfprice]

Hi guys. I need some opinions on the Boliys.

The DW and I just bought our 5th, we pick it up next week, and we need a gen. The Boliy's price, half of a Honda, is very tempting. I haven't read any negitives and hoped to get some honest feedback here.

I did a search on the site and see many members have them, but their posts were a little old.

Do you still like them?????

Thanks Jerry

[jje1960]

Originally Posted by halfprice

Hi guys. I need some opinions on the Boliys.

The DW and I just bought our 5th, we pick it up next week, and we need a gen. The Boliy's price, half of a Honda, is very tempting. I haven't read any negitives and hoped to get some honest feedback here.

I did a search on the site and see many members have them, but their posts were a little old.

Do you still like them?????

Thanks Jerry

I am a Boliy owner. We have the electric start model, very satisfied. We did have an issue with ours, however warranty covered fixing unit last year. They replaced the battery under warranty. Also, I had purchased an enclosure (very nice) however did not realize that I was restricting the hot air exhaust by not opening all the panels. Now (after replacing the inverter module) the unit is back to working great. Don't restrict the intake or air exhaust, that's critical. Other than that, this unit is pretty amazing, for 74Ibs, it put's out more clean and quiet power than anything I've ever seen. It starts our 15k aircon (I added a supco capacitor last year) with or without a capacitor and really sips fuel running on auto idle mode. It does not start the aircon from idle, however everything else (microwave, coffee maker) we have thrown at it from idle. The fuel consumption is amazingly conservative, it's got a 1.9gal tank, lasts a very long time without aircon, I know I've let the thing run over 14hrs a few times. Ours stays in the back of our TV with a cord that plugs into the unit, we went to Myrtle Beach last year and had the aircon going in the unit (what I don't do for that cat) while driving. Since changing the oil for the last time in October, I've started it a couple of times in the gargage, no problem at all, battery has stayed topped up for the last two months sitting on a shelf in the unit. Starting has been easy, I run the fuel out of the bowl by closing the shutoff when stopping. When starting, just turn on the fuel, turn the unit over with the choke on, then flip the ignition, starts every time without problem. It's quiet, great on fuel, easy to start, light, runs the 15k aircon and cost effective. End of story is I'm super happy with the unit. One pic attached shows the enclosure with the left panel closed.... big no no, in the spring it was fine, but mid summer the heat could not dissipate. Hope this helps.

[jje1960]

Back pick.

[halfprice]

THanks for the feedback. I saw many of your posts in my search. I wont be needed it for a month or so, so I do a little more research, but it looks like my top choice.

My biggest concern is repair work but I know there is a repair place in San Diego. 1 1/2 drive to drop off if I ever need work, but its a nice drive and the DW and I never mind going there for some of their good food.


Jerry

[Johnnyfry]

We will be heading to Alaska this coming summer and I am looking to buy a genset for the trip. Although I probably won't use the AC too much on that trip I am looking ahead to more Southerly trips in the future.

Bolly appears to be capable of running a 15kBTU unit w/o any problems and the price is right.

Problem: most of the dealers listed at the Bolly site seem to be concentrated in the Midwest. I live in VA but would probably want to pickup on the West coast or in TX (5er presently stored in San Antonio) Anybody know of dealers thereabouts?

I hope that this thread attracts Bolly owners with details about reliability, service and parts availability, etc.

Thanks, and wishes for a good new year.

John

[jje1960]

Originally Posted by Johnnyfry

We will be heading to Alaska this coming summer and I am looking to buy a genset for the trip. Although I probably won't use the AC too much on that trip I am looking ahead to more Southerly trips in the future.

Bolly appears to be capable of running a 15kBTU unit w/o any problems and the price is right.

Problem: most of the dealers listed at the Bolly site seem to be concentrated in the Midwest. I live in VA but would probably want to pickup on the West coast or in TX (5er presently stored in San Antonio) Anybody know of dealers thereabouts?

I hope that this thread attracts Bolly owners with details about reliability, service and parts availability, etc.

Thanks, and wishes for a good new year.

John

I'm just across the border here in the WV panhandle John. When I needed the warranty service and parts, everything was done online and phone, then the business that takes care of the Boliy warranty mailed the parts to me. There was the option to send the unit to them for repair, however I was able to do the repair work myself. I'll see if I can remember where the warranty holder was in the States, seem to remember Mn. If I also remember correctly, I purchased via online with bottomlinetrading.com

[halfprice]

Originally Posted by jje1960

I am a Boliy owner. We have the electric start model, very satisfied. We did have an issue with ours, however warranty covered fixing unit last year. They replaced the battery under warranty. Also, I had purchased an enclosure (very nice) however did not realize that I was restricting the hot air exhaust by not opening all the panels. Now (after replacing the inverter module) the unit is back to working great. Don't restrict the intake or air exhaust, that's critical. Other than that, this unit is pretty amazing, for 74Ibs, it put's out more clean and quiet power than anything I've ever seen. It starts our 15k aircon (I added a supco capacitor last year) with or without a capacitor and really sips fuel running on auto idle mode. It does not start the aircon from idle, however everything else (microwave, coffee maker) we have thrown at it from idle. The fuel consumption is amazingly conservative, it's got a 1.9gal tank, lasts a very long time without aircon, I know I've let the thing run over 14hrs a few times. Ours stays in the back of our TV with a cord that plugs into the unit, we went to Myrtle Beach last year and had the aircon going in the unit (what I don't do for that cat) while driving. Since changing the oil for the last time in October, I've started it a couple of times in the gargage, no problem at all, battery has stayed topped up for the last two months sitting on a shelf in the unit. Starting has been easy, I run the fuel out of the bowl by closing the shutoff when stopping. When starting, just turn on the fuel, turn the unit over with the choke on, then flip the ignition, starts every time without problem. It's quiet, great on fuel, easy to start, light, runs the 15k aircon and cost effective. End of story is I'm super happy with the unit. One pic attached shows the enclosure with the left panel closed.... big no no, in the spring it was fine, but mid summer the heat could not dissipate. Hope this helps.

Well I bought the Boliy and it should get here in a week or so. Its being shipped from San Diego so it might get here sooner.

jje1960,
How do you run the cord to the front. I would like to do this also. My two black Labs would love a little air while driving to the camp grounds. The DW wants them in the back seat of my brand new truck. I'm not to crazy about that.

Jerry

[jje1960]

Originally Posted by halfprice

Well I bought the Boliy and it should get here in a week or so. Its being shipped from San Diego so it might get here sooner.

jje1960,
How do you run the cord to the front. I would like to do this also. My two black Labs would love a little air while driving to the camp grounds. The DW wants them in the back seat of my brand new truck. I'm not to crazy about that.

Jerry

Explained how we ran the cord in PM.

[halfprice]

Originally Posted by jje1960

Explained how we ran the cord in PM.

Thanks I got it. I already crawled under the 5th and found the route I'm going to use for the cord.

I might wire it directly to the 5th instead of using adapters. I need to make some phone calls first to make sure there is no problems doing this.

Thanks again.

Jerry

[Rodney]

I bought there 3600 model non electric start. Wife could hardly get it started run the 15000 btu ac no problem. At about 9 hours run time I shut it off and the next day no start. I warrantied it with a 6500 watt honda with remote start use it for camping and power outages at the house.