​Generac 6866 iQ2000 Review

Super compact, this particular generator isn’t all that much larger than a full-sized coffee can – one of the bulk varieties you can pick up at any supermarket, grocery store, or most department stores.

It isn’t all that heavy, either (tipping the scales at just over 25 pounds) which is absolutely unbelievable considering just how much energy it can produce without any headache or hassle. Its compact size makes it a dream to store when you aren’t using it, but also means you aren’t going to have to fiddle around to find any extra space for this generator when you’re going camping – in a tent, in a camper, or in an RV.

Impressively enough, its compact size doesn’t hinder its control scheme the way that other portable generators do. The user interface is still about as simple as can be to take advantage of and you won’t have to worry about fumbling with buttons placed too close to one another with this setup.

As far as power is concerned, this generator really rocks and rolls with the possibility of putting out 2000 W with no difficulty whatsoever. It can be dialed back a little bit (to 1600 W and 500 W, respectively) when you are looking to improve its overall fuel efficiency – but that’s something that we are going to tackle them just a little bit.

The unit includes a parallel set up for a power inverter that can help you to dramatically increase the power it produces and its overall run time, especially if you have a second generator that you want to operate in tandem with this solution.

The fact that you can do so so effortlessly and right-out-of-the-box is nothing to sneeze at. This dramatically improves your overall capabilities right away, helping you to take your generator to the next level without a major investment in third-party accessories.

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Almost every portable generator on the market today boasts near silent operation, but the overwhelming majority of them aren’t able to “deliver the goods” so to speak.

That isn’t going to be a problem with Generac 6866 iQ2000.

Offering near silent operation at 50 feet and just 53 dB at 20 feet away from this generator – the same level of sound most people speak within normal conversation – this is a system that you can feel comfortable running in camp, on a job site, or in emergency situations without having to yell or shout over while it is operating.

According to the IAC Acoustics organization, this is one of the quietest portable generators you’ll find on the market today, the kind of generator that works perfectly in urban situations without having to worry about disturbing your neighbors.

It isn’t silent in operation, but it’s close.

You shouldn’t sleep on the fuel efficiency rating of this generator, either.

While it can only hold a few capacities of just north of 1 gallon of gas (1.06 gallons, to be specific) you should still be able to get an approximate run time of nine hours when you are in the 500 W load setting for this generator.

That’s nearly an hour longer than many of the closest competitors to this portable generator, and two hours longer than what some of the other units marketing themselves as high-efficiency are capable of offering at a much lower electrical output level.

Of course, overall run time does go down significantly if you bump this up to the 1600 W or 2000 W load levels – but that’s to be expected. You should still be able to get anywhere between 3 ½ and 5 ½ hours of operation out of this generator should you bump up its capabilities.