Bought this for backup when the power is out. Electrician installed an interlock switch so as not to backfeed power to the grid. Now i have what i need when the power is out !! Love the electric start. Also like that the choke is integrated into the start switch. Mine was a display model and was missing the cord for charging the battery. Called customer service and they promptly sent one via mail at no charge. I have owned other brands and generac is by far the best.

Only time will tell if it holds up well over the long haul, or if the investment was a poor decision. Realistically I don't believe it is meant for heavy duty service, but if taken good care of, and with only emergency duty, I will expect a long service life (many years) of reliable service.

Great portable unit! I bought it after hurricane Irene to run a Franklin Electric 3 HP well pump. I was without power for 6 days during the freak October snow storm here in the north east. It ran my well, heat (circulated hot water) and two fridges; I was also able to cook and do laundry (not all at once)! Survived the 6 day outage with little worry or pain. My only warning is that this unit is heavy (to be expected) and uses a LOT of gasoline so lots of trips to the gas station. I'm currently looking into a Guardian Series 20KW natural gas model with a permenant hookup. They make a great product!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this awesome generator to review. It's the best . The product it's self is great . Looks good and works well. Its well made and heavy, but once the wheels are on its super easy to wheel around and easy to use . This is something every household should have, definitely would recommend it.

I was really surprised at the poor quality of the generator I purchased in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The fuel tank leaked fuel. Once I got the tank replaced, the fuel petcock now leaks fuel. Even the replacement one I received leaks fuel. I would not purchase again, nor would I recommend purchase of a generac generator.

This unit is very easy to set up and use. Ran the electrical system to my breaker box and it does an excellent job. the exhaust is a little noisier than I would like but well worth the money. Very neat machine and no rattles. I would like to see the battery cables re- configured to make the battery easier to hook up because I keep the battery in our home where it is warmer. Maybe clamps instead of the small bolts and nuts for the positive and negative terminals on the battery.

I bought this generator a little more than 4 years ago. Living in the Gulf Coast region of Texas, I was looking for something to keep the lights on during hurricane season. in those 4 years, I never had the need to use it. So, it sat. As fate would have it, the first time that I ever needed to crank it up was during an "ice storm." I wheeled it out, filled it up with gasoline, checked the oil, and it cranked on the second pull. (electric start didn't work since I hadn't kept the battery charged) It ran continuously for 4 days until the utility power was restored.

Living on top of catoctin mountain since July, we've experienced a few recent moments of panic as the power went out and we lost well water and our sump pump. Bought the 7500e today at tractor supply comp. and had the generator out of the box and running inside of an hour. Feeling much more prepared for bad weather. Will let you know how she runs over time!

The generator arrived pretty quick after ordered. I followed the instructions of getting it set up (adding oil, gas, hooking up battery, etc). The generator would not start with the electric start button. I verified the battery was fully charged. It would start manually with the pull cord. I contacted Generac and the closest service facility was 45 minutes away. I dropped it off the day before New Years. I did not receive it back until January 30th. Part of the issue was they could not get the control panel off without damaging the decal that labelled the switches and outlets as it covered the screws. They had to replace the solenoid and repair a wire. They made that repair relatively quick and offered to give it back with the damaged decal. I told them that after spending $1100 for it I would prefer to not have to look at a damaged decal every time I have to use it. The service facility was nice enough to deal with, but they kept the generator outside for awhile. When I got it back it was filthy. In closing, my experience could have been better. But the unit works fine. This could all have been avoided if it was tested before shipping. I also want to note that I bought this because it was made in the US.

pro- whole house for me. 2.5 heat pump and any thing else I need in a power outage. Starts well; comes up to power right away. con- don't like the plug in underneath. My old 15,000 had it right out front. In my area we can expect an outage about every 2 months; sometimes lasting from 2 hrs. to 10 hrs. and even several days. Wouldn't be without my Generac.(P.S. I am a retired electrical employe)