Have owned this unit for 16 years. Very particular about maintenance, so it has never let me down, always starts first try. Big enough to power entire house, including central a/c. Ran for 55 hours straight in Hurricane Irma 2017. Annually, just before Hurricane season, do oil & filter, spark plugs & air filter. Only store with non-ethanol fuel, and run carburetor dry at shutdown. Lives in garage under a large cover, looks like day I bought it.

Just unpacked my new GP7500E. Easy setup to get running. Powered a few items just to test the generator. Will be easy enough for my wife to use before I can get home. Only disappointment was that there wasn't the extra cord included (twist lock to 3 plugs) but not a deal breaker.

Bought this generator during a storm where half our province was out of power for over a week. I utilize it as a whole home backup generator, it has enough power to run my well pump and sump pump as well as heating my water when I need it to. it starts right up without hesitation and runs smoothly. The frame and wheels are very rugged to carry it around since it is on the heavy side. the only down fall that I found with it was that it is quite noisy so I will be building an insulated cover for it. Extremely satisfied, never looked back.

very easy to set up and started right up. only problem I found was trying to find out how much oil the motor holds. did not find it in the manual. put oil in and kept checking dipstick until it was full. that was the only flaw I can find with it.noise level is a lot less than the generator it is replacing. if you need a big generator I would recommend this one.

I have given this generator a 5 star rating based on my experience with it so far, and so far I haven't needed to use it for the reason it was purchased; to supply emergency power during electrical outages. That having been said, I am impressed with what I have seen so far. The unit arrived in perfect condition, and assembly was easy. I was concerned by the advertised weight at first, but the carton was easily handled by two people, and after assembly, it is easy to move from storage to the driveway where it will be used. The battery was charged when it arrived, and it started right up and ran steadily for about 15 minutes. I had minor difficulty adding the engine oil, in that I had to hunt around for a long necked funnel to use to pour the oil into the unit, no big deal. And, the instructions indicate that you should check the oil level as oil is being added, so as not to overfill the unit. I did this, only to read later that the recommended oil capacity is 1 quart, and exactly one quart of oil was supplied. It would have saved me a few minutes if the instructions said "Pour the 1 quart of enclosed oil into the oil fill plug". Also, no big deal. Finally, it would be nice to have a compartment or something on the unit to hold the battery charger. I solved that problem with a bag attached to the frame with zip ties. If this is all I can find to complain about, I would say that I'm pretty satisfied. I trust that this unit will perform as well when the need arises as it has so far.

We were in the Michigan Ice Storm of December 22, 2013. Our yard looked like a war zone when it was over, trees pulled our power lines to the ground. I bought this generator on Monday the 23rd and got it running and hooked up to my fridge, freezer and furnace and several lights in no time at all, very easy to set up and run. It ran flawlessly for four whole days and nights, it would run 12-14 hours on a tank of gas. So glad I bought this, we enjoyed our Christmas with family, even though we did not have power to our house. Buy this generator, it will run your whole house!

Unit now showing 25 hrs. Bought after storm took out the electrical service drop. Put together and had up and running in less than an hour. Operation is straight forward and pretty much plug and play so to speak. Only thing I noticed was the powder coating on the frame seemed very thin in places. could have been a little thicker. This is not a game changer just something I noticed. When you add the oil the first time try to have a long neck funnel, it's a whole lot easier to hit the opening to add the oil. Look forward to many years usage from this unit.

We bought a Generac brand new & it didn’t work straight out of the box. We’ve had 2 service calls & they still can’t figure it out. We’re waiting on another part. Parts take forever to get & then you have to call & chevk bc they don’t call you. Not happy at all!

This seems to be a good generator is provided backup power for me for 4 days straight. The only thing I wish the generator had was a percentage used of power as other generators offer that feature. The only feature offered on this is the hour meter which is very good for maintenance

I bought the 6500e to run my heat pump, I have a generac 17kw standby unit but the guy that hooked up find the wire the heat pump in and was less trouble to wire it outside for a portable unit. This unit fires up in a half a turn with the electric start and pulls the heat pump with ease!