We bought this generator for our daughter to be able to run her sump pump in her basement during a power outage. It looks well made and my husband easily put rhe few pieces on the generator. Filled with oil and gas and it started on the first try. I think this will be easy for our daughter to use and also power a couple of lights.

I bought this for my 92 year old mother to be able to run her necessary household needs when PG&E shuts the power down due to fire safety concerns. It is easy to run and provides all the power she needs. It started right up out of the box after connecting the battery, and adding the oil and fuel.

Made this purchase during Florida Tax free week. We wanted an emergency generator in case of a rogue hurricane. We were pleasantly surprised with the build quality; very sturdy and well built. Very easy to set up and start. Runs very quiet compared to other brands I've used in the past. So far, we're very happy with this purchase.

The 5300V replaces a 25 year old Generac 4000XL. The extra power will help energize an additional circuit on my transfer switch. A little difficult adding oil with the supplied hose, best to use a fluid pump. Initially started and ran rough, but determined it just needed at "least" a gallon of gas to smooth out. The meter provides voltage, frequency and hours. These are important to ensure proper maintenance. Needed to buy a meter to determine the old generator was out of spec for frequency. The first tell was flickering incandescent bulbs. Very satisfied with the build quality, all nuts and bolts tight. Removing the ground jumper was also very easy. Overall, I would recommend this generator, specially at the price.

Everything is good except the gas fill is an awkward size (not like my lawnmower), so the gas can nozzles I have don't work properly. Also, the supplied funnel for the oil should be longer so that it can be positioned more vertically. But the electric start is awesome! And the weight is light enough for practically everyone to easily move it. All in all great features.

I bought this generator on-line last week, received it in 3 days and had it set up and running in less than an hour. It easily powers everything in our 1300 sq. foot house, including the fridge, baseboard hot water heating, boiler, 240V well pump, as well as lights and TV/stereo! It's an amazing little unit, and remarkably compact for its rated output.

I had this generator for less than 2 weeks and it started to mess up. It would not run using push to start. If i hand craked it, it would run for 10-30 seconds and shut off. The spark pulg burnt up within a few runs. When it runs, it works great. It has a long battery life and holds all my equipment well. However it is one of the loudest generators that i have had/heard. Not too heavy to pickup if there are 2 people. Easy to move around with the handle and tires.

This generator is exactly what I needed for New England weather, where power outages happen fairly regularly and sometimes last for days (thanks a lot, EverSource!). It's got enough juice to handle all our needs and gives us peace of mind that we won't lose food in fridges and freezers, or be without water (since we're on a well pump).

I bought this during hurricane season 2021 right before hurricane Ida was expected hit our area. It came on time. Although we did not need it due to Ida changing course, it gave us a peace of mind knowing we would be comfortable if we did. During hurricane Laura and the ice storm we desperately need a generator. We did not want to go through that again so purchasing this one was a sigh of relief. Its easy to use and works great! Love it. Thank you

Much easier to move from the shed to the porch when needed. Set-up manual could be a bit more informative, such as the amount of oil to initially put in. Using the entire bottle provided actually was a bit too much oil and I initially couldn't get it started. However customer service was very helpful in trouble-shooting and resolving the problem.