I bought this generator after Hurricane Irene and I had to put it in service during the freak October snowstorm that hit the East Coast. It performed as well as expected. I used it for 36 hours without a hitch. My wife was happy to have hot water to take a shower and also she enjoyed being able to use the microwave. I argued with her for 14 years as to the pros of having a generator. She always said it would be a waste of money, guess what ? Her tune changed during the snowstorm. She was happy to have the generator.

Having used generators with pull start, I was not able to pull with my bad arm. So I looked for one with electric start and chose the Generac GP 8000. Glad I did. Easy to hook to my house, and it powers my house, and one push of a button, it starts right up. I would recommend it to any one.

Purchased for hurricane back up power for my all-electric home. Works very well but just falls short of being able to operate all the house loads. Having said that it still covers the important items (a/c, lights, tv, fans, etc.) but adding the water heater and stove pushes the 50-amp capacity. Neighbors are looking at upgrading their units.

Bought the 17.5 KW to run my whole house, including the well. My wife is dependent upon ventilators to help her breathe and I needed a generator big enough to run the well and AC units since we have several power outages a year due to hurricanes and storms.

After many many weeks of research online and through fellow friends and co-workers I finally decided to go with the overall top recommended brand Generac. I went to Lowe's to pick up my unit when I get home I was like a kid in a candy store looking at all of the features and how well it was made very impressed to find great craftsmanship and equality is still preserved in these hard working machines. I definitely recommend Generac has the top brand especially flipping in the mountains of New England where power outages are common.

Recently bought a gererac gp6500e after my old one of 20 years quit on me. Wanted an electric start option, which this one has and I also wanted more watts. Went from 5000 to this 6500. Although I have only had it a couple of months, I did get it oiled up, gassed up, and got it running. Ran great, less noisy than my old one and can run most everything in the house. Time will tell but so far it seems to be what the doctor ordered.

This is a great machine. I purchased it to run my whole house in the event I need it. It is portable and large and heavy. I bought a small trailer to mount the generator onto for easily moving around, hook it to my truck or ATV. Trailer has room for the big power cord and other extension cords. I purchase a bigger interstate battery to start it. I also use the battery for other things.

Spent a lot of money on this generator and it won’t even crank. Not every generac dealer works on portable units, so took research, time and extra calls to find a dealer that would come out. The repair company has replaced the starter, the carburetor, magnetos, the list goes on yet it STILL WONT CRANK. This is extreme frustrating for the money spent.

I bought this generator in 2020 while it was on sale at H.D. it sat in my garage until the Texas deep freeze that just passed, thank GOD that I had it, I was able to easily start it and power my essentials in my house, had it not been for the generator it would have been a very chilly and desperate time. I encourage everyone to have a home generator for power outages, it will save your life, thanks to Generac for making a reliable and safe product.

Just recently purchased a home in Florida, our first hurricane season and Irma made us realize that a generator is a life saver in Florida. We have only owned it for 2 months and it was a big purchase but well worth it. We only used it for 2 days it is on the loud side but it does the job we expected it to. Overall a good purchase so far... time will tell.