Bought the 6500 in 2015 after losing power for 5 days after a storm. I went with Generac because of the trusted name and reviews. Recently lost power in a winter storm for two days. This baby ran for 48 hours straight through a transfer switch and powered my heat, two refrigerators, three tv's, all my lights no problem! Best $800.00 i ever spent.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My review for the GP8000E COS W/Cord 49 St. One day after receiving this my town flooded. We were without electric for 2 days. We ran our refrigerator, tv and window ac off this. Very nice!!! Not to loud. Easy to turn on.

I got tired of having to reley on my electric company to supply power if the wind blew the wrong way. So I researched and decided to buy this unit. Now all the neighborhood comes running with extension cords to plug in for power. And I have power to spare while supplying our entire house, well pump, water heater, wifes hair dryer, stove, washer and dryer and all the essential items also. Unit is easy to move around for wife who is 5'2" tall 120 lbs. Set up is easy,as for installing the wheels just shimmy unit back on supplied pallet, install axle brackets slide in axle tilt unit back,slip on wheels then rock back on wheels install front resting stand and wheels are on. Its that simple.

This is by far the best Generator I have ever owned and operated and I have owned a total of 8 different ones. It powered my home during a recent black out effortlessly for days. It sips fuel and tell you how long it will run, etc. Always a very quick starter and is instantly ready to provide the necessary power. I would buy another one without and hesitation due it's quiet, efficent operation.

Bought this as an emergency purchase. Had borrowed a no name generator for camping to have it quit working. Went to Menards in Princeton Indiana at closing time and found this model. Had been wanting of my own for various reasons over the years and have always put it off because of so many choices out there. Being forced to make a split decision in bio this one was a blessing in disguise. Could not be happier with this generator.

Received brand new just a few days ago, ahead of a big storm. It ran for five minutes and then died as soon as it got a little wet. Tried restarting, but it shuts down immediately every time. Throwing fault P1600, which nobody knows what it means. Generac L2 support is largely unhelpful and can only advise me to disconnect the battery (which did not fix anything). Let it dry out for an hour and it ran for another five minutes before dying. None of the local service centers have the time or experience to work on an EFI generator and will not service it. In New England, a failed generator can be life threatening. This will be my last Generac. Not reliable at all.

We used this generator less than 50- hours. When we needed it again summer of 2020 we discovered the generator burned!!! Very DISAPPOINTED We had to use an older 10- year old Briggs and Stratton that started up right away. We are currently waiting on new generator to be ordered and delivered , due to Covid reasons it’s taken this long. We pray once a new generator is installed it will work great for us for years to come.

Generac makes a quality product at an affordable price; plus I prefer to support American made products. I bought this model on sale for $800. In the past 15 months, I've only put 75 hours on this unit to date (although it ran for 72 hours recently with several cooling/fueling/oil check breaks - at 40 hours, I hadn't burned a drop of oil but I did the first oil change). Basic maintenance is simple enough for anybody to perform. The GP8000E feeds my main panel and powers everything I demand in my house, such as my pellet stove, electric range, well pump, lights, microwave, outlets and TV. I haven't tried powering my hot water heater but at 5,500 watts, I think it would do just fine if I shut some stuff off. It sits approximately 20 feet from my bedroom; the noise is barely noticeable when I am laying in bed. I do ensure that my carbon monoxide detectors are on whenever I have this unit powering my house. It's much more fuel efficient than I expected, averaging around 2 hours per gallon of fuel. With all of this being said, I do hear a bit of occasional surging once the temperature hits 25 degrees or below but it has no performance issues. In my opinion, portable gas powered generators are the way to go for powering a house during an emergency. Natural gas isn't an option in my area so we are limited to propane; getting a propane delivery after being without power for a week isn't always an option!

I purchased a GP8000E and paid extra for the electric start. I started it when it first arrived to ensure all was OK. It started right up. 8 weeks later I went to exercise it and the electric start would not work. I took it to a factory authorized service center where they discovered the battery was defective. It would not charge nor hold a charge. They replaced it and it started immediately and now runs fine. THE PROBLEM....This generator cost over a thousand dollars, is brand new with 12 minutes run time on it, YES 12 MINUTES. The generator was delivered to me with that defective battery and Generac WILL NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY!! I cannot say enough good about ELECTRIC GENERATORS DIRECT which is who I purchased it from as they are a Generac Distributor. They stepped up BIG TIME once they were told what happened and THEY took care of this repair. Fabulous customer understanding and support by ELECTRIC GENERATORS DIRECT. Generac..not so much. This is a major purchase for most. Hope it runs and lasts longer than the factory supplied battery!

It only ran for 4 hours and stopped producing ac power to our house. When we needed it, it failed. I called and was given a number of a dealer that could fix it. It is now in the shop. I am waiting for it to return, fixed I hope. After my experience with this generator I would NOT recommend anyone buy one.