[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Last year when a hurricane hit we were without power for 3 days. I said then that I would not want to go through that experience again without a generator. I was worried that we would lose all of our food in our refrigerators as well as our freezers and that would be devastating for us. For years I have heard that people had problems with carbon monoxide issues with generators so I was so happy that this one is equipped with CO Sense. I feel safer using this with my family. This generator has an electric start so it is even easy for me to start. I am thankful that I do not have to worry anymore about what we would do without power. In the long run this will save us a lot of patience and money since we will be able to run our refrigerators and freezers.

I spent the extra couple of bucks to get the electric start model for my wife. I'm in law enforcement and if I'm ever stuck at work during an emergency, I want it to be easy for her to set up and get things going. Right out of the box, set up was easy. Followed the directions and fired it up with the electric start. I let it run for a bit and it didn't seem any louder than any other generator that I've been around. Very happy with it.

i went to specifically buy this generator after much research....I wanted electric start and a quieter portable...I got it on sale which was a real surprise....Put the oil and gas in , attached battery cables and it fired right up instantly.....Way quieter than my neighbours generator of another make ....Works great ...very happy

Other than having poorly written instructions, we love our new generator 6500E. Since we are in a flood zone and it seems we are having more and more power outages, we look to buy a generator that could not only power our lights and refrigerator, furnace, but also our sump pump when needed.. It came the same day Hurricane Sandy caused our power to go off. Our electrician helped us in the pouring rain get it started since we found the instructions not very informative.

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.

After going few days without power we decided to start shopping for a generator. I looked at many different types, makes and models. Generac stood out in the reviews I read in terms of function and reliability. I found the information available on the Generac website helpful in determining what type and size generator to purchase. Should I need service there are many authorized service representatives in my area. This too has been a discriminator in choosing Generac over some of the other brands. Assembly instructions were clear and the quick start instructions are an excellent idea. It took no time at all to assemble and start the generator. I choose to buy a portable rather than stand-by so that I can have power to do remote construction projects. I'm happy with my choice so far. I'll follow up later after I've had an opportunity to exercise the unit.

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 had this delivered to the house. The packaging was very good. No damage. I did all the assembly within a half hour. Filled it with oil and put some gas into the tank. I used the electric start and it started up with no problems. Temp outside was less than 5 F. I bought the electric start only for my wife so she could start it up if I wasn't home. The manual provides all information needed to star and maintain the unit.

This is the perfect generator for running my house when the power goes out. It's really easy to start with the remote start and is quiet compared with other generators I've used. It has a big gas tank so your not constantly filling with gas to keep the lights on. I'm very happy with this generator and with Generac

Product assembled easily. Materials provided to get it going out of the box. Started up right away -- Very happy with the electric start compared to my old generator. Powers my furnace, sump, refigerator, freezer and hot tub when the power goes out. And I think there is power to spare !! Very pleased.