Two long-term winter outages in the last three years were enough for me to want to be independant from Austin Energy. I wanted a Natural Gas unit as my main electrical panel and gas meter are within 15 feet of each other and who wants to mess with gas cans or propane tanks! Plumber installed 3/4" generator gas line with shut-off, step down regulator and the quick disconnect fitting, to BTU spec for this unit. Make SURE you give them BOTH BTU AND the pressure (5-7 WC). I have a 2PSI main meter and the plumber failed to notice this and we could not get the generator started. Pressure and volume too high is just as bad as too low. Once we figured it out with a pressure gauge, we added the reducung regulator, dialed it in for 6WC and all is well. Starts up and runs great. Used a 30AMP, 240V outdoor rated connector box and wired it into the main panel by using a back-feed, 30AMP breaker and an interlock device. If you are not familiar with them, lots of info on the Internet. This allows you to only energize the panel from the generator, if the main is off and visa versa. Research the issue of unbonding the generator if you are going to hook it up to the house, It is important. Champion tells you how to do it. This system works great. I have gas heat and gas stovetop so no watt consumption there. Now I am winter independant! Well it gets to 110 during the summer here. Since I had gone this far, I wondered if I could power at least the downstairs unit for the main living area if we lose power in the summer. I installed a soft-start device (Micro-Air) on my 4-ton downstais AC. These devices lower the satr-up amps needed by your AC compressor. This generator ran that AC with NO problem. When using the main panel approach, you litterally can run almost anything in your house, it just becomes a matter of watt management. Also think about how you are going to prevent theft if you go this route. I epoxy bolted a massive D-ring to the foundation and use 5/8" plastic coated anti-theft cables. Nothing is foolproof, just want to slow them down! Very saitisfied with the generator so far. It look and feels like quality. The supplied gas hose is a bonus. The unit is loud. They all are, no way around it. It is heavy, but easy enough to roll around on driveway. Only complant was that the frame paint was messes up in a few places. Maybe rubbed off in box before it had cured. Obviously doesn't affect performance. Hope you enjoyed my diatribe. I spent a lot of time doing research and there is a lot of Youtube videos showing how others have done this same set up. Now have a whole house generator that I can run as long as Nat Gas is flowing for 1/4-1/3 of a whole house unit!

What a truly great buy. Arrived about one week before a hurricane blew thru Florida's pan handle straight towards Savannah. As with any storm around the island here, we lost power for a while. 49 hours to be exact. Step by step instruction and supplied to assemble base, add oil, connect NG line and immediately start working... Ran like a top, couldn't have been more pleased with this purchase. Two refrigerators, lights, fan, Cpap machine... We were in good shape through the storm. Great product!

I have a small house so the generator powers everything very well. Seems to have plenty of power and runs real smooth under a load. The gas line it came with was very handy and seems to be well made. The only issues that I have is that the tire kit that came with it are plastic and I am just curious about how long they are going to last every time I have to move it around the house. Also the rubber cover that goes over the gas port when it's not in use and the rubber plug covers seem to be a little on the cheap side so not sure how long those are going to last. But those are minor things and overall I am very satisfied with the purchase.

Whole home generator with TRI fuel option to power most appliances in my home. Runs great on 1/2" supplied natural gas line. Comes with everything needed ( natural gas hose and propane gas hose included) This is one awesome machine that I would recommend to anyone looking for a generator during a power outage.

Bought generator to use to power lights and appliances during power outage. Wanted for the natural gas fuel feature. When first starting generator there was a loud grinding noise. Of course very disappointing. Contacted Champion tech department. They said the shroud covering the rope pull area probably got dented in shipping. They instructed me to take off the shroud to inspect. I told them I was not comfortable inspecting on my own. Concerned with warranty issues. They directed me to a certified local dealer. The local dealer inspected and there was a small dent in the shroud. The fixed immediately. Generator is working now as expected. Would have given less than a 5 star if Champion tech department had not been so cooperative. Generator works great on natural gas hookup.

I've only got 15 minutes run time on this generator so far. I bought it exclusively for emergency power and to run on Natural Gas. It started right up and runs smooth. Not so quiet, but heck, when I need it for emergency power the neighbors will be using theirs too. A HUGE advantage is the NG source, no more messing with gasoline and the long term storage problems with that. How many times have you had a carburetor clog up with old gas? Yea, several for me, but not with NG generator :)

Awesome generator and biggest seller..... was able to hook it up to natural gas line in my garage. No more spending $100+ filling up gas cans every day or so during power outages. Runs the entire house like my previous gas one did. Easy setup and hookup!

This generator is amazing. I replaced a gasoline only Version due to being a firefighter and often getting "all called" to respond even when not on shift. This left my family home alone while I drive around in tornado weather helping others. My wife isn't the kind of person that is comfortable with refilling the generator when tornados are overhead or weather is whipping the wind. This allowed me to do a quick connect to our NG system and I just push start before leaving the home and switch it over using the interlock. Even if we have power. No worries!!

I am using this product for a back-up power source for my home.The tri fuel feature is very useful for me. I am replacing a 10 year old Champion generator that is still working. The reliability of the Champion is it's best asset. The battery start is very useful. No more pulling the starter. I notice very little increase in the noise even though I doubled my power out put. I would recommend buying this generator.

I received the generator after the first one was returned before being delivered due to damage prior to delivery. The second one arrived and after reading the manual and prepping it for initial startup I started it up on my driveway. It took several attempts to get it started but it finally started up as I could hear the battery start to run down. It ran for several minutes then shut down with a CO2 alarm. I waited until the next day and started it on the driveway again. There was a decent breeze but once again, the unit shut down on CO2 alarm after several minutes. I started it again the next day, once again with a decent breeze, and ran it for about 10 minutes without it shutting down. Hopefully the unit shutting down will not be a recurring theme.