Top 5 Standby Generators
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Honeywell HW7500E 9375 Watt 15 HP 420cc OHV Portable Gas Powered Home Generator With Electric Start |
  I was excited to be able to purchase a 9375 Watt generator for the price I paid. However the unit is only 7500 Watts, the peak output is around 8500 Watts. The higher Wat was prominent in the add. I figured it out but still bot it. It is not quiet as your average HONDA but it was advertised as “quiet and blends with background,balogna !!! but at that price its good enough I guess. Seems to be a solid machine, we’ll see in the spring after all the power outages nature will provide. Cave Junction, Or. |
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Briggs & Stratton 40243A 10000-Watt EmPower Air Cooled Home Standby Generator |
 Introducing the most compact footprint of any 10 kW backup generator on the market today! Continuous fuel supply to either propane or natural gas means fully automatic, hassle-free operation. U.S.A. Engine Displacement (cc): 570, Rated Watts (kW): 10, Rated Watts LP (kW): 12,500, Rated Watts NG (kW): 11,750, Amps: 83.3/41.6 LP, 75/37.5 NG, Fuel Type: Propane or Natural gas |
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Briggs & Stratton 40248 7000-Watt PowerNow Dual Mode Air Cooled Home Standby Generator |
 It purrs like a Bengal tiger. A bit loud but at 100 yards from the house that’s not a problem. I bought the unit to back up my water well. We can live out in the country in south Texas without electricity, but not without water. I am very lucky to have a neighbor who knows all there is to know about electricity. Says he can wire anything. So here’s what we did which will conflict with some other revues: Poured a concrete pad 4′x 4′x 4″. The unit comes with two pads of its own which mount nicely on the concrete, one for the unit and one for the bottles for which a nifty cover is provided. The unit does not come with a battery. I bought a Com & Tractor battery (U1L12) at Carquest for $31.03. BTW, there are no battery bolts included so they were another $2.15. The Transfer Switch was $153.49 and no, you don’t have to buy the Briggs one for $450.00. To charge the battery, I bought from Amazon a Sunforce 50022 solar trickle charger and a Sunforce 7 amp charge controller. Also the unit does not come with a male locking plug for the end of your cable…a NEMA L14-30 which I got at Lowes for $23.25. Total cost $2190.34. Free shipping. Included are two bottles of propane but excluding a bottle of Jack Black for my neighbor. Now we in bidness. I cannot, of course, vouch for the durability and longevity of the genny, but at this time it is very satisfactory. |
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Briggs & Stratton 40301 7000-Watt EmPower Air Cooled Home Standby Generator |
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Thanks to advanced electronics, this fully automatic generator will detect a utility power outage and start up automatically whether you are home or not. A permanent connection to natural gas or propane lines means uninterrupted performance with no messy gasoline refueling or storage. Rated Watts (kW): 7, Rated Watts LP (kW): 7, Rated Watts NG (kW): 7, Dimensions L x W x H (in.): 31 x 33 x 23 |
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Generac Guardian Series 5873 17,000 Watt Air-Cooled Propane/Natural Gas Powered Home Automatic Standby Generator With Transfer Switch (CARB Compliant) |
 I purchased a Generac generator less than a year ago and it has self-destructed. All you can see on the bottom on the case is little pieces of copper wire that were ground down inside the generator. This happened during a heat wave, so after spending over $16,000 I am sitting in the dark and the heat. Generac says it has a production problem (I wonder why?) and the parts may take 3 weeks to get to my dealer to install. I asked why I could not get a new generator under these circumstances and they said it is “not their policy to do that.” I would highly recommend that Amazon drop Generac as a supplier. DON’T BUY GENERAC PRODUCTS… |