Comments on: Generac Portable Generators

By: steve

steve — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:44:43 +0000

I just used a borrowed Generac GP5500 for four days during a power outage, and while I appreciated having it I can’t sat that I’d buy one for myself. It was VERY loud. also, it was difficult to start when cold. I had to pull the cord 5-6 times every time. I can say that maintenance is easy, because I serviced it before returning to my friend.

By: Ivan

Ivan — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:11:34 +0000

Bought the GP 7000 Watt Generator and this product did not work directly out of the box. Low voltage because idle was not set properly (Burned out TV and Microwave Oven) then when I got it back from repair shop would not handle and load over 2000 watts. Generac was not easy to work with when discussing issues, beware of this manufacture as they do not want to stand behind there product!!

By: brad

brad — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:29:52 +0000

Who told you those noise levels for the Generac generators? they are one of the only companies that don’t list the levels of noise and now I will tell you the reason, their portable models are the loudest in the industry!

I have 4 of there generators. They do not have a portable generator near the 72 db level. they are good generators but they are LOUD!

By: Inverter

Inverter — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:58:05 +0000

This is an excellent generator and I’ve used it two time, once for a few hours and the other for two days, no problems whatsoever!

One thing I have learned since starting reviewportablegenerators.com and very important, is make sure your generator has a gas shutoff valve, which this does, and when you are ready to put it away, turn off the gas while it’s running and let it shut down on its own. Why?

There is gas that is left in the carburetor when you just turn it off – by running the carb out of gas, there is nothing left to gum up the carb, the single biggest problem in portable generators and costing $200+ to fix!