looking for small 8000w gen recommendations

 

am looking to buy small (~8000w) gen, either gas or diesel

would anyone kindly suggest a couple models/makes you're happy with?

generatorsales.com or some other place on the web?

 


Arlyn Merriman wrote:

Well, first thing. An emergency backup generator is a pretty important
thing. I tend to like to buy stuff like that from people I can
physically meet.
Second. I prefer to buy that kind of stuff from a place that can fix
it/replace it if something goes wrong. When you have a problem with a
failed emergency generator, that brings you to a whole new level of
"emergency". A place that just sells them is no better than buying it
off the net.
Third. Fuel. In that range, you can also consider propane/natural gas
from folks like Generac and the like. Advantages being that if you
already have propane or NG in your home, you'll never "run out of gas"
for the generator. And prices are comparable with good quality gasoline
and diesel generators.
Fourth. Don't overbuy. You want a good quality generator, yes, but you
don't want to be spinning a 8kw unit to just make enough electricity so
you can run a few lights or run the fridge for an hour. The problem
with that is that very often, small generators are crap, so if you want
a good one, you need to buy a big one. The Honda "i" series is an
exception.

Feel free to ask more questions. Most of us in here like to answer!

DJ

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