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Rated 4 out of
5
by
Beach8121 from
Great Generator
This is a great unit. I live in a colder climate in a home with base board electric heat. The unit handles the house load well. I had no problem with the 2 ton heat pump/air conditioner. Assembly was easy enough, but instructions on wheel assembly could be improved with larger diagram. This unit is heavy. The pneumatic tires are good. the only negative is the wheels should be bearings instead of bushings. This could make the unit a little easier to move around. Unit is a little loud, but that can be expected with a 30HP engine. A second muffler attachment could help if it didn't place to much back pressure on the engine.
Date published: 2021-01-05
Rated 5 out of
5
by
BM from
Great to run a home
We purchased this unit for Hurricane season. Low and behold we needed it this year. This unit ran our house, all electric, 1900 sqft, with no issues. We ran on this generator for 4+ weeks until power was restored. We were hit again with another hurricane a few weeks later and had to crank up the unit again for a week or so. This unit ran flawlessly and we lived as if we had full utilities. Now there are some downsides to owning this unit.
It is heavy and can be difficult to move at times.
It burns a lot of gas. We were going through two tanks a day, roughly 32 gallons of gas.
Due to it's size you will need to be able to store it for later use.
Taken all of the aforementioned in account, it is worth having when in the time of need.
Date published: 2020-12-03
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Plus1 from
Propane not allowed
I have this generator going on 3 yrs. I live in an HOA community
that would not allow in ground or above ground tanks.
This was my solution i have used it once and it runs my entire home..( yes that included my A/C)
I told a friend about this and he bought one for is home.
I highly recommend
Date published: 2020-10-14
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Boomer223 from
Good heavy weight product
I purchased this generator to replace one that i had for 20 years. So far i have used this one twice. Once for two hours and the second time for 13 hours. Easy to start and runs great. Just wish iy was a little quieter. But that is not a negative. If this one last as long as my last one i will not live to see its end. I had a Generac 7500 watt that lasted for 20 years and ran for 21 straight days and nights during an ice storm. It did not quit i killed it my not paying attention to what i was doing. I hope this one will last as long. I highly recommend Generacs.
Date published: 2020-09-15
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Matt from
This Product is so great ! It took a multi state manhunt to find!
This generator is so Great ,, All the stores can't keep them in stock!! It took me to Illinois to where I found a warehouse that had in stock to find. Powers the whole house. Great Product!
Date published: 2020-08-27
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Chris from
Generac 17500 is great but owner’s manual poorly written
The good: Powerful generator provides enough amperage for entire 2300 sq ft house including a/c and 2 electric waters heaters.
The bad: Owner’s manual - parts list, item descriptions and assembly descriptions do not match what comes out of the parts bag. C’mon Generac - you can do better!
Overall: I am pleased with the generator. It is a fine piece of engineering. I also like the relocation of the 50amp outlet from underneath back up onto the front panel where it was on my old 15kw - nicely done!
Date published: 2020-06-02
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Pedro from
Great Generator!
This Generator is a great machine, enough power for the entire house, i live in Florida and you have to be ready for hurricane season.
Date published: 2020-05-29
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Dan from
Great Features and Value, but lacking in Documentation
I really think you did a good job designing this product. The Maintenance will be quite easy based on how it;s designed. I really like that the Oil Filter, & Air Filters are VERY EASY to access. Changing Oil with the attached discharge hose will be Easy & Clean. That being said, I really don't understand what you provide such useless Documentation. The assembly details are so Tiny I had to use a Mangnifier to be able to see them. Additionally the Hardware defined in many locations was not the Hardware required. It's really no n=more expensive to provide GOOD Documentation than it is to provide Poor Documentation. Additionally, I was missing Hardware, and had other Hardware that was not used. The instructions are Vague & unclear for anyone who has not assembled oner of these already. That part really needs to be rewriten!
Date published: 2020-04-10
GP17500E is rated
4.7 out of
5 by
121.