Porter Cable H650CS 6 500 Watt Generator with 13 HP Honda Engine
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars campared to honda 350 watts
the size of the 6500 watt generators gasoline engine is onlly 40% larger than the 350 watt generator sold in hardware stores. that is not intended tocompliment the 6500 watt generator , the engine size and gasoline consumption usage of the 350 watt generator should be improved dramatically. the electrical demand of the average houshold is rated at 1500 watts required.6500 watts is overkill and withh some ajustment 1500 watts should be achievable at 4 gallons a day 2gallons 12 hours usage. some californians should consider this
2 Stars Only One year warranty
Home Depot now has a Generac 14 hp engine/generator #1470 with a 2 year warranty and is selling it for about 1150. This includes a cable, wheel kit and it is electric start. Generac says this is for Home Depot only,you have other names, but not the warranty. I am afraid for the money, warranty and electric start nothing you have compares.
3 Stars Previous post is mistaken
Having just returned from Home Depot, the overwhelming majority of generators have a 5 gallon gas tank – only at 7500 watts does the tank go up to 7.5 gallons. My rating of 3 stars is just to get this to post – I have not purchased the generator (yet), but am considering it.
5 Stars Good power if you need it
First of all, comparing an el-cheapo Generac ( the cheap ones – not the more expensive stanyby ones) to a Honda GX series engine is like comparing a Kia with a Lexus.
Make sure your generator has a brushless alternator design for starters, like this one. The Honda GX series engines are some of the finest around in use for portable power in this range of output.
If you have a well and septic pump, if you have electric heat, you will probably need at least this big of a generator. It might be pushing it trying to run an electric hot water heater on this sized generator, though. In any case, if you live in the country, you probably will need at least this much generator, not a small 1-2K generator like someone else wrote.
