Buy DuroMax XP8500E-CA 8,500 Watt 16 HP OHV 4-Cycle Gas Powered Portable Generator With Wheel Kit And Electric Start (CARB Compliant)DuroMax XP8500E-CA 8,500 Watt 16 HP OHV 4-Cycle Gas Powered Portable Generator With Wheel Kit And Electric Start (CARB Compliant) Product Description:
- 8500 Watt Surge/7000 Watt Continuous
- 7 Gallon Gas Tank/8 Hour Run Time
- Electric Key Start/Includes Battery
- EPA And CARB Approved
- Automatic Low Oil Shut Off
Product Description
Safeguard your family as well as provide portable power for work and play with the CARB compliant DuroMax XP8500E-CA gas-powered generator, which features a 16.0-horsepower air-cooled OHV engine that cranks out 7,000 constant running watts of power (and a peak of 8,500 watts; learn more about wattage needs below). It includes both a standard recoil start as well as an easy electric start.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
The one to get of this current capacity......
By Darthvagrant
This is one of the best (if not THE best) Chinese generators on the market. (To wit: "DuroMax")The quality is good for a Chinese product, but more importantly it is (or at least mine was) sourced from a U.S. distributor that had outstanding tech. support IN THE USA. The 12V DC circuit is unregulated, but the instructions allude to this 12V DC being used to charge car (etc) batteries and NOT using it directly. No big deal, the 12V DC separate circuit to keep the (included, sealed) start battery up is apparently regulated so as to not ruin the start battery. The 110/220 AC is not spot on for 60HZ, but runs about 62-63HZ or so. No big deal on this either, could probably be corrected to 60HZ with a reduction in engine RPM to 3600....if possible. I haven't gone there as that's not a problem with my use.(See "addenda") Has a handy "idle down" when no load is imposed on the generator. Goes to complete (engine speed) idle when no load, but comes alive with even a ¼ watt load or less; very sensitive, which is good. The packaging was superb, damage highly unlikely. Not a Honda, it's moderately noisy, but does have an adequately large muffler. Handy fuel level on tank, not truly accurate (full scale), but certainly better than nothing. The only issue I was obliged to correct was a slight modification to the rt. handle which would not stack down properly due to inteference with the muffler. Again though, no big deal and not a totally essential 'mod.'..Addenda 11-28-11: I located an (engine) speed adjustment screw and turning it resulted in a spot on adjustment of +/- 60HZ. To keep it spot on 60HZ I would suspect additional slight adjustments would be called for depending on load. This correct my ONLY complaint (and a slight one) on this generator..Amazon is just a tad higher in $$ than another source, but still well in line with free shipping.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.Duromax XP8500E
By Donald Gisewhite Jr.
Great item, have used severals times because of power outages. The keyed starting makes this generator very simple to use, handles my 2 refridgerators, 2 furnaces,a well pump,a few recepticales and some lighting very easily. Have had 3 friends buy this unit after seeing mine. Spend the extra money and put in a transfer switch.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
DO NOT BUY THIS BRAND !!!
By primitive pete
I bought this generator for the same reason everybody buys a generator. Living in CT you lose power and you never know when you will get it back. having a well and no power means no water. I did have this generator up and running when sandy came threw and riped CT a new one and it worked great for five days only shutting down for gas. Next storm to come was a blizzard with 38 inchs pulled this out got it ready for the storm assuming i would lose power the gods where with me I didnt but the generator would not start. after having 3 people try to start it no luck. so off to the repair shop the idle sensor is bad THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD NOT BUY THIS BRAND there is only one part supplier in all of the United States max tool. the part has been back ordered 3 times now I still have no generator that runs. so ask yourself is it worth it to save a few bucks spend the money get a generator that you can get parts for.
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