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[QUOTE="Chuck, post: 3300209, member: 1646"]
Hijacking the thread since there seems to be some experienced generator guys here.

I wound up with a 5,000w Husky (Home Depot) generator with a Subaru engine.  It actually got really good reviews.  I think because of the engine.  But I also didn't have a choice since the store literally stole a Generac I had bought from them and had nothing else left by the time they admitted it.  They did give me 25% off the Husky to apologize.

My biggest fear is that I use it infrequently, but it will die when I need it.  I've read that many of the portable generators can be unreliable.  I used it for a number of hours during Sandy, but only a few times since.  I run it every 6 months or so (I know it should be more), and run all the gas out of the engine before shutting it down again.  I actually have a service guy picking it up along with my snowblower, for service.  The gas that's in the tank is a bit old, even though I added stabilizer, so I'm having the service guy empty the tank.  Anything else that I should be doing?  Or does anyone have a recommendation for a unit up to 7500w?  Other than Honda, which is just too expensive for me even though I've never read a bad thing.
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