Champion Power Equipment 100177 8.5-kW Home Standby Generator with 50-Amp Outdoor-Rated Automatic Transfer Switch

Got this Gen after careful research about Whole Home Gens. It is overkill for my Off-Grid application, but I wanted the extra capacity for future expansion plans & to run heavy 240 V equipment when needed. Champion provides Inverter/Two Wire Dry Contact info so it will be automated for start/stop battery charging with commands from my systems ChargeVerter…

I've had my generator for about 4 years and haven't had a problem until recently. Evidently the starter has gone out. I called Champion customer support and they were very helpful and are sending the part.I'm very impressed by their concern for their customers!

I was impressed enough with the reviews and videos out the on this unit to proceed with purchasing one for my home and I'm glad I did. I received it within a week of ordering. The installation was fairly straightforward. I had a 250 gallon LPG tank installed to serve the HSB Generator. The 100A ATS allows for the entire internal house panel to be served during an outage so everything in the home with the exception of the HVAC, Range, and Dryer circuits. All other appliances, circuits and water heater are served by the unit. The 12.5kW unit is more than sufficient to serve all of this because with LPG the unit can serve up to 52A of load. You do have to purchase (2) 12V batteries separately and install oil in the unit before running it as it ships without batteries or oil. A concrete pad is not absolutely necessary if you have a flat compacted location for the unit. Rock would be recommended if you don't pour a pad. I would highly recommend this unit to anyone looking to install a HSB generator. It automatically starts and restores power in under a minute during an outage.

Probably unfair to give it one star when I still havent used it. The Axis control is confusing. I figured out how the dip switches should be set for my installation. I wanted verification before electrician hooked it up. I asked for this and what they sent me was a copy of my installation manual. I didn't need two confusing copies of anything. The manual does not cover my installation. (Don't need any load control as I bought one big enough to cover my total load)

Excellent Seller, Great Communication, Package Well, Just as Described, Would Buy from Again!!! Generator is very well designed. Even has a back enamel oil collector pan make oil change very clean and simple. They thought of the end user all the way through.

price,customer service excellent for any questions .I had a licensed electrician install unit.Had a few short power outages is worked like a charm,No service contract required.

This a well-made piece of equipthat . I was not super hard to install. I would highly recommend it.

I installed the unit myself and had some issues that the company did correct. There is an internal switch which absolutely needs to be in the correct position for the correct transfer switch installation. If you are going to install one yourself, and you have questions, don't expect the answers right away on the phone. Leave your number and they generally will get back to you sometime that day. The unit does look and function well.