Ratings & Reviews for Briggs & Stratton Briggs and Stratton Storm Responder 8500 Starting / 6250 Running Watt Gasoline Portable Generator
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What Customers Are Saying
This generator received mixed reviews. Many customers found it to be reliable and effective at powering their homes during outages. However, a significant number reported issues such as the generator failing after limited use, being difficult to start, and not providing enough power. Some also noted it was very loud and consumed a lot of fuel. There were also concerns about the quality, with some receiving defective or damaged units. Overall, the reviews suggest this model may be hit-or-miss, with the quality and performance varying.
Customer review summary generated by AI, including incentivized reviews.Would definitely be again , in fact I am !!
Would RecommendI bought this same unit and it has worked flawlessly for 15 years but I am having problems with it now ,so I'm buying the same one tomorrow 😊
It works
Would RecommendWorks great. But you will be badgered into writing a review. So here ya go. 1 star for annoying and begging for reviews if you didn't then i would have wrote a 5 star on my own time
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It is loud
Would RecommendWorks great. Love the disply telling my load on the gen
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Buy one asap !!!!!
Would RecommendVery easy to start, operate and maintain. Powers everything I need when bad weather is here. Refrigerator, fans, internet, TV, microwave and even washing machine! All at once with no problem!!!
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No
Would RecommendDoes the job
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Defective
Would Not RecommendBought today and doesn’t work. Going to have to try to return it. During an active power outage got this all the way home and set up for it to not work. Wasted a full 2 hours of time
Loud, but saved our bacon.
Would RecommendThis generator was purchased the morning after a massive storm knocked out power for about 3.5 days. It was thrust into duty immediately and ran nearly nonstop for 72 hours, according to the hour meter. It wouldn't run my newer giant indoor fridge it kept tripping the gfci, but it ran the garage fridge, chest freezer, portable ac, and a couple fans and phone chargers. I feel like had I been able to get a generator cord for the 30a plug it would have been able to run the giant fridge. It ran abo...
Piece of junk
Would Not RecommendI bought one of these today, it was the only generator you could find in town. Our power is expected to be out for several days , so we bought this to power our fridge and a portable AC unit for one room. These were well within the serviceable wattage and brand new appliances. This could not run one by itself let alone both. GFCI keeps tripping constantly. Tried several power cords and the brand new one that comes with the unit, same result. Total power is never above 21% but still trips. I woul...
Awesome Generator
Easy assembly, started right up and runs strong!
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Generator
Would RecommendThis generator works great Worked my whole house
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