Ratings & Reviews for Firman Electric Start 10000 Starting / 8000 Running Watt Gas, Propane, and Natural Gas Tri fuel Portable Generator

Solid Generator Option for the Price

Easy to set up and use, quick start guide was very helpful. I like that it is easy to use gas and or propane.

In a Chaotic Situation The Lowe's Team were CALM

On the eve of the first big Winter Storm in the Carolinas, the hunt was on for a generator when the one I have would not start. I spotted 53 generators available late Saturday afternoon at the SW Lowes on South Tryon. I purchased on line, got there to pick it up and there were people every where going after the generators. I was immediately greeted by the team, they took my order number, told me was not quite ready, but asked if I would stand in one place, wait a few minutes and they would tend...

Junk

Decided to purchase this generator as a backup for the upcoming winter storm. Everywhere close to me was sold out, so I traveled 1.5 hours away to another Lowe's that had one in stock. Got it home, unboxed, got it to run, then it shuts down after 5-10 seconds of runtime. I thought it was a sensitive CO sensor, but it was flashing yellow---the prompt to replace a defective CO sensor. Decided to return back to Lowe's, because I refuse to go through the manufacturer to fix a broken product righ...

Exhaust could be muffled better at this price pt.

Powerful and very efficient. Multiple fuel options is a plus.

Great in a time of need.

Easy to put together and started up immediately. Ran perfectly when the need was great during our recent power outage.

Best generator for the money

This generator was perfect for what I needed. I had my power shut off due to high winds for 4 days. This generator was able to run a furnace, 2 water heaters, a commercial refrigerator and freezer, and still left enough power to get by. The cord that comes with it that converts 30 amps was also very helpful. For the money I would highly recommend this generator.

Great generator

This generator has been amazing. It’s easy to use, provides power for our entire house!

Worth every penny!

The Firman T08073 is a workhorse! The tri fuel works amazing for us. The electric start works awesome and starts every time no problem at all! It is a bit heavier than I anticipated but with how easy it states and all the controls I'll take it! The extra heavy duty cord is worth its weight in gold and controlled everything we put at it. The generator runs all day on one tank of propane powering 2 deep freezers, 2 refrigerators and numerous other items without hesitation.

Decent generator for the price.

It has a lot of output for home use. It does seem to have a few issues related to the CO2 sensor and does seem to flicker or put out power that is not as steady or clean as typical power you get from the power company. I would not recommend using it for sensitive electronics. It does have some issues with starting, from what I have seen with others who have the same generator, but this seems to be mostly related to use of natural gas. My father has one that also uses quite a bit of oil. Overa...

easy to use

It works amazing and kept us warm during a 64 hour power outage

Rod broke

Within 4 months of using this generator my rod broke. Having pieces break off and oil spilling everywhere.

Awesome

Great generator started up on first try, I would definitely recommend this to a friend

Absolutely wonderful.

Love this generator. Having the option to use 3 different types of fuel is so great. We have a natural gas line going to our outdoor grill that we were able to just connect to the generator. Very easy setup. So glad we bought this one. No searching for gas or propane.

Firman Sucks

Firman generator worked fine when we got home on propane. 2 weeks later power goes out and won't start. I call customer service. They trouble shoot with me and send parts. 1 week later I put the parts on and still won't start. Called back more trouble shooting, send a video of me actually following the steps. They finally call back 2 weeks later and say yeah you did everything right. They would not send me a new one and made me take it to a service center over 100 miles away that is only open th...

Powered my entire house.

No gas is available where I live so when power goes out we're screwed. This machine powered a 30 gallon electric water heater, 3/4 horsepower well pump, 2 ton heat pump and all outlets, lights and appliances with no problems. Only appliance not operated was 25 year old electric range, didn't need it with a microwave and hotplates. Moving the 200 pound beast isn't the easiest when rolling through grass and mud. Just like every other generator it's noisy, but I have mine in a well ventilated shed ...

Generator

Very awesome generator!! Runs great welll built and good quality the only down fall is when fuel is low it won’t crank it’s got to be over a certain level in the tank to crank it up but other than that no complaints

An outstanding generator!

got this one today and went straight to the backyard to test it out. output power is great, the included cover, propane hookup hose and 30 amp power cord are huge pluses and were definite selling points for me. my old generator was from 2005 and was "hearing protection loud". the firman, you can be around it without earpro, but its is NOT 72dB.. that is absolutely not correct. at idle its in the mid-high 90s, still significantly quieter than my old generator (which is what i wanted). dB ai...

Gen Set Delivery

Lowes arrived ahead of schedule to my delight and delivered the 250 lb generator right to the front of my garage door so I could assemble. Easy assembly once out of box. Thank you Lowes and thank you Lowes delivery contractor......great job by the two men.