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- Electric start
- Fuel gauge, hour meter
- Includes battery with float charger
- Portability kit with oversize wheels
- Covered outlets
- Expensive
- No DC outlet
- Not CARB compliant
The 8,000-watt Briggs & Stratton 30471 surges to 10,000 watts and provides enough power to run the lights and essential appliances in most homes (excluding all-electric homes). It has an electric starter with recoil backup and comes with a battery and a float charger. According to the manufacturer, the Briggs & Stratton 30471‘s alternator provides extra power for starting heavy-duty motors. This generator is heavy at more than 250 pounds but comes with a portability kit with 12-inch wheels that make it easier to move. The 30471 has five AC outlets: four standard 120 volt outlets and a 120/240 volt, 30 amp twist-lock outlet. It carries a three-year warranty.
The Briggs & Stratton 30471 is recommended by a product expert at ElectricGeneratorsDirect.com, who reviews it as well. A sizable number of owners also review the 30471 on the site, and we found a few additional owner reviews at HomeDepot.com.
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1. Electric Generators Direct.com
Jim Baugher, a product expert for ElectricGeneratorsDirect.com, recommends the Briggs & Stratton 30471 as the best portable generator in its size category. Baugher says that the 30471 "is ideal for the homeowner looking to restore power to the majority of the house, minus the central air conditioner." More than 70 owners review and rate the Briggs & Stratton 30471 at the site, giving it a very high average rating -- 4.8 out of 5 stars. A handful complain that they received defective units, but most have nothing negative to say about this generator.
Review: Briggs & Stratton 30471 - 8000 Watt Electric Start Portable Generator, Jim Baugher and contributors to ElectricGeneratorsDirect.com
Only about five owners post reviews of the Briggs & Stratton 30471 at HomeDepot.com. They give it above-average ratings and mainly positive reviews. One person received a defective unit, and another wishes this generator had automatic idle control, but otherwise owners are quite satisfied.
Review: Briggs & Stratton Elite Series 8,000-Watt Gasoline-Powered Portable Generator, Contributors to HomeDepot.com
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