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12,000w Pulsar Generator for only $800

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Lowkey kind of mad that I bought this for $849 earlier this year. Might buy another one, but figured it would be useful for people who are still in the market for a generator. 12,000 watts should be plenty to power the essentials in a home.

I'm probably going to get one to power my large format printer Smilie

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rjs96gt
11-21-2022 at 10:25 AM.
11-21-2022 at 10:25 AM.
Great generator. I've had mine 1.5 years so far. Also available $795 Walmart

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pulsar.../415084230
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vtlrockz
11-21-2022 at 10:27 AM.
11-21-2022 at 10:27 AM.
Sorry if this comes off as judgemental, but you are mad that you paid $50 more and was able to use it for more than half a year?
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cputeki
11-21-2022 at 11:00 AM.
11-21-2022 at 11:00 AM.
Don't know much of this brand, any good? I was gonna get the Westinghouse one for $711 last night but prefer one with LPG connection
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c2nah777
11-21-2022 at 01:15 PM.
11-21-2022 at 01:15 PM.
Quote from cputeki :
Don't know much of this brand, any good? I was gonna get the Westinghouse one for $711 last night but prefer one with LPG connection
Pulsar is a better brand than Westinghouse for generators. I have seen enough generator deals to relay that much to you.
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Bargainmeister
11-21-2022 at 02:34 PM.
11-21-2022 at 02:34 PM.
Does anyone have info on WEN generators?
Seems to be the only one with a reasonably sized inverter gen that is dual fuel at a decent price.
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ig.mistermajestic
11-21-2022 at 03:30 PM.
11-21-2022 at 03:30 PM.
Quote from rjs96gt :
Great generator. I've had mine 1.5 years so far. Also available $795 Walmart

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pulsar.../415084230 [walmart.com]
ohhh! good find!

Edit: Dang. I don't have Walmart+ Frown
What is it like buying through Walmart? Can I pick it up from the store or does it still have to be LTL shipped?
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ig.mistermajestic
11-21-2022 at 03:38 PM.
11-21-2022 at 03:38 PM.
Quote from vtlrockz :
Sorry if this comes off as judgemental, but you are mad that you paid $50 more and was able to use it for more than half a year?
It probably stemmed from also riding the wave of despair for paying an extra couple $100s for a 3080 graphics card a few months earlier.
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shawarma
11-21-2022 at 05:01 PM.
11-21-2022 at 05:01 PM.
I just ordered the Firman 7500W tri-fuel from Costco for $750.

Natural gas option and Costco support/warranty vs 4,500 more watts for about the same price. The nat gas option is a big plus and I'm not sure I need the additional Watts (although the diminished wattage output for nat gas broadens the wattage gap even further…)

How does Firman compare to Pulsar?
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Dogology
11-22-2022 at 09:55 AM.
11-22-2022 at 09:55 AM.
Quote from shawarma :
I just ordered the Firman 7500W tri-fuel from Costco for $750.

Natural gas option and Costco support/warranty vs 4,500 more watts for about the same price. The nat gas option is a big plus and I'm not sure I need the additional Watts (although the diminished wattage output for nat gas broadens the wattage gap even further…)

How does Firman compare to Pulsar?

I also ordered the Costco deal. I second all of your questions. Does anyone have answers?
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11-22-2022 at 01:02 PM.
11-22-2022 at 01:02 PM.
Quote from Dogology :
I also ordered the Costco deal. I second all of your questions. Does anyone have answers?
I've been doing research online and then comparisons on "Generator Bible".
From what I could gather, most of the generator companies are made in China. Firman is entirely owned by a Chinese company -- and so is Pulsar, but Pulsar has headquarters based in the United States.

Pulsar also manufactures Ford's generators so there's that.

Don't take my word for anything though. I'm still pretty new to the world of generators Confused
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Shushera
11-23-2022 at 05:22 AM.
11-23-2022 at 05:22 AM.
Quote from shawarma :
I just ordered the Firman 7500W tri-fuel from Costco for $750.

Natural gas option and Costco support/warranty vs 4,500 more watts for about the same price. The nat gas option is a big plus and I'm not sure I need the additional Watts (although the diminished wattage output for nat gas broadens the wattage gap even further…)

How does Firman compare to Pulsar?
I found people often overestimate their power requirements in an emergency. It is ok with natural gas but with gas price to pay is lot more frequent visits to the gas station which might be closed due to power outage.
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artifactowl
11-23-2022 at 06:52 AM.
11-23-2022 at 06:52 AM.
This seems like an excellent deal. I have a durostar propane/gas 4000w and I always recommend going with a propane capable gen. I'm not sure that most people would be able to easily hook up natural gas, you would need a plumber to make a separate outlet to hook it up. If you already have an output for that, then that would be a big plus so you don't have to change propane tanks. Also Firman is a pretty reliable name.
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I found people often overestimate their power requirements in an emergency. It is ok with natural gas but with gas price to pay is lot more frequent visits to the gas station which might be closed due to power outage.
This seems like an excellent deal. I have a durostar propane/gas 4000w and I always recommend going with a propane capable gen. I'm not sure that most people would be able to easily hook up natural gas, you would need a plumber to make a separate outlet to hook it up. If you already have an output for that, then that would be a big plus so you don't have to change propane tanks. Also Firman is a pretty reliable name.
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mattmouth182
11-30-2022 at 07:17 AM.
11-30-2022 at 07:17 AM.
Anyone have thoughts what the difference is to this one? Looks nearly the same but $60 cheaper? I can't figure out the difference between models besides appearance.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pulsar...gn_id=9383

*Edit* - looks like this one costs $50 for freight shipping
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dariushlee
01-19-2023 at 07:39 PM.
01-19-2023 at 07:39 PM.
I have this generator. I was on the fence which gen to buy too but what i learned after doing some research is you want a generator with the lowest total harmonic distortion u can afford. Your house power is under 5%. This particular 12kw gen is around 7%. I read Firman is around 20%. A honda inverter generator (really expensive by the way) is around 2% or less. 7% for the Pulsar was good enough for me for the price I paid ($850). Everybody has their opinion so be kind as this is my opinion. Unless you buy an inverter type generator it will probably have high THD and it will be loud. Mine is loud....not like a nascar loud but louder than my 97 f350 powerstroke with hood up. Hope this helps someone on the fence.
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