GENERAC 7683 GP6500 389 PR CO-Sense with Transfer Switch Outlet for Home Backup - 50 State

Yes. The 7683 has a transfer switch outlet and puts out 120/240 volts, which is what a residential manual transfer switch needs to feed 240V circuits like a well pump or range. Rated output is 6500 watts running, 8125 watts surge, so size the switch and the circuits you back up against that 6500 watt continuous figure.

That is what the PowerRush feature on the GP6500 is for. It raises current on demand above the rated output when an electric motor starts, which Generac states as over 40 percent more starting capacity. Headroom is 8125 surge watts against 6500 rated. A motor whose locked rotor draw exceeds that will still stall it, so check the nameplate LRA on the pump or condenser before you commit.

Yes, it is a 50-state unit and is CARB compliant, so it can be sold and operated in California as well as the other 49 states. It carries a Prop 65 warning for carbon monoxide in engine exhaust, which is standard for a gasoline engine.

Pull start only. There is no electric start or battery on the 7683, so nobody on site needs to keep a starting battery charged, but whoever runs it has to be able to pull-start a 389 cc OHV engine. If crews need key start, this is the wrong model.

It is a conventional portable gasoline generator from the GP Series, not an automatic standby. It has a transfer switch outlet so it can feed a manual transfer switch, but someone has to wheel it out, start it, and throw the switch. If you want power to restore itself with no one on site, you need a permanently installed automatic standby unit instead.

The generator weighs 172 lbs assembled, with a shipping weight of 196 lbs, and measures 27.2 in deep by 26.5 in high by 27 in wide. It rides on never-flat wheels with a fold-down handle, so one person can roll it on reasonably flat ground, but lifting it into a truck bed is a two-person job or a ramp.

No. The wheel kit comes with the unit, along with the fold-down handle, so it rolls out of the crate. What you do still need to source separately is the transfer switch itself, a generator cord rated for the outlet you are using, and fuel and oil.

CO-Sense monitors carbon monoxide around the generator and stops the engine while alerting you when levels climb. It is a safety cutoff, not a license to run the unit indoors or in a garage, and carbon monoxide is the chemical named in the Prop 65 warning on this engine. Separately, a low-oil shutdown kills the engine before oil level damages it.

Up to 10.5 hours at 50 percent load on its steel fuel tank, which has a built-in fuel gauge. At full 6500 watt load expect considerably less, so for overnight outage coverage plan on at least one refuel. It runs on gasoline only, no propane or dual fuel option.

The GP6500 7683 is both UL Listed and ETL Listed. That covers the electrical listing an MRO or facilities buyer typically needs on record for a portable generator purchase.

The cradle is hardened 1-1/4 in. steel tube and the frame material is steel, with never-flat wheels for rough ground and an hour meter so you can track service intervals across a fleet. The engine is a Generac OHV with splash lubrication. It is a conventional generator, so it is not inverter-quiet or clean-sine rated for sensitive electronics.