No Power... No Problem!! Harbor Freight 9000 Watt Predator Generator Review AND Real Outage Test!

Review of my new Harbor Freight Predator 9000 watt (7250 running) generator (link below). Powers the whole house!

Part 2 - Long Term Performance Test and Results here:
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**This is NOT a comprehensive overview of safe practices for electrical work. Consult a licensed electrician and shut off all power (at the panel) before performing any electrical work. This video is not an instructional overview. This is for entertainment purposes only.**

Review and breakdown of the key features, quality components (surprised at this price point), and the necessary accessories. I then show you the manual transfer switch that's wired into my house's main electrical panel, providing the ability to switch between all circuits (normally powered through the utility's meter) and a subset of circuits on a subpanel, that is fed exclusively by the generator (when the switch is in the down position).

Following the functionality and switch overview, I fire it up and do a real world load test!

Finally, I wrap up with my first real (actual 4 hour outage) test of the Predator generator. This was the first real load test for the house. We had a 4 hour outage and this thing performed like a champ! Was able to run the whole house (lights, tankless water heater, well pump, microwave, toaster oven, space heaters, even the downstairs furnace). Not a problem for the new 9000 watt (max) / 7250 watt (running) generator.

I'll publish my overall performance results, hours per gallon, run time, oil change frequency, and other maintenance details in an upcoming video!

I have the model 63969 (CA CARB compliant) from Harbor Freight.

Here's a link to the general model. https://www.harborfreight.com/9000-ma...

Let me know what else you'd like to see? Hook up details, functionality tests, performance metrics, or other topics. Let me know in the comments!