WEN DF8000X
#1 in Mid-sizeFull review
A mid-size dual-fuel generator for RV owners and homes with a 30 A transfer switch who want CO shutoff and electric start at a low price.
Amazon $623.17$623.17
4.4/5
A mid-size tri-fuel generator for homes with a natural gas line and a transfer switch. It covers a furnace, well pump and fridge with fuel that never runs out.
- 6,500 / 8,125 WRunning / starting
- Gasoline, propane, natural gasFuel
- 12 hr at 50% loadRun time
- Yes, 240 VTransfer switch
- 206 lbWeight
- $0.15Price / W
Check price at Amazon$999
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Pros
- Runs on gasoline, propane or natural gas, with a 25 ft natural gas hose included
- On a natural gas line it runs as long as the outage lasts
- L14-30R outlet feeds a 240 V transfer switch or inlet box
- Large 8.5 gal tank runs about 12 hours at half load
- Push-button start, and shuts itself off if carbon monoxide builds up
Cons
- Over 200 lb, so it needs flat ground to wheel around
- No TT-30R, so a 30 A RV needs an adapter
- Not CARB compliant, so California buyers need a different model
How it scores
The rating comes from 7 measured or published factors, each scored 0-100 against fixed reference points for its size. How we rank explains each one.
Specifications
| Model number | 201169 |
|---|---|
| Output | |
| Gasoline | 6,500 W running, 8,125 W starting |
| Propane | 6,000 W running, 7,500 W starting |
| Natural gas | 5,500 W running, 6,875 W starting |
| Outlets | 4 × 120 V, L14-30 |
| Transfer switch ready | Yes, 240 V |
| Price per watt | $0.15 |
| Fuel and run time | |
| Fuel | Gasoline, propane, natural gas |
| Tank | 8.5 gal |
| Run time (gasoline) | 12 hr at 50% load |
| Run time (propane, 20 lb tank) | 6.5 hr |
| Engine | 389 cc |
| Noise and safety | |
| Rated noise | 74 dBA |
| CO shutoff | Yes |
| CARB compliant | No |
| Build | |
| Starting | Electric and recoil |
| Wheels | Yes |
| Dimensions | 28.7 x 27.5 x 26.1 in |
| Weight | 206 lb |
| Warranty | 3 years |
| Released | 2023-05 |
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