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Product

Generac name = GP5500 number = 0057360

Category

Lawn Equipment

Report number

20130903-6144A-2147452410

Ownership age

About 25 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20130903-6144A-2147452410. Matched catalog product: Generac name = GP5500 number = 0057360. Source model text: GP5500. Incident: I have the Generac GP5500 portable generator. My unit is experiencing the same float needle sticking issues reported on CPSC and many internet venues. The plating is flaking off the needle, same as in all the pictures of other people's units that I have seen. During a power outage last week, I found my running generator surrounded by a pool of fuel on the floor of my barn. I am amazed that everything did not go up in flames. My unit has under 20 hours on it and is about 2 weeks out of warranty. It has always been stored with the carb empty of fuel. I have also always used ethanol free premium Shell gasoline with Sta-Bil added. Generac has an obvious issue with a defective carburetor, specifically with the plating used on the float needle.

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