Briggs & Stratton 5500 Watt Portable Generator
CO shutoffCARB
Running
5,500W
Starting
6,875W
1,375 W of surge headroom. Size your load against the lit figure, never the left one — the left one is what the box advertises.
Check pricePower
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Start
- Recoil (pull start)
- Inverter
- No
Operation
- Noise
- ——
- Runtime
- 12 h
- Tank
- 7.5 gal
- Weight
- 190 lb
- List price
- ——
up to 12 hours at 50% load
Safety and compliance
- CO shutoff
- fitted
- CARB
- fitted
- Transfer switch
- ——
Outlets
- 120V GFCI duplex
- x4
- 120V household
- x2
- 120V/240V 30A locking
- x1
Transcribed from the manufacturer’s published specification. Check it against the nameplate before buying.
Comparable output
| Unit | Output | Run | Start | Fuel | Noise dB | Run h | CO | MSRP | Retailer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs & Stratton Q6500 Inverter Generator | 5,000 | 6,500 | GAS | —— | 14 | fitted | —— | Price | |
| Briggs & Stratton 5000 Watt Portable Generator | 5,000 | 6,250 | GAS | —— | 12 | fitted | —— | Price | |
| Briggs & Stratton 7000 Watt Elite Series | 7,000 | 8,750 | GAS | —— | 9 | fitted | —— | Price | |
| Briggs & Stratton P4500 PowerSmart Series | 3,700 | 4,500 | GAS | —— | 16 | fitted | —— | Price |