Customer Reviews for DuroMax - XP16000iH 16,000 Watt Portable Dual Fuel Inverter Generator - Quiet, Low THD - Blue
Customer Rating
5
I have the 1600 duel fuel generator
on May 29, 2026
Posted by: GWood
from Brazoria Texas
I bought the 1600 duel fuel generator an I did a test run and it ran my entire house, I live in the country and I have a water well and septic system also.
I bought this generator about a month and a half ago, and we lost power due to a storm and thankfully we had this power house. We were without power for around 18 hours and we were able to run everything necessary in our home and didn’t even use half of the power this beast has to offer. Great generator and very thankful we had it.
I’ve gotten this a few months ago to protect my family from back outs due to storms. Hurricane Helene really humbled me an I promised my family, I will not be caught with my pants around my ankles again. We never thought it would happen to us in western North Carolina. This XP16000iH runs everything I throw at it. I have electric heating, cooking and of course refrigeration. Which that last one is important. I have medicine that keeps me alive that needs to keep cold. So, having this machine not only keeps my family fed, my medication cold, it gives me peace of mind. It’s easy to setup, I just roll it out of the shed, plug in the interlock. Lock out my main breaker. Start the generator, flip on the 50amp generator breaker in my panel and we are back online as if we didn’t just have a tree rip down power transmission lines. I absolutely enjoy having this unit, I absolutely recommend it.
This inverter/generator is a beast of a machine. With not one but two 50 amp outlets it can truly power my entire house. Note that it takes some extra wiring and a custom setup to get the full output to a single house, but once that was setup I can run my 3 ton and my 5 ton ac along with all other load (like refrigerator, septic pump, microwave, etc.)
Just make sure you have plenty of fuel. Using gasoline it runs through about a gallon an hour. I also have some 40lb propane tanks, and it runs fine with them, but haven't done a consumption test for propane.