About Pulsar
Pulsar Power Equipment is a US power-equipment brand headquartered in California, building portable generators alongside pressure washers, air compressors, and lawn and garden equipment for homeowners and professionals. The company designs its lineup around outage-critical moments, offering gas, dual-fuel, tri-fuel, and inverter generator platforms so buyers can match fuel flexibility to how they actually plan to use backup power.
In our testing, Pulsar's dual-fuel generators stand out for pairing high running wattage with transfer-switch-ready outlets, a combination that matters most when a generator has to carry an entire home through an extended outage rather than just a few extension cords. The Pulsar G12KBN 12000W Dual Fuel Generator is the model that earned this recognition, backed by thousands of verified Amazon buyers.
Brand website: pulsar-products.com
What Pulsar makes
Pulsar's range runs wider than the products we review. The lines we know best from our own testing are marked with a star:
Portable Generators
Gas and dual-fuel models spanning inverter-class units up to whole-house 12,000W platforms — featured on DIYRated
Dual-Fuel & Tri-Fuel Generators
Gasoline/propane and gasoline/propane/natural gas platforms built for extended-outage fuel flexibility — featured on DIYRated
Pressure Washers
Electric and gas pressure washers for home and jobsite cleaning
Air Compressors
Portable air compressors for tools and inflation tasks
Lawn & Garden Equipment
Tillers and outdoor power equipment rounding out the Pulsar catalog
Why we recognized Pulsar
The DIYRated Top Brand recognition isn't paid for and can't be applied for. We award it to the brands whose products consistently stand out in our hands-on category reviews. Pulsar earned it on the strength of the products below, evaluated the same way every product on this site is: bought, put to work on real jobs, and judged on merit.
Pulsar products we rated highly
Pulsar G12KBN 12000W Dual Fuel Generator
9,500 running watts on gasoline (8,550 on propane) with both a 30A twist-lock and a 50A 120V/240V transfer-switch-ready outlet, enough to carry a whole house through an outage. Its 8-gallon tank delivered roughly 12 hours of runtime at half load in our testing, longer between fills than most generators at this wattage class. Electric start with a recoil backup and 10-inch never-flat wheels make the 209-lb unit manageable to position, and it carries a 4.6 rating across more than 1,350 verified reviews.
Read the 7 Best Portable Generators of 2026 guide →What earned Pulsar the recognition
- 9,500 running watts on gasoline (8,550 on propane) is enough to carry a whole house through a transfer switch
- Dual-fuel design lets owners switch to propane, which stores indefinitely, during extended outages when gasoline supply is uncertain
- 8-gallon tank delivers roughly 12 hours of continuous runtime at half load, longer between fills than most generators at this wattage
- Transfer-switch-ready with both a 30A twist-lock and a 50A 120V/240V outlet built in
- Backed by a 4.6 rating across more than 1,350 verified Amazon reviews