---
date: 2025-12-01
type: contents
item: "generac"
claimed_amount: 699.0
currency: USD
sequence: 9
original_filename: "9. generac-699.jpeg"
original_file: "2025-12-01-generac-699usd.jpg"
# Dan to fill below:
replacement_status: "not_yet"
replacement_date: ""          # YYYY-MM-DD when item was replaced (if applicable)
replacement_url: "https://www.homedepot.com/p/Generac-GP6500-Portable-Generator/204825611"
replacement_price: 700.0
replacement_brand: "Generac"
replacement_model: "GP6500 6500W portable"
replacement_receipt: ""       # filename of paid receipt in 30-invoices/
diff_explanation: "Original = Generac 6500W Generator with Cord Storm (Home Depot Easton Rd Warrington, Aug 2020, ~$700, 1 year old at loss). Generac's GP6500 is the current production successor to the same 6500W trade class — same brand, same wattage, same portable form factor. Like-kind. Operational necessity for storm-prone rural property; replacing before next storm season."
replacement_alternative_url: "https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Westinghouse+WGen7500DF"
replacement_alternative_price: 799.0
replacement_alternative_brand: "Westinghouse"
replacement_alternative_model: "WGen7500DF 7500W dual-fuel"
replacement_alternative_note: "Upgrade option — dual-fuel (gas + propane), +1000W. $99 upgrade premium would absorb. Chose Generac for direct like-kind continuity + same dealer (Home Depot) for service network."
depreciation_withheld: null   # amount Liberty withheld (if any)
depreciation_recovered: false # has the holdback been recovered?
dispute_status: ""            # "agreed" | "disputed" | "underpaid"
review_flag: "high"
review_paired_with: "#11"
review_note: "Possible duplicate with item #11 'generator others' (same brand Generac, $1 dollar gap, $699 vs $700). Item #11's claim photo shows the generator unit itself, not accessories. Examine the original Liberty estimate to confirm whether both lines were approved or only one. If duplicate, keep #9 (documented Generac 6500W with Home Depot receipt) and drop #11."
liberty_status: "pending-pdf-audit"
liberty_status_note: "Awaiting per-item parse of estimate w. contents - sellars.pdf (Liberty 1/13/2026 attachment)."
liberty_paid_amount: null
---

**Generac 6500W Generator with cord storm**, purchased Aug 2020 from Home Depot (Easton Rd, Warrington PA store) for $599 + tax = ~$700 total. Photo composite shows: the original Home Depot register receipt (top-left, line-item "GENERAC 6500W GENERATOR W CORD STORM" highlighted in red), photos of the tree-fall damage scene through the destroyed shed wall (right), and "1 year old since Aug 2020" age stamp. Stored in the equipment shed; destroyed when the tree fell on 29 July 2021. As an emergency-power generator, this item is **functionally critical for a rural property** — replacement should be prioritised both for depreciation recovery AND for actual operational need before the next storm season. [TBD: replacement status — has this been replaced?]