YOUR GENERATOR EARNS.

How it works

1. Sign up with your email, then set up payouts with Stripe (identity, bank and tax forms).
2. Pick your model from our catalog, add the serial number and purchase year, then capture seven photos and a 30–90 second how-to video.
3. Your listing goes live automatically once everything checks out — no waiting on approval.
4. Hand off with timestamped photos, check it back in, and your share is paid 48 hours after return.

Deliver it yourself and keep 100% of the delivery fee. Your street address stays private until a renter has paid. New owners can list 2 units until 3 rentals complete with no damage claims.

Founding Owner terms

Founding Owner: 80% of rental revenue for as long as you keep at least one unit active on Spare Watts; ends after 12 months with no active unit or for fraud.

Owner support terms

If a reported rental problem is not resolved within 2 hours of the report (marked Fixed or Swapped unit by the owner and not disputed by the renter), the renter is eligible for a full refund of all booking amounts paid, and the owner earns nothing on that booking. Spare Watts reviews and issues the refund; refunds are not automatic.

Respond promptly to booking messages and reported problems. Mark Fixed, Swapped unit, or Can’t fix from your dashboard. Owner contact is shared privately from 2 hours before pickup until 2 hours after scheduled return.

Protection Pool

Every rental pays a mandatory damage waiver into the Spare Watts Protection Pool, which pays owners for covered damage.

• Covered: accidental damage, theft (paid by the pool, then we pursue the renter), and misuse or units not returned (the renter is charged first; the pool pays if that charge fails).
• Not covered: engine/motor failure from normal use, wear items (pull cord, carburetor, spark plug, battery, tires), pre-existing damage, and lost rental income. If the renter’s return video shows the unit running normally, an engine or fuel claim is the owner’s responsibility.
• To claim: complete live check-out photos before pickup and check-in photos within 4 hours of the renter’s return, then file within 48 hours of the return and before payout. Include a description and live claim photos; a repair quote or receipt over $100; the purchase receipt for total-loss claims over $500; a third-party shop diagnosis for misuse; and a police report number within 24 hours for theft. Your payout is held while a claim is open.
• How much: current value is your purchase price minus 20% per year of age, never below 40%. Repairs under 60% of current value are paid in full (parts, labor and parts shipping; self-repair labor at $40/hr, max 2 hours). At 60% or more it’s a total loss: we pay the current value, you keep the unit, and the listing is archived. Accidental claims under $250 that pass every check are approved automatically.
• Limits: 2 paid claims per unit per 12 months; a third pauses the unit for review.
• Fraud: Fraudulent claims result in clawback of all payouts and removal from Spare Watts.