Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 12,500 Peak Watt Dual Fuel Portable Generator, Electric Start, Transfer Switch Ready - Blue
Customer Rating
5
Hurricane Ready
on April 20, 2022
Posted by: Barracuda23
from Holiday, FL
Hurricane Irma left us without power for 5 day a few years ago. I vowed to my wife that it won't be the case next time. After a lot of procrastination, research and my wife's constant "encouragement" to "at least buy something", I decided that I would get a generator that would run the whole house. This powerful dual fuel model fits the bill. Plus, it has great reviews. I will be hiring an electrician to install an interlock switch before the hurricane season swings into action. I have never owned a generator before and found it easy to add the leg supports and wheels. I followed the easy to understand set up instructions and connected it to a propane tank, pushed the start button and it started right away. I'm not looking forward to hurricane season but it's better to have a generator and not need it than to need it and not have it.
We needed to up our disaster preparedness game and wanted a generator that could handle the whole house. After lots of research, we determined the 9500DF was the one for us. It has both the start up and running capacity required to keep all essential systems/appliances running during an outage. But the most important feature for us was dual fuel capability. Thankfully, we haven't had to use it yet, but we feel confident that it will be more than adequate when the time comes.
My wife has been after me to get a generator for years because we are prone to power outages in our area during the summer and winter. Last fall, we finally got a Westinghouse WGen9500DF and it turned out to be great timing. We put it to good use twice this winter and it kept the important things running for a couple of days each time. Noise level is a bit high but I imagine that is to be expected. Getting it set up and running was pretty easy and can be done by one person. Seems like a product that will last a long time.
This is a big and powerful generator. Given its size, it is still relatively easy to move around. The 50Amp outlet was easy to connect to an electrician installed plug on the outside of my house. Now, during a loss of power, I can run the whole house without a worry or a bunch of extension cords. The dual option is also a great option