Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 12,500 Peak Watt Dual Fuel Portable Generator, Electric Start, Transfer Switch Ready - Blue
Customer Rating
5
Great Generator w Dual Fuel & Remote Starter
on January 25, 2022
Posted by: bhardwood
from Roanoke, TX
Bought this generator to cope with expected Texas winter electric grid failure. It arrived securely packaged in perfect condition. Minimal assembly was quick & easy with clear instructions. Rolls easily. I was especially pleased with the included battery charger/minder. A great unit at a very competitive price!
Just received shipment of this Wgen9500df generator. Assembly was very easy and only required minutes. Once oil and fuel were added, I connected the quick-attach wire socket to supply battery power . Turned fuel valve on, battery toggle on, tried remote start first.Cranked and ran like a new machine should. Tested all outlets with droplight and everything seems ok. Although I haven't used it as a power source as of yet, this unit seems to be in good working condition and should supply plenty of power to my house for all necessary needs. Arrived cosmetically good other than a cross member brace between front and rear roll cage near gas tank location. Brace was pushed in toward gas tank, but barely missed the tank. Would need pulling force to straighten back, but don't want to force it due to breaking spot welds on each end. Ran smooth, no vibration and stayed in place. Would have rather had hard rubber tires instead of plastic, but overall, a nice unit. However, we'll see when it's put to use. I recommend turning the gas valve off and letting the engine stop once all fuel has burned out of carburetor to help prevent sludge forming in bowl . Of course fuel additive is necessary in all conditions since ethanol came along ! ( Just another brilliant idea from our so-called " govt. and oil industry EXPERTS" !!!!!! )
Happy with my purchase. I put the wheels on, took 1 minute, then added my oil. Hooked up battery charger but it was practically already fully charged. Hooked up my Propane tank and hit the start button. cranks 3 times automatically. 3rd crank it started and ran great.. Let it run for a while without a load as suggested and then hooked up heater. Ran just fine. No more worries about power outages.
I have not had chance to hook up to house yet but generator was easy to set up, starts right up no problem, and has tons of features like remote start and multiple outlets. almost looking forward to next power outage.
This generator ticked all the boxes for me being a good brand, versatile with the dual fuel, high output and had the remote start that I wanted. All that and the price was good. I'm hooking this in to my panel with an interlock kit. Happy with this purchase and ready for when the power goes out.