Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 12,500 Peak Watt Dual Fuel Portable Generator, Electric Start, Transfer Switch Ready - Blue
Customer Rating
5
Great starting options, great power possibilities
on January 19, 2022
Posted by: EDSL8
from Amelia, Virginia
Compared many portable generators, decided on this one based on its fuel options, its electrical starting option, it's high power output, and it's ratings from other buyers. Will update this post after I have done an operational test to see it's live capability under demand.
I'm so very glad that I made this purchase. The generator started up no problem right out of the box. Very well constructed. Looking forward to many years of use.
This generator replaced a smaller one I bought during the ice storm of 2008. I have a sump pump to keep my cellar dry. If my furnace, well pump and sump pump were all running at the same time and I had one too many lights on the generator would trip and I would have to go outside and reset. With this new generator I don't have that worry anymore. Great product!
We recently had a really bad snow storm that caused us to be without power for several days. Because of that, we knew we needed a generator. However, they were being ordered and bought us very quickly. So we became worried we would not receive on in time for the next predicted storms. But we did! We ordered this and got it within a week just before our next storm! Very happy with that.
Shipping was a little late, but no fault of anyone really. Bad weather and limited everything during these times. Arrived in 3 weeks tho, so very satisfied. No damage to the box and it was brand new, everything was there. Love the dual fuel capabilities, and the ease of putting together right out of the box. Everything is included to get her up and running within 30-45 minutes. Remote, push button, and recoil start are solid. Very long range on the FOB. The capacity and looks of this machine are really nice. Learn your power management loads to size to whatever your needs are. This can power my 1800 SQFT home and then some. What I did to break her in was: Inspected the entire machine for factory inefficiencies. Did not find a single thing wrong with it. Then I did 3 oil changes with conventional motor oil. 1 hour run time between each oil change with 20 minutes cool down between each oil change. READ THE MANUAL that comes in the box. Lots of valuable information in there, written by the experts. After the 3rd oil change I switched over to the synthetic oil for extreme cold/hot temperatures. Then I powered up some loads to see how she would do. Handled everything (heaters, power tools, etc) with no issues whatsoever. Very happy with my Westinghouse generator purchase! Well built and very rugged.
bought this after going a month without power last year. Hooks right up to my 50a manual xfer switch and runs like a dream off propane. Highly recommended