I bought this in July as a Christmas gift for my grandson who takes care of our home. It is a hard starter with the manual pull start and the on/off switch for the battery seems to be loose, we have to hold it just right to keep the battery active to use the push button electric start. Disappointed in this, since it is brand new and shouldn't have to do that. Otherwise, it is going to work for what we need it to do for our home in case of power outage.
I did a lot of research on generators and looked all over the internet for a portable generator that could power our home in case of shut offs or outages. I purchased the 9500 DF generator and so far have only operated on gas but it starts easily and runs smooth. It has many great features that are important to me, it is ready to operate out of the box with the supplies it comes with. It comes with oil, the gas regulator and, my favorite, the remote start. It is relatively quiet considering its size, it is about as loud as my older 2500w generator. its also very easy to operate which is important to me so that if I am not home my wife does not have to mess with our old one and can just start up and run. I was very impressed with the quality of everything on the unit and will definitely be using Westinghouse more in the future.
I bought this unit after my last generator blew up. After much research this is the product that won hands down! Packaging was excellent, not a scratch. Easy to follow instructions and assembly. Battery was charged, added fuel and would not start. There must have been an air bubble in the fuel line I can', after a shot of starting fluid I was off to the races. I cant wait for the power to go out again so I can run this puppy!
Slight damage in shipping. Bent top bar. Appears to be cosmetic only. East to assemble. Started first try on gasoline. Havent used under load yet. Quality seams fair.