Unit arrived in a damaged box. Found a small dent and paint scraped off in two places on the frame. Assembly instructions were easy to follow but there was only enough oil included to fill to the bottom of the dip stick. Engine fired right up with propane. Seems like a well built unit.
Everything arrived without damage or missing parts, so I'm looking forward to getting this beast up and running!
I was looking for a generator that could power my entire house in a power failure. I installed a 50a 250v interconnect at my main panel. I also installed a MicroAir Easy Start on my AC compressor to lower the inrush amps. I installed an IotaWatt power monitor and discovered that my average load ranged from 600 watts to about 7k watts with the a/c running but excluding my 240v powered appliances.
Except for the 240v dryer and oven, all my other loads should be easily handled by this big guy. I haven't used it yet, but for the money, I don't see anyone offering a generator that meets my requirements. I was a bit worried about the choking issues experienced by some reviewers. I will post an update later after I have run my generator and find out if I have any unpleasant surprises, I'm not expecting any!
I bought the Westinghouse 9500 dual fuel for emergency's, after unpacking the unit it arrived in good shape. Filled the unit with gas and the provided oil. It started easy and ran great! Hi would highly recommend this product to anyone needing to provide power to run your household in an emergency.
Install legs, wheels, fill the oil, connect the battery and put in some gas all that took less than 10 minutes. Set the choke and push the button and she fired right up. Program the remote start and we are all set.