Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 12,500 Peak Watt Dual Fuel Portable Generator, Electric Start, Transfer Switch Ready - Blue
Customer Rating
5
Exactly what a woman needs
on March 16, 2021
Posted by: Hootie081067
from Burlington NC
Just purchased this generator after the winter storms hit Texas. Being from NC we have bad winter and summer storms. I am a nurse that takes care of a medically fragile patient and we must depend on many medical devices such as his low air loss mattress and hospital bed, oxygen concentrator, and suction machine to just name a few. I must have the most reliable power source in the event of an emergency. I did much research and spoke with several other mechanically inclined "men" to see where I should put my money. The most important feature to me was that I could operate it by myself. I liked the keyfob best of all. I can click it out the window and not have to leave my patient's side. I liked the dual fuel option, especially being able to switch from one source to the other without turning it off. I liked that it has an automatic low oil shutoff. I liked that it has a metal gas tank, not plastic like my old generator that I can't operate by myself. I like that it can be hooked up to the house and run the whole house and I don't have to run drop cords everywhere. The hard tires are great, no need to worry about getting a flat. I'm a 5'0" tall female and had no trouble moving it around in the garage. After the quick assembly and adding the oil was the moment of truth. I pointed the keyfob and pushed, it fried up on the first touch. It ran surprisingly quiet, just another bonus. I don't want to lose power but now I can rest assured that I can manage this generator by myself. I will be ready and will post again after I am able to use it more.
This is a workhorse. The only think lacking was the instructions in the box was from an older model. I had to call support because what it was saying was not matching up with what I saw I front of me. Now in the description online it said the noise produced was like a loud dishwasher. I think it would be more accurate to say, a few loud industrial dishwashers put together. Hahaaa. But this is all small stuff
The generator arrived in perfect condition with all accessories included. The wheels were easy to install. I was looking for a product that was user-friendly, and it looks like I found it!
Not quite as loud as I was expecting but that’s a good thing. Broke it in for 5 hours using Royal Purple break in 30wt oil and a continuous 1000 watt pull. I’m liking all the features and hope it lasts a long long time.
I got this to power my important items in my house should we have another prolonged power outage. so far it has performed as well as I could have hoped for.