Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 12,500 Peak Watt Dual Fuel Portable Generator, Electric Start, Transfer Switch Ready - Blue
Customer Rating
5
Easy Setup and Startup
on November 10, 2020
Posted by: kb13
from Connecticut
Purchased this to run (most) of our house on in the event of a power outage. The delivery was easy, and the unit came mostly assembled. Installed the feet, added oil, connected battery, and within 30 minutes it was up and running on propane. Only "weird" thing was mine happened to have a nut bouncing around in the box, but I didn't see anywhere it would have been missing from.
Just purchased this unit to replace a 15 yr old unit. Hope this one holds up as well as it did. So far am very happy with my purchase... Easy assembly and cranked right away. Not really thrilled about the GFCI 120 plugs because they trip when I try to back feed through my house plugs, but I'm sure this is a new safety feature. Plan to have a 240 connection hooked up to my fuse panel to run whole house anyway. Anxious to see how well it will perform, as living in Louisiana we experience frequent power outages during hurricane season.
Solid feeling and good looking piece of machinery. Unpacked and assembled in less than 10 minutes. Haven't tried gas yet, but started right up with propane, delivering great power. The instructions if you try to follow aren't perfect specific to battery connection (it's actually mostly done and easier than instructions state). It is loud, but what I had expected for the power this thing provides. It's brand new but very happy with the purchase.