Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 12,500 Peak Watt Dual Fuel Portable Generator, Electric Start, Transfer Switch Ready - Blue
Customer Rating
5
Big enough to run my house
on September 27, 2020
Posted by: Bruski
from Ogden Utah
4 days without power in Sept taught me a lesson. Love the duel fuel function. Easy to maintain and will run a long time on either fuel. Very happy with the functions. Haven't had to put it thru a real test...yet.
We received our generator in good shape after shopping and comparing for weeks. It is as advertised and is easy to operate. I wanted something powerful, but that I could use without requiring a pull start. After going back and actually reading the instructions, we were able to get the push start going. Very easy to start and no fumes when running on propane. It is still loud, but will be fine in the garage. I will be able to run most of the house off of this.
The controls are easy to work with and it starts right up. I really like the included trickle charger for the battery. The remote start allows to to cycle the power on and off while still in your house.
This thing is a beast. Unbelievable for the price. I haven't powered anything major with this however unpacking was a breeze and the same for putting the wheels and feet on. Charged the battery, added oil, hooked up propane tank. Started right up and seemed to run perfectly. It's actually much quieter than I expected. Seems well built.
Purchased them generator on Sep 12. Delivery was supposed to occur on the 15th. Finally delivered on 25 Sep. I understand deliveries sometimes don’t go well so I was willing to look past that. I openedThe box the next day and followed the setup steps exactly to the instructions. After adding oil and gas the generator wouldn’t start under battery power or pull rope. I began trouble shooting by checking spark plugs. There was spark so I then began tracing fuel supply. I had gasoline to the float bowl in the carb (yes the switch was on gasoline not propane). Tried starting again with no luck. I verified the oil level was within range and it was so I went to the manual and tried all listed troubleshooting ideas. I then tried the service line which must not be available on Saturdays. As a last ditch effort I removed the panel for the control board and began looking for electrical problems. After searching I discovered a disconnected wire (appeared to be bad quick connectors or bad crimp). The wire was the low oil sensor. After replacing the bad connector the generator started and ran smoothly. I decided to leave this review after several hours of troubleshooting my brand new generator that wouldn’t start. My intent is not to complain for no reason as I hope this situation will be corrected for other customers. The generator itself looks like a good product and I am pleased so far once I got it running; this is why I took the time to leave this review because it seems to be a good generator and I would like to recommend to others but it is hard to do so when forced to deal with the frustrations that I described above. I hope that you are able to correct for other customers. In honesty I would like to try some of your other products but I am hesitant to do so after this experience.
I bought this a month ago and just received this generator. Couldn't wait for it. Boxed up very nicely. Comes with oil, funnel, spark plug tool, wrench, and the wonderful key fab. I love how this is dual fuel. I plan on getting (2) 120 gallon propane tanks for a long run time. After I added oil, I hooked up the propane and pressed the start on the fab. Fired right up! Great looking too.