This is an awesome generator for the money! Generator arrived in great condition. Only defect that was found was one of the welded nuts for the feet was welded in the wrong location not allowing bolt to thread. All I had to do is break the tack welds and place nut in right location. Took all of 30 seconds. Was pleasantly surprised how quiet the generator was. It is still pretty noisy but if you want a quiet generator, spend twice as much and by an inverter generator. Also surprised at how easy it was to move generator around for as large as it is. All in all I couldn't be happier with my purchase.
I have the Smart Switch as well and together with the generator I am protected from winter power outages that are a threat to me and my country home. I will never be without heat, light and water again. I love that it has dual fuel capability, electric and remote start and can be started with a pull, too.
We live in Florida so we needed a new generator. We had a smaller one but we have moved into a larger house so we wanted an upgrade. We talked to electricians and this meet all our needs.
I could not be more pleased with my Westinghouse 9500DF generator. I looked at a lot of top brands but this generator has every feature that I wanted and more. The remote start is the icing on the cake. It's easy to operate if you read the instructions carefully. It even includes its own oil and oil spout so that you don't spill the oil when filling it. As for noise level, I measured it at 82.5 decibels from ten feet away, but only 58 decibels from inside my home. It started immediately when I first used it. Although it weighs over 200 pounds the single piece handle makes it very easy to move around. One hint: save the white closed cell foam pad that is in the shipping carton. Place it under the unit when you turn it on its side to assemble the wheels and mounting feet. That will prevent the unit when getting scratches on it. Also, when you initially fill the oil, the oil level on the dipstick will barely touch the hash mark at the low end of the dipstick. Don't worry, it's full. Once to start the engine the oil will rise to the top of the dipstick.