Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 12,500 Peak Watt Dual Fuel Portable Generator, Electric Start, Transfer Switch Ready - Blue
Customer Rating
5
connect battery, LP add oil and start
on June 18, 2020
Posted by: molemeat
from fairfield, ca
Was super easy use quick connect to attach battery. Connect LP and add oil. It started right up. Hardest part was connecting wheels and filling out Registration.
I bought this expecting it to be ok but was actually surprised at the craftsmanship the quality the thought put into this..I feel safe and secure knowing that when I need to use this that it is going to work and that it’s gonna work goo...No buyers remorse very happy
Being retired and in our first year in Florida and not knowing what to expect during hurricane season, my wife and I wanted a portable generator to help when city electric is down and not available during a storm. We purchased the WGen9500DF to power our home AC unit along with other kitchen appliances. The wireless remote allows us to stay indoors and start generator when needed and avoid the need to go outside and get wet. The designers did a good job on this unit.
Love the propane and remote start features. No need to worry with stale gasoline after proloned idle time. Remote start/stop is very convenient in the middle of the night
I bought this generator because of the duel fuel and electric start features. It is a good feeling to be prepared in case of a disaster and the duel fuel feature is a good idea in case gasoline is not readily available.
We recently became full time residents of Florida (no longer snowbirds). Florida's hurricane season just began on June 1st and lasts through November 30th. Ordered the generator on May 28th and it arrived on a truck with a powered tailgate on June 4th. It was on a skid and the driver wheeled it right into my garage. If we get hit with some severe weather and power goes out either briefly or for maybe several weeks, I feel we'll be okay with a fridge running, and one or two portable A/C units operating in the high heat and humidity weather conditions. Having dual is a no brainer as far as I'm concerned. I'll always have LP on hand for fuel because I can store that forever and it's ready at a moment's notice. Gasoline is for the long term runs and I wouldn't filll containers unless a storm is imminent. I assembled what little there was to assemble, wheels, props and filled the crankcase with engine oil (provided) essentially and I'm ready to go. I'll perform a test run in a day or two check out the dual fuel feature and break it in a bit.to The unit is very well made, the owner's manual is very well written and illustrated. I love it and haven't even started it yet.
Delivery was a snap, as was the installation of the wheels and support brackets. Decided to use propane for initial startup, and it started up and ran just fine. Haven’t powered much yet with it yet, but I’m sure it’ll run what I’ll need it to run.