Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 12,500 Peak Watt Dual Fuel Portable Generator, Electric Start, Transfer Switch Ready - Blue
Customer Rating
4
Generator looks good
on June 29, 2024
Posted by: Cgurule
from Florida
Have not had a chance to break in genny yet. Writing review to receive bonus cover. Generator looks good, should do the job. Will update after break in.
Bought this during hurricane tax free holiday in Florida so we can keep both the necessities and the niceties on if we lose power during a storm. Hope I never need it but cost effective to have around compared to multiple thousands for a built-in. Bought the dual fuel version to use LP and keep gas out of the lines so that hopefully, maintenance will be easier.
We bought this in preparation for hurricane season. It was easy to assemble, quick start and much quieter than we expected. I’m sure we will be very comfortable if we lose power during this storm season.
I’ve installed wheels and when I was checking to see if the drain was closed before adding oil I see a Happy Face next to the drain hole! It’s a very solid generator and turned over easily both with pull start and the battery. I’m very happy with the Dual Fuel choice. I live in South Louisiana. And when we have hurricanes I hear the whole home propane generators fail for lack of fuel after 3 days and people become frantic to get a truck delivery of fuel. I learned after Katrina that you need to moderate your fuel consumption to what is available locally. Gasoline and portable propane tanks are easily acquired after a few days post storm. I’ve done 32 days after Katrina (north of New Orleans in the country and trees came down due to tornados from the storm) and 5 days from a smaller storm. I don’t like storaging a lot of raw gasoline, so I’ll have some on hand but do the propane until normal living is restored 🤪.
I’m tickled with this new generator. Great reputation too!!
We are still working on getting the generator ready to use. It is an excellent machine. Easy to operate and run. We intend on using both propane and gas. Is ideal for our home. When running is quieter than I thought it would be.