Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 5,000-Watt Gas Powered Portable Inverter Generator with Recoil Start, LED Data Center - Blue
Customer Rating
4
Initial start up was a struggle
on October 4, 2021
Posted by: Station 12
from MI
The initial startup was a pain. It just cranked but wouldn't fire. I had to remove the side panel and manually choke it and it fired right up. Seems to be running fine now. Looking forward to putting it to the test this weekend.
My city commonly looses power every year and needed a good generator for my appliances and maybe a small heater. I was able to easily set this unit up and had it running quickly. This will certainly do the job I need it to do.
I bought this inverter/generator to take camping. It is fairly quiet, has a large fuel tank allowing for long run times and will power the air conditioner on the camper. It's a good solid unit.
I use it at high altitudes (9000 ft +) so I purchased separately and installed the high altitude jet before adding fuel or oil. Would be nice if jet kits were included with the unit like some competitors do. Anyone using over 2000 feet is recommended to replace if I remember correctly. Jet install could have a little simpler but the directions were clear.
We bought this because my in-laws have one and love it. They live at low elevation and we weren’t sure how it’s do at 8000’ plus, but this thing is awesome. Super quiet and we can barely hear it when inside our trailer and it runs everything at once. The remote start is fantastic for making coffee in the cold mornings!