Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 5,000-Watt Gas Powered Portable Inverter Generator with Recoil Start, LED Data Center - Blue
Customer Rating
5
Compact, quiet generator
on November 11, 2020
Posted by: Bruce4500
from Marietta, GA
I bought this a few days ago and really like it's small size and the fact it has wheels and a handle to move it around. It is really quiet when running and has all the controls on the front panel. I like that it has an hour meter built in which will help with routine maintenance. The electric start is really nice and easy to use; just turn the switch on and press the start button for 1 second and it does the rest.
At first start up there was a massive gasoline spill. All over the place. Happy there was no fire. Turns out that the generator is started at the factory and then gasoline drained via the drain in the carburetor float bowl. The employee never tightened the drain nut. This could have caused a fire. The Westinghouse assistant on the phone was unimpressed. Told me he wasn't going to pass along my information to anyone in the company. I've only run the generator for an hour to test it out and it appears to work. But I may not buy any more Westinghouse products.
Would not crank out of the box. Had to take panels off to get to the electric start module to reconnect the electric choke wire. Once connected the engine started right away. Has been running fine ever since. Pulls my camper air conditioner and all the lights at 25% load. Plenty of generator for my needs.