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Westinghouse - 5,000-Watt Gas Powered Portable Inverter Generator with Recoil Start, LED Data Center - Blue
Average customer rating
4.7
(7,462 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 7,462 reviews
5 Stars
5,854
4 Stars
1,365
3 Stars
157
2 Stars
33
1 Star
53
98%of customers recommend this product.
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7,182)
Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 5,000-Watt Gas Powered Portable Inverter Generator with Recoil Start, LED Data Center - Blue
Customer Rating
4
Good Value
on July 14, 2018
Posted by: Timinator
from Blaine, MN
I did extensive research on generators/inverters for my camper, and the Westinghouse iGen4500 had the best balance of price, weight, capacity, and noise level. There were two items from shipping that were less than perfect: 1) One of the battery cable plug female ends was bent out of shape, so the plug wouldn't go together, and I had to pry it open to get it to go together. 2) Initially, the generator wouldn't start, or would kill seconds after it did. After doing some snooping on the Westinghouse Portable Power website, I found a Technical Service Bulletin under Service & Support that gave the simple, but tedious, fix to reconnect a cable to the starting module that tends to come unplugged during shipping.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Initial Review
on July 14, 2018
Posted by: AK Rover
from Soldotna, AK
This is my initial review as I just received the inverter generator and haven't had a chance to really try it out. First impression is that it is a decently made unit but can definitely see why it sells for so much less than comparable Honda or Yamaha units. The plastic side panels showed signed of having been flexed during assembly or shipping and some were scratched. This isn't a big deal as I intend to use the unit to power my travel trailer and it is going to take some wear and tear over time. After adding oil and gas, the engine started up right away using the manual start. Upon starting, it was obvious something wasn't quite right as the engine was running rough and very rich. Upon investigation I discovered that the auto choke control wires had come unplugged in transit. I plugged in the wires but have not had a chance to retest as it's 2am and I don't think my neighbors would appreciate a running generator, no matter how quiet. I will update this review as I put more time and testing into the unit. Overall, I would say Westinghouse could have a great product for the price point if they would improve the quality control at assembly.
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Customer Rating
5
Great for RV
on July 14, 2018
Posted by: None
from Zimmerman MN
Runs everything on my 30' toy hauler. With A/C, tv, all lights on it runs at 50% load. Quite as all competitors at a third of the price.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Igen4500 - Great features and price
on July 13, 2018
Posted by: Dave
from Wisconsin
Good - Has all the good features (and more) of the Japanese competitors at 1/2 the price. Filled it up and it ran my 30' trailer's 15,000 btu A/C (at 50% load - 1.8 KW) on a 87 degree day and all night, 18 hours to ran out of gas. While the A/C was running turned on a 1500 watt heater, ran both fine for 5 mins, 3.3 KW total load. Bad - failed to start 1st time. Called support, talked to a American service person who directed me to a web page how to fix two electrical connectors that come loose. About a 1 hour job. I sure new ones will have it fixed.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
on my secound one hope this one runs better
on July 13, 2018
Posted by: Wondering John
from Raliegh NC
First unit was damaged in shipping but not to the point that should have impacted performance. Electric start didn't work, choke was stuck on, way under powered, ran very rough. Still with all its problems it pull started easy and got the job done. for weight and price next time I will go with two i2000 and a link cable.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
SUPER MACHINE
on July 13, 2018
Posted by: BUD
from VIENNA, OHIO
USE ON MOTOR HOME TO RUN AIR. MICROWAVE OVEN AND HOT PLATE. STARTS EASY, RUNS QUIET AND IDLES WITH NO LOAD. HAPPY TO HAVE, EVEN RUNNING TREE TRIMMER.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
got it today, but no start
on July 13, 2018
Posted by: Mark
from San Marcos, TX
got it today, oiled it, gassed it, plugged battery cables in and no start......battery is on the charger now as the pull rope is stronger than I. I have the i2250 and it started right up, I'm hoping this is just an idle and discharged battery.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
1
Generator doesent start
on July 12, 2018
Posted by: cordell
from Peyton, Colorado
Generator would not start straight out of the box. i got online and read the bulletin stating a wire on the control module may become disconnected during shipping. Followed all of the instructions and the automatic choke is still not working properly. I have to constantly remove the side access panel and manually engage the choke every time. im going to call customer service and let them know the issue.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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