I bought this about 2 weeks ago in expectance of potential winter storms. I researched a lot of options and this Westinghouse unit seemed to be the best value by far. When new it started in 3-4 pulls the first try, now after a few hours testing it starts on the 2nd pull every time. It's quite, runs smoothly, and burns very little fuel. I couldn't be happier with my purchase.
Ran it for a couple hours for a couple days with a light load to break it in and absolutely no problems. It started up just fine, never bogged, and is very quiet.
Got this to parallel with another igen for our travel trailer. But I have found it very handy to tote and run my saws and other electrical appliances around the house and in the country.