Solid, well made, starts easy - needs a few tweeks
on March 1, 2021
Posted by: DeadEye637
from Saluda, NC
This is a capable, affordable, well made machine. The best part is it starts easy and powers according to specs. Perhaps not starting on a single pull, but two pulls will do it. There are a few annoying things keeping me from giving this a 5 rating. 1) The side access panel must be removed using two phillips head screws. Assuming you want to check the oil frequently this is painful. I check my oil daily as the machine holds so little, missing even a little can be catastrophic. Consider using Thumb screws. 2) Changing the oil is cumbersome. The drail is also the fill hole so you need to tilt the machine and wait. Consider adding a drain plug to the bottom of the machine. 3) the Run/Off/Choke knob is too flimsy. I doubt it will last very long w/o breaking - but I can't say for sure.
I purchased this generator the last week in August when hurricane Laura was predicted to hit Houston dead on. It didn't hit us, but did major damage in Louisiana, so I did not need it at the time and it sat in the box in the garage. I contemplated returning, but figured I would need it eventually and boy was I glad we had it when Texas failed to look out for its citizens allowing us to be stranded 4 days with NO POWER and, for us, no water due to pipes bursting on account of the lack of power during this abnormal cold spell we had here in Houston!! I had originally purchased it solely to keep my freezer in the garage running and charge cell phones. It was so cold out the freezer was fine, but this kept us alive and warm running an electric room heater we had on hand, so I am thankful we had it and it worked beautifully! Kept us at a toasty 70 degrees in the oversize master bedroom even when it was 12 (feels like -2) outside! I don't tolerate cold well so I was glad this unit functioned as described and worked so beautifully for us here! Thank you Westinghouse-- -- you may well have saved this old gal's life!
Easy and simple operation. Light weight and quiet. No complaints, used it during recent power outage to run refrigerator and furnace motor. Performed as advertised. I cannot weight to use it for my next tailgate party.