Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 2,550-Watt Gas Powered Portable Inverter Generator with Recoil Start, Quiet Technology - Blue
Customer Rating
4
2550 generator shutting down
on June 23, 2025
Posted by: John Goeggel
from Eagle, ID
We bought 2-2550 last year for an event/camping last year in June and the generator work just great. This year went to the same event and brought both generators. After starting up one of them it kept shutting off after 30-40 minutes. Swapped out generator same problem (using propane). Any recommendations or ideas
I've just completed breaking my generator in. 6.5 hours of gradually increasing loads and 5 oil changes. I have only been using propane, and intens to only use propane as long as I can. At the end of the break in period I ran my RV air conditioners independently without issue. I know they won't work simultaneously, so I didn't bother. Had no issues and the generator performed well. The included accessories are great, especially the funnel. Works well for filling and draining. It screws into the fill/drain port. If I ever lose it, I will cry. Only thing is recommend getting is a magnetic dipstick. I ordered one half way through break in period and had it installed for last two oil changes. It collected a lot of really fine particulate. Overall I am super happy so far.
I bought this a week ago and did a lot of research beforehand with my dad and brother. It’s super fuel efficient and when I tested it, it started on 1st pull which impressed my dad. He was even impressed when I showed him it can run up to 12 hours on only the 1 gallon size tank. It wasn’t extremely loud and only sounded like a weed wacker was running.
Just unpacked the 2550dfc and see that there is no led display as was indicated it would have. If this item works as advertised in all other respects then I might add stars, but was expecting a better start than this. Not a deal breaker, but disappointing.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from westinghouse.comBy eComm, June 24, 2025
Hello, thank you for letting us know about this, we are genuinely sorry to hear about it. I have passed your feedback along to our quality control team to ensure that we are producing the best units possible. Please contact us at 1-855-944-3571 or support@wpowereq.com and we will do our best to make things right for you.
I recently bought the Westinghouse iGen2550DFc because I moved to coastal South Carolina and wanted a reliable dual fuel generator. This unit fit my needs for wattage and best of all, its light to carry around as a portable generator.
Hope I don't need to use it but I'm glad I found something portable and reasonable.