Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 2,550-Watt Gas Powered Portable Inverter Generator with Recoil Start, Quiet Technology - Blue
Customer Rating
4
So far Sooo Good.
on May 25, 2018
Posted by: Sparky
from Butte, Mt.
Starts easy. Quiet at idol. Louder when making lots of power. Starts and runs 13500 BTU AC unit and the microwave in my camper, (just not when in eco mode).
I really wanted the igen4500 but that unit has been on backorder everywhere for a very long time. With hurricane season a week away I didn't want to take a chance so I ordered the igen2500, which was my second choice. Upon unboxing I gave it a thorough going over. The unit appeared to be in great condition with only 1 minor scratch. When I showed the wife she couldn't even find the scratch. Alls good! I followed the very clear pre startup instructions and was ready to start it up within 5 min. It started on the first pulled. I let it run for 20 min with no load than added a 240 watt load and let it run. After 10hrs 14min it finally ran out of gas. I found the unit to be louder than I expecting. More on that later. Day 2. I wanted to run another tank full of gas to get through the first 20hrs and do the first oil change as recommended ( I actually change the oil after the first day's run so this would be the second oil change). About 2 hrs into the run I noticed 1 of the 4 control panel screws had back it's way out and was laying on the ground. Looking at the screw I found the last 3 threads had been stripped. I checked the other three and they were fine. A quick trip to the hardware store and all is good again. On this day I put a higher load on the unit, about 430 watts. Still under 25 % load. It ran out of gas after 10hrs 29min. Very happy. On day three I added a small amount of gas, warmed it up and changed the oil. Put the cover back on and started it up again. That's when I noticed a buzzing sound. 2 pieces were vibrating against each other. Grabbed a screwdriver and started checking the screws a little tightening here and there and the buzzing stopped. If you have the same problem check the air filter cover screw. Now the unit sounded like I was expecting! It was very quiet! All in all this a powerful, very fuel efficient and now very quiet generator. I am very pleased. I would buy it again and I highly recommend it.
after putting oil and fuel in the Generator I gave one pull on the recoil start and it ran beautifully, very quiet and the perfect generator for my camping and RV needs
I left a review a short time ago about the first unit I purchased. It was fantastic. Not to be disappointed, the second is just as good. Very quiet, small footprint, and efficient; I'd recommend it to anyone!