Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 2,550-Watt Gas Powered Portable Inverter Generator with Recoil Start, Quiet Technology - Blue
Customer Rating
5
Super quite and adorable
on May 17, 2018
Posted by: Flounder pounder
from Oak island, NC
I use a generator on weekends to run four 500watt lights for flounder gigging. I can have normal conversations on the boat while running generator all night, instead of shouting like I've had to do in the past. Not to mention it's about half the price of some brands that offer the same things ( light weight,quite, etc)
This unit is a must have for tailgating and weekend camping trips, super quiet and efficient turns camping into glamping! Small enough to tuck into the back of our 2 door wrangler with camping gear and a cooler for weekend fishing trips in the keys! Hopefully we won't have to use it for a hurricane but if so we know the power and reliability is there!
It was simply a matter of putting in oil and gas and following the easy instructions to get this machine ready to use. It is amazingly quiet. Also relatively lightweight. As long as it fits in your space, Highly recommend it/
Poured oil in, filled with gas, started on first pull! I ran it the first time for 9 hours (powering a large fan) and there's still gas left in it, so it appears the unit will operate on a single tank of fuel for a full work day, or full night depending on how you're planning to use it. My only criticism is: The side-panel you remove to access the oil dipstick and fill nozzle doesn't come off when you unscrew it, and theres NO handle or other physical features you can get a grip on to remove the panel... so you end up wondering what you're doing wrong, then when you get a flat screw driver to pry it off, the action damages the soft plastic housing. There needs to be a molded feature in the panel (or a handle strapped to it) so you can remove that side panel without prying it and causing damage to the housing. It's very quiet. Operating on the back patio you could barely hear it though the walls and (closed) windows).
Had trouble getting this unit started out of the box. Added oil and fuel and nothing. Drained gas and then it fired up first pull. Must have been something in the carb or tank that blocked it. Runs great now. Very quite and starts first pull every time . This will be used to run my fifth wheel . Should be good.