Very reliable. I keep up with the maintenance, follow the instructions and works perfectly as advertised. I connect a refrigerator, fan, lights and a tv with no problems, and is quite; the efficiency button reduces the noise level even more. This is the fourth generator I have bought from westinghouse. This generator meet all my requirements of price, noise, weight, fuel consumption and portability.
I needed off the grid power to run my microwave and AC for occasional boondocking nights in our RV. I'm running this unit in tandem with another iGen2000 unit to enable operation at fairly high altitude locations. So far my 9.2 btu AC unit has cycled like a champ at 8100ft elev. with the two gens set to quiet mode. Thats pretty impressive.
Bought this for power outages and tailgating. Came just in time. Winter can come early in NH and right on cue, wind storm and power outage. This little baby had a baptism of fire. Barely had time to break her in and change the oil who it was called up for service. This puppy powered everything we needed it to do and then some. Super quiet, easy to use. The control center was an added bonus. Love this! If you are on the fence, don't be. Go out and get yourself some piece of mind from an awesome manufacturer...and at an excellent price point. You will not regret the investment.