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Westinghouse - 5,000-Watt Dual Fuel Gas and Propane Powered Portable Inverter Generator with Recoil Start, LED Data Center - Blue
Average customer rating
4.7
(8,156 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 8,156 reviews
5 Stars
6,493
4 Stars
1,430
3 Stars
133
2 Stars
44
1 Star
56
98%of customers recommend this product.
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7,579 out of
7,768)
Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 5,000-Watt Dual Fuel Gas and Propane Powered Portable Inverter Generator with Recoil Start, LED Data Center - Blue
Customer Rating
5
Jtst What is Needed
on June 19, 2021
Posted by: Pantagruel
from Gunnison, CO
The iGen4500DF has everything we need to do off road camping in our Black Series HQ19: quiet, dual fuel, RV ready 30amp connection, decent run time, and more than enough power to run the A/C and everything else in remote hot desert environments. But be aware it is a bit of a beast. Heavy but with two sturdy handles for two person load and unload for travel and hookup.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Nice hardware; poor manual.
on June 19, 2021
Posted by: orlando wolfpacker
from Orlando, FL
Step 2 in the manual after connecting the battery is add the oil provided. The whole bottle. And what happens? A lot of it runs out of the generator all over my driveway because it didn't need the whole bottle. Then we have a features page in the manual which doesn't come close to matching the location of the features on the generator. And the instructions for paralleling inverter operation fail to state that if the generator has two black inputs (rather than 1 black and 1 red like the cable), then color coding on the cable doesn't matter. One can stumble into that information by going on-line by looking at pictures associated with the cable. The generator started up nicely using propane after pressing the on/off button and again very nicely using the remote. I didn't fire it up with gasoline yet, but when I do the gas will NOT contain any ethanol. I plugged the generator into a 50 amp power inlet box located outside by the main breaker (using the parallel cable and a 30 ft 50 amp generator cable after taking the central air and hot water heater off line and the results were very good. Had several computers and printers running, TV, refrigerator, microwave, a bunch of lights, and use of the garage door. I bought a second IGEN 4500 (gas unit as the DF units are sold within hours of receipt it seems) to use for parallel use with the DF unit. Haven't taken that unit out of box yet. I won't be able to use central air even running two units in parallel, but I will be able to run a wall rattler AC and perhaps use a burner on the stove if I manage other items carefully when a stove burner is on. The generator is very very quiet. The hardware is great; so what's the reason why the manual can't be good?
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Powers my 26 ft RV Trailer great!
on June 18, 2021
Posted by: BCStayin
from Eureka, MT
I have a 13,500 BTU AC unit on my RV Trailer. I can power it and watch a movie at the same time! So stoked! It only uses about 20% of the available output as well so I got plenty extra for my camping neighbors and/or other electronics. Thus far, I'm happy with my purchase and glad to see it was designed in Columbus, Ohio. It's user friendly and the remote start will come in handy on those cold mornings. I can't wait to use it camping this season.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
As Advertised
on June 18, 2021
Posted by: Jud84
from Cedar City, Ut
So far so good. Use it to supply power to my grand design travel trailer.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Quiet and compactB
on June 18, 2021
Posted by: David1255
from Bradenton, Fl
Nice electric start, cranks right up on Propane, runs on both gas and LP.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Just what I needed.
on June 18, 2021
Posted by: Digger1222
from Nebraska
This was exactly what I was looking for to have to power our travel trailer while boondocking. Was very easy to set up and started on the first push of the start button. No problems with the automatic choke. We don’t use our generators extensively so anticipate this unit lasting us a long time. Also forgot to mention, pretty quiet even when not on eco mode. Very pleased so far.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Checked all the boxes
on June 18, 2021
Posted by: Atrain151
from Cedar park, Texas
When researching generators I wanted something that was an inverter, multi fuel, quiet, and had enough power to run essential appliances and electronics for work. This one checked all the boxes. Once I received it, I set it up and connect a propane tank. It started up right away. The remote start is convenient too. I haven't put it through all its paces yet hence not giving it the full 5 stars. I'm happy so far though.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting westinghouse.com
Customer Rating
4
For Texas Storms of all Kinds
on June 18, 2021
Posted by: Anonymous
from Houston, TX
Researched a lot of generators and finally decided on this one. It’ll be enough power for the essentials when the inevitable storms come (although now that I have a generator I won’t need one).
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