Customer reviews from westinghouse.com
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
(8,168 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 8,168 reviews
5 Stars
6,501
4 Stars
1,434
3 Stars
133
2 Stars
44
1 Star
56
98%of customers recommend this product.
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7,585 out of
7,777)
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
Very quiet and smooth!
on May 19, 2020
Posted by: Mr4getfuljones
from Salt Lake City, Utah
I bought this generator a month ago and finally got to try this out camping with our Rpod for a few days. Full Disclosure: I've only put six hours on this gen so far and haven't tried it on propane yet. Also, I live at an alt. of 4300 ft. and was camping at 7500 ft. This was with the camper plugged in to the 30 amp outlet the entire trip.
So, Friday night we used it to watch a BluRay on the camper TV and to charge our phones. Started with the remote and it ran flawlessly every time (Sat. morning and Sat. night) until Sunday morning. Tried to start with remote in the morning to charge the TT batteries and make coffee, but heard only a really fast clicking sound and no start. Ended up pull starting it, but it did start with only one pull. I'm not sure why running it for about 5 total hours at between only 25%-50% load didn't keep the battery charged enough to restart it in the morning. I ran it for about an hour and then shut it off.
Now, because of this incident I thought about giving only 4 stars, but I talk to Westinghouse first. A couple of hours later I tried to start it with the remote, it turned over fine but didn't start. It tried again on its own, but still wouldn't start and ran the battery dead again. So, I tried pull starting it several times with no luck. I pulled the side cover off and manually closed the throttle valve, thinking maybe the problem was with the choke, but it would barely fire up and wouldn't completely start until about the 50th pull. At this point it was running rough and was lightly popping. Mixture???
Like I said, except for this one incident it ran flawlessly. When I got home it fired right up with one pull so I'm hoping it was an Altitude issue and maybe there's an altitude kit I can install. I am currently charging the battery with the included charger, so hopefully that fixes the battery issue.
I love this generator and it has tons of features. The digital display is information rich with load %, fuel remaining, run time left on fuel, output voltage, and actual total runtime of gen. It is on the heavy side, but the pull-out handle makes moving it around so easy.
So, Friday night we used it to watch a BluRay on the camper TV and to charge our phones. Started with the remote and it ran flawlessly every time (Sat. morning and Sat. night) until Sunday morning. Tried to start with remote in the morning to charge the TT batteries and make coffee, but heard only a really fast clicking sound and no start. Ended up pull starting it, but it did start with only one pull. I'm not sure why running it for about 5 total hours at between only 25%-50% load didn't keep the battery charged enough to restart it in the morning. I ran it for about an hour and then shut it off.
Now, because of this incident I thought about giving only 4 stars, but I talk to Westinghouse first. A couple of hours later I tried to start it with the remote, it turned over fine but didn't start. It tried again on its own, but still wouldn't start and ran the battery dead again. So, I tried pull starting it several times with no luck. I pulled the side cover off and manually closed the throttle valve, thinking maybe the problem was with the choke, but it would barely fire up and wouldn't completely start until about the 50th pull. At this point it was running rough and was lightly popping. Mixture???
Like I said, except for this one incident it ran flawlessly. When I got home it fired right up with one pull so I'm hoping it was an Altitude issue and maybe there's an altitude kit I can install. I am currently charging the battery with the included charger, so hopefully that fixes the battery issue.
I love this generator and it has tons of features. The digital display is information rich with load %, fuel remaining, run time left on fuel, output voltage, and actual total runtime of gen. It is on the heavy side, but the pull-out handle makes moving it around so easy.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting westinghouse.com
Customer Rating
4
Running Quiet
on May 19, 2020
Posted by: blew
from Wyoming
We just got this out of the box, filled it with oil & gas, and started it up. No leaks so far and easy set up. One of the quietest generators I've been around. Hopefully it works well everywhere we go.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting westinghouse.com
Customer Rating
4
Nice Generator
on May 19, 2020
Posted by: COOCF
from Martinez, CA
Great, quiet generator. FYI, do not dump the whole bottle of the included oil like the directions states.Keep an eye on the fill level.It was way more oil than was needed. Runs clean on propane! Nice key fob start and stop.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting westinghouse.com
Customer Rating
4
Clean Control Layout and Quiet
on May 18, 2020
Posted by: PowerUser55
from St. Louis
Overall I'm very pleased. I have broken this in and performed an oil change. Changing the oil is a bit of a pain due to tight quarters, but manageable. Good control layout on this generator, and very quiet.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting westinghouse.com
Customer Rating
5
Great Directions
on May 18, 2020
Posted by: KMRF
from Tampa Bay, FL
I bought the iGen 4500DF a few weeks ago and just got around to set up and testing. Hurricane season starts next month.
The directions were very easy to follow and start up was a breeze. I never had a generator before and was a little skeptical, but the simple and easy to follow instructions made it a snap. I'm almost looking forward to a power outage knowing it will be easy to set up and go.
The directions were very easy to follow and start up was a breeze. I never had a generator before and was a little skeptical, but the simple and easy to follow instructions made it a snap. I'm almost looking forward to a power outage knowing it will be easy to set up and go.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting westinghouse.com
Customer Rating
4
remote start
on May 18, 2020
Posted by: jackbennie27
from indiana
works great really nice, lots of power really nice
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting westinghouse.com
Customer Rating
5
The right Juice n features
on May 18, 2020
Posted by: Dapico33
from California
This is what I wanted, combination of source fuels and remote.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting westinghouse.com
Customer Rating
5
Well built machine
on May 17, 2020
Posted by: JenJen
Just bought this item, easy to set up, ran on propane to start it up. no problems. smooth running, & super quiet. A well-built product.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting westinghouse.com