Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 4,650/3,600-Watt Gas Powered Portable Generator with Recoil Start - Blue
Customer Rating
5
So far so good
on August 17, 2018
Posted by: Chris
from Colorado
Easy to assemble and start. I noticed some people stating that they had broken motor mounts and an upside down RV plug. Mine had none of those issues. Only time will tell about reliability!
It came with minor paint damages upon opening the box, other than that it looks good. After reading some reviews and watching YouTube videos on this product decided to give it a chance. Easy instructions with minor assembly. Have yet to test it's performance, hope to not be disappointed.
5 Starts when it gets me through a Hurricane, easy setup
on August 16, 2018
Posted by: Stan from FL
from Orlando, FL
I bought this ahead of the 2018 Hurricane season. It's my first generator and I did quite a bit of research. It came in with the box all beat up, but everything was in tact and fine. A little oil spilled on the inside of the box, but that's likely just from quality control ahead of packaging, which I'm grateful for. Setup took about 30 minutes and was mostly simple. I had a difficult time attaching one of the wheels because the bolt fan up against the rubber shock mount...I had to loosen the shock mount with the generator on its side, attach the wheel, then retighten the shock. NBD. It started and ran beautifully and power my shop vac. I think it will do well when I need it. This should be near the top of your list if you're a first time buyer.
The generator arrived in good condition. Read through the instructions and had it running in no time. The oil had leaked in the plastic bag it was shipped in but contained it. Filled it with fuel and oil and gave it a couple of slow pulls to try and get some oil and fuel moving around. Turned the switch on and it started on the third pull and ran good. I ran it for about 15 minutes looking for leaks and none were noted. Next day I loaded it into my truck and drove it to my RV. Hooked it up to the RV and pulled on the cord and it broke off in my hand. The first six inches of pull cord looked like it had been burned and became very brittle thus breaking. I was peeved to say the least. I removed the recoil and was able to snake enough pull cord through and re-tie it to the handle so I could at least try and start the generator. I was able to start it but you could definitely notice the shorter pull. It ran on my RV for over an hour and provided the power I needed. I called customer service later that day (Saturday) and he was no help whatsoever. Customer service said to call back during normal hours. Why answer the phone on Sat/Sun if you cannot provide customer service?? I probably would have given it 4 stars if the pull robe had not broke and the poor customer service.