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Westinghouse - 5,000-Watt Dual Fuel Gas and Propane Powered Portable Inverter EFI Generator with Remote Electric Start, LED Data Center - Blue
Average customer rating
4.7
(8,181 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 8,181 reviews
5 Stars
6,517
4 Stars
1,428
3 Stars
132
2 Stars
45
1 Star
59
98%of customers recommend this product.
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7,789)
Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 5,000-Watt Dual Fuel Gas and Propane Powered Portable Inverter EFI Generator with Remote Electric Start, LED Data Center - Blue
Customer Rating
5
GREAT INVERTER
on May 21, 2020
Posted by: rik681
from COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA
I REALLY LIKE THAT IT IS DUAL FUEL AND HAS THE REMOTE START. I CAN TURN THE SWITCH TO ON AND THEN I CAN START IT OR STOP FROM INSIDE MY CAMPER WITHOUT GETTING OUTSIDE TO START OR STOP IT.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great!
on May 21, 2020
Posted by: jb33
from Colorado
I bought a second one to run them in parallel. They seem to run fine stock on propane at 5000’ but I picked up the high altitude kits as well.
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Customer Rating
5
Just what I was looking for
on May 21, 2020
Posted by: GeneratorJoe
from Horizon West, FL
Needed an inverter with hugher capacity and low noise, since my neighbors are very close. Very happy with this one - started right up first time and easy to add oil and charge battery. Noise level was at conversation level, and powers all the loads I need in a storm or loss of home power. Great purchase and best of breed.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great BANG for your buck!
on May 20, 2020
Posted by: Hb10
from Northwest, IN
This generator is worth the wait! Packs a hard bunch and does everything I hoped it would. Very quiet and super easy to move around. With the built in hour timer maintenance is a breeze!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Bang for the Buck!
on May 19, 2020
Posted by: JDFW
from Fort Worth, Texas
After much research I settled on the iGen4500DF. It had all the features I was looking for plus the bonus of remote start. The propane feature is great for the occasional power outage since gas does not store well. I have only ran the unit a bit over an hour doing the break-in but so far I am pleased. It runs very quiet, runs my AC unit on my cargo trailer/camper @ a bit over 25% load. The only thing I wish it had was a 12v out for charging may batteries. It does however have a trickle charge feature so your battery on the generator is always ready to go. I am pleased with my purchase and barring any catastrophic failure in the near future I would easily recommend. Can't wait to get out and use this this thing!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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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!
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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!
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