I brought this due to recent power outages. It has enough power to run my entire home which is what I wanted from a generator. It is loud (reason for 4 instead of 5 stars) similar to a lawn mower but I think that is the trade off to get the required power to run a home. Overall very happy it has a lot of options for powering things and the electric start is a great feature.
I purchased smaller model years ago in Florida for hurricane backup after much research and was extremely happy with both the quality and how quietly it ran. Because of our previous good experience with the Westinghouse brand of generators and with all of the added features that are on the new models there was no question about purchasing this model.
I bought this 6 months ago to run my welder and to back up my house in an emergency. It handles the welder with no problem. I have not used it for back up power yet though. I would recommend this to everyone.
My hubby and I are so glad we purchased the Gen9500. After last year's hurricane season, we refused to go another year without. After researching, this met all of my husband's standards equipped with everything we were looking for.. and more!