Customer Reviews for Westinghouse - 6,600/5,300-Watt Gas Powered Portable Generator with Recoil Start, 30A 120/240V Outlet - Blue
Customer Rating
5
Great Features
on October 28, 2020
Posted by: bc9930
from Bensalem, PA
Brought this item several weeks ago. Came well packaged and included everything needed to be up and running in a few easy steps. Started right up and worked the way it was supposed to.
The 5300V replaces a 25 year old Generac 4000XL. The extra power will help energize an additional circuit on my transfer switch. A little difficult adding oil with the supplied hose, best to use a fluid pump. Initially started and ran rough, but determined it just needed at "least" a gallon of gas to smooth out. The meter provides voltage, frequency and hours. These are important to ensure proper maintenance. Needed to buy a meter to determine the old generator was out of spec for frequency. The first tell was flickering incandescent bulbs. Very satisfied with the build quality, all nuts and bolts tight. Removing the ground jumper was also very easy. Overall, I would recommend this generator, specially at the price.
The generator instruction manual was very well written and easy to follow. The funnel provided for adding the the oil made this task a breeze and no mess! The generator started on the 2nd pull and the data center made it easy to verify that the generator was producing the correct voltage before I attached it to my power transfer switch. Ran it unloaded for one hour per the instructions and then transferred load to it. Was pleasantly surprised with the relatively low noise level while running loaded.
Just recently purchased, haven't had much chance to give it a full workout. I like the features and the practicality. I did notice a dent in the alternator cover, like it was set down on that end in warehousing or shipping. Other than that, I think it will meet my needs.