I bought this a month ago and haven't had to use it yet. I have started it by the battery start and also the pull start, both worked well. I'm in the process of adding a transfer switch to my load center. This generator is transfer switch ready, so it should work fine.
Luckily, I haven't had need of this generator yet, but it was a quick, easy setup, and it started on the first pull. I tested the electric start, and it worked like a charm. Compact size, and plenty of juice for the cost.
I bought this unit on May 5th it was delivered on the 13th. Set it up this morning and checked it out, every thing seems to be fine. It has electric start so after I put on the wheels and front feet and added the oil, connected the battery all I had to do was push the start switch and in a matter of seconds the generator came to life. I let it run a bit before I tried quite a few different appliances. The generator handled all with no problem. I only put in less than a gallon of gas and since I do not need the unit now [ bought this for emergency power outages ] I let the unit run until the gas ran out, which took over two hours to run out. I think this will be exactly what we need if we lose power. Quite easy for this 75 year old man to handle and move around. well made generator, made by a famous old name company westinghouse