I purchased this generator to keep the lights on and protect 2 freezers and a refrigerator in case of power failure. I am able run the lights and equipment in my workshop, too. I replaced a 25 year old generator that was used intermittently but was hard to crank and was no longer dependable. I love this Westinghouse 5300. 2 pulls on the starter and it is up and running. It is so much quieter that I run it on the far side of my house and the neighbors can barely hear it. The other generator was extremely loud and I had to construct a baffle to keep it from annoying the whole neighborhood. Another thing I like about it is that if I run out of gas I can keep it running on the LP tanks I have for grilling and my camper. I look forward to getting many years of use from this new generator.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting westinghouse.com
Customer Rating
4
Well made generator
on February 26, 2021
Posted by: scotch
from texas
This is a solid generator with design thought put into up front
I bought this ad an early Christmas gift for my husband fir his deer lease. February 14 a major winter storm hit Texas. Outsourcing power was turn of and back on every few others for 2 days. This generator was so easy to move in and out of our house fir use. Started right up each time with the touch of a button. It was really noisy at all either.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting westinghouse.com
Customer Rating
4
Starts up easily, easy to set up
on February 25, 2021
Posted by: Ghchih
from Somewhere, tn
Brought this a month ago and so glad I did since our area had major snow and ice storms, was brought Just in time. Did its job wonderfully
We used this generator for the first time during the recent TX arctic freeze. We lost power for 4 days. While I did not have a transfer switch, I was able to run 2 heavy duty 12 gauge wires into the house from the built in 20 amp receptacle. I was able to power my TV, fridge, PC, sound system, several lights, small space heater & a vacuum whenever necessary. I never heard the generator bog down, absolutely no starting problems even after sitting in the freezing temps in my garage. My sensitive electronics had no issue running, though I did run the power from the gen to my devices through a good quality surge protector.
Only downside I can think of was that it was rather noisy but then again my entire neighborhood was noisy with generators running, so I suppose that is the nature of the beast. If you are contemplating buying a generator because you have never owned one before, please buy it. This thing paid for itself when it ran 4 days straight & powered the essentials in my home.