Purchased this item to furnish power during and extended power outage at my home. I was able to maintain a cold refrigerator, kept the kitchen and bedroom lights on, some overhead fans operating, a small room air conditioner and had power left in the generator.
Purchased this generator based on the high reviews and 3 year warranty. Was delivered on time with no damage. Really like the remote start/stop feature, generator is fairly quite for it's size. Wired in an interlock system on my service panel which allows me to plug it in and power whatever circuits I need. Very pleased!
Just completed first test of powering my mother's home and all is well. Pretty much powered every thing in the home except Stove, Washer/Dryer, Dishwasher etc. Ran for an hour and everything connected to the Westinghouse generator ran normally. After receiving the generator, I installed the wheels and front legs (pads) (very easy to install by the way). I noticed that the wheels (no flat) had bearing installed instead of bushings, a very nice touch and a good sign this is a quality machine. Added the supplied oil and pulled the pull cord several times to "Prime" the oil pump before starting. Added gas and started the generator still using the pull starter and fired up on the second pull. Ran it for one hour for the break-in. No issues what's so ever. Connecting the supplied battery was an easy task also. Pressing the Start button on the side provides an instant start and even the choke works automatically. I also tested the remote start and it worked like it should but I don't see me using it. This generator is replacing an 12 year old Onan generator with +600 hours so it has a big challenge ahead of it.
I picked up one of these as an "insurance policy" when I moved into my new house. So far, I haven't had a "need" to use it, but I have run it for some shorter periods of time (an hour or so) to test it out and make sure both it and my transfer switch were working properly. I'm very pleased with the power output (I can run most of my house on it......but it's a small house) and the engine noise is much less than I expected.