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Westinghouse iGen5000DFc 5000 Watt Remote Electeric Start Dual Fuel Inverter
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Oct 2, 2021
Reviewer name: TGT82
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Review

First one I bought was recalled, but the service was great in order to get it replaced. I have not used it much yet, but bought it so that I could use it with my 30Amp camper and the dual fuel to be able to use the propane tanks with the camper. The generator is fairly quiet. Since you are not supposed to store the generator on the back end, I would recommend a future design change on the rolling handle. It's a little difficult to extend and retract being so close to the ground, but it's a minimal thing. The remote start/stop is great.

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Jun 23, 2021
Reviewer name: Losky79
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Awesome

Sold my WEN 3800 for the Westinghouse iGen 4500DF. It came with no damage and started up on the first try using propane. Keep in mind I live at an elevation of over 5,000’. There is not too much else to say about this generator, the reviews speak for themselves.

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Sep 30, 2021
Reviewer name: Mike19
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Quite

I bought this for my fifth wheel and it is very quite. You can actually have a conversation while standing right next to it, Also, it has plenty of power and will run the whole fifth wheel, including the A/C and Microwave at the same time, with no problems

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Dec 16, 2020
Reviewer name: davidg123
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Fantastic Duel Fuel Gennie

I initially went with a different brand for a dual fuel generator but I'm glad it didn't work out. The Westinghouse fires up immediately and purrs quietly. I haven't used this that much yet (bought it for emergency use) but I believe it's going to serve me well when the time comes.

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Dec 9, 2024
Reviewer name: Steel Hedd
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Good generator, just an inch from greatness

Bought this during the big Puget Sound outage of November. It only ran for a day before power came back, but I'm glad to have bought it. I love that it can use propane, so I don't have to deal with gas storage and carburetor cleanup over time, and it's very compact and relatively quiet. It is quite heavy though, but the wheels and carry handle help. However, for 5 starts it would have to be perfect, and this has some missed opportunities. Adding oil in the beginning was an absolute pain, the oil cap is buried at the bottom, and the funnel provided is minuscule. A cheaper 2000watt generator from a diff brand had a much longer and easier funnel. How hard would be to put the oil cap and dipstick somewhere at the top? And I found the remote start/stop pretty pointless - what I really need, is a remote control to turn the eco mode on/off, for when I need to start some big honkin' motor, like a portable AC/heatpump or dehumidifier. These will overload the generator in eco mode. And you do want to have it in eco mode most of the times, it's thristy :) Otherwise highly recommended. I was eyeing this for a long time, wish I had bought it during some previous shorter outages, instead of half way through a 5 days one. If you are like me, and still on the fence whether to buy one or not, you now know what to do...

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Jul 8, 2021
Reviewer name: jholzy
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Remote Start & Electric Start but…

Purchased for RV. Love the electric and remote start plus other features like fuel gauge and suitcase style handle and wheels for moving. This is my first ever generator. My only not-so-small complaint is the fact that it runs rough, blows black smoke and struggles to run my 15k air conditioner. I’m no engineer but I know how to follow directions and I have followed the manual to a “t”. Now I have to figure out how to fix something that shouldn’t need fixed.

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Jun 6, 2023
Reviewer name: Mickj
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Awesome DF Generator

I borrowed my sons 4500 inverter generator a couple of weeks ago and was so impressed with it that I came home and ordered this one for myself. It is super quiet, I even ran a decibel reading comparison between this 4500 dual fuel model and the Honda 2000 EU model and they were within one decibel of each other. Best Gen ever.

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May 13, 2019
Reviewer name: Michigqn Camper
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Great noise level for a generator with this capaci

We just purchased this generator to provide power for our camping trailer at rustic campsites. We wanted one with enough capacity to allow us to use the air conditioner. At no load the noise level is great though the noise increases as load is added, still running a shop vac as a load the noise from the shop vac was much louder than the generator. It is still much quieter, smaller and lighter than the generator I use at home to run power tools outside. The wheels and carry handle are a big help though its still heavy to lift into the bed of my truck. Out of the box added oil and gasoline. Initially wouldn't start after 2 tries with remote and 1 with push button (6 tries total) and 2 with pull cord, flooded it. Let it set for about 30 minutes and it started right up with remote. After sitting for a week tried starting it twice with the remote (4 tries total) but it wouldn't start probably flooded again. After 30 minutes started right up. Looking forward to using it at the campsite!

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Jul 9, 2021
Reviewer name: justinl
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

iGEN4500DF

Great generator very quiet I was surprised when I first started it that it was so quiet. I have a B&S p3000 generator which is very quite but this igen 4500 beats it in quietness I bought this because I needed a bigger generator for my RV. Runs great and the electric start is awesome even with the pull start it starts on the first pull. I haven't had the opportunity to run it through is full paces but I have no doubt this thing will perform. this unit is built very well and it almost seems to be built a little better than my B&S generator I am very happy with my purchase.

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Aug 24, 2025
Reviewer name: Jake 2
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Decent So Far

I have about 30 or so hours on this generator so far. The remote start is extremely nice to have. It also has an estimated fuel and run time display based on the load the unit is carrying which is very nice. It is quiet and smooth in operation except that every hour or so it "bogs down" for a couple seconds. I'm not sure if this is a designed "regen" or something, but it throws my camper AC for a little bit of a loop. If someone knows why it does this or whether it is normal, please let me know. We have only run the unit on gas so far.

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Hello, thank you for letting us know about this, and we are glad to hear you’re enjoying the convenience of the remote start and the runtime display on your generator. We are genuinely sorry to hear about the issue you’ve noticed with the unit occasionally bogging down. I have passed your feedback along to our quality control team to ensure that we are producing the best units possible. Please contact us at 1-855-944-3571 or support@wpowereq.com and we will do our best to make things right for you. Thank you, Cam - Westinghouse