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Westinghouse iGen5000DFc 5000 Watt Remote Electeric Start Dual Fuel Inverter
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Sep 20, 2021
RichW1
5 out of 5 stars review

Built solid

I bought this last week. Got it broken in over the weekend and tried it out on our new RV. 15,000 BTU air no sweat for it. Every other appliance at the same time no sweat. Has to be the quietest generator at this size I have ever heard. It has a good solid feel to the cabinet and controls. All the controls and outlets are all weather protected, a nice added feature. Looked at a similar size Honda for 75% more money and after running this one I think I made a good choice. Hope it lasts as long as Westinghouse has been around.

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Nov 7, 2019
TRUB
5 out of 5 stars review

GREAT FEATURES

I BOUGHT THIS PRODUCT ON 10/10/19 WHEN IT CAME IT WOULDN'T START I CONTACTED FACTORY PURE THEY GAVE ME A RUN AROUND AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF CALLS AND RAISING HECK I FINALLY GOT THEM TO SEND ME A RETURN LABEL . IT WAS SENT BACK THEN HAD TO WAIT A WHILE TO GET MY NEW ONE .

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Feb 18, 2021
ReadyForStorm
4 out of 5 stars review

Nice Unit. Ran great in test run.

Easy to unpack and set-up. No damage noticed nor disconnected wiring as others have noted in their reviews. Ready to go except for adding oil, hooking up the battery, and adding fuel. Quick Start Guide (QSG) said to add oil until full. Manual said to add entire bottle of oil and showed a picture of full that doesn’t match the unit (opening is straight to side rather than angled up). Neither even mentioned the dip stick on the plug. So I slowly filled until the level hit the bottom of the threads on the plug port similar to the picture. The dipstick showed about halfway up the hashed area. So that seemed OK and left a little bit in the bottle. It’s possible the entire bottle could fit before hitting the high mark on the dipstick. I didn’t try it. They should clean this up so all matches and gives clear guidance. The QSG said to make sure the battery was hooked up. It wasn’t and it also was not secured in place. You could miss it but it was sitting on a rubber strap. I reseated the battery with strap over the top and attached the clip. Unlike the guide picture, the battery cables were already attached to the battery and there was just a quick connect in the line to push together. The manual does show that however. No mention was made of needing to charge the battery first so I didn’t. I hooked up a propane tank which was as easy as hooking up to grills, etc. Note that there is an o-ring in one end of the hose you need to attach. It can fall out, hence the plastic bag that came over that end. I currently plan to only use propane in it but nice to have the option and one reason I bought this one. The manual and QSG have other errors in them. There is no on/off “Battery” switch. There is a Run/Stop switch instead. There is no Start/Stop push button either as shown. It says ON/OFF on it with “PUSH BUTTON ELECTRIC START” under it. The two control panel pictures in the manual on p. 10 and 11 do not match each other and neither matches the actual control panel. It is significantly re-arranged compared to those pictures. While I noted various document errors, they were easy to figure out. However, I do expect documents to be correct. I only ran it once so far for an hour for check out and break in. It started right up on the second attempt. Probably need to get fuel in the line and air out on the first try. After that, ran like a charm. I did a couple of shut downs and restarts with the unit’s button and remote. Fired right back up each time. Slightly noisier than I had hoped but I think quieter than many others I have heard. Can easily converse next to it but can hear inside the house. My first generator so nothing to directly compare to other than neighbors’ units I’ve heard from a distance, some of which are very loud. Per the manual I only used it up to roughly half power for the break in period (first 5 hrs.). I hooked up to my chest freezer and varied some lights and small heaters on/off to change the load up and down. Always worked fine. Tried both 20 amp outlets and both USB ports. No issues noticed. Almost :-) looking forward to the next power outage to really use it. 5 stars for features and usage so far and minus 1 star from that for document errors.

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Sep 11, 2022
jjwest64
4 out of 5 stars review

Seems well built

I just got my iGen4500DF and was easy to unpackage and initial starting was very easy, add oil, connect battery, hook up propane and press button on key fobe! Started right up and was slightly louder than I expected but will be in my truck bed under canopy with ventilation. Seems well built as I expected:)

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Jan 29, 2022
SoGa Camper
5 out of 5 stars review

Super quiet

I was very surprised and please when I started the iGen4500df and it was quiet. Then I thought let’s see how loud it is w/o eco-mode and full throttle. It was ALREADY on full throttle and that quiet. I selected eco-mode and went to idle and was very quiet to a normal conversation. I could even have a phone conversation standing beside it with no issue. Sure, you can tell it’s running but NOTHING like my previous construction grade generation.

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Apr 26, 2024
Fotch80
4 out of 5 stars review

Loyalty Established

Bought this generator and was very pleased to see all the nice things that was said about this product were true. very surprised on how less noisy this generator is compared to the ones I hear in my neighborhood. I have a Samsung refrigerator that didn’t like the previous generator, but with this generator, it worked like it was the normal electricity. I am confident this generator will perform very well.

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Sep 9, 2021
STBryant
5 out of 5 stars review

Quiet Clean Powerfull

Purchased for my small 18ft travel trailer , runs A/C ,water heater , refrigerator , microwave , stereo , lights , fans , running all at once , on propane. Small enough to lift into the bed of the truck by myself , fits under hard cover . Perfect for my needs!

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Aug 5, 2021
Anonymous
4 out of 5 stars review

So far great

Just started my igen4500df up today for the first time. Everything was in the box that was supposed to be and in great condition. Generator started right up after adding oil and fuel. Also had it hooked up to propane and ran great when switching between propane and gas. A little sputtering when switching which is normal. Generator is quiet and runs great so far. Hooked it up to my Nash travel trailer and turned on the microwave and then the A/C and handled the loads great. My honda 2000 would not operate the A/C. I think this is just as quiet as the honda.

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Jul 5, 2024
Delrio Demon
5 out of 5 stars review

The Perfect Gift for My 40th Anniversary

I have been wanting one of these dual fuel generators for quite some time since here in Texas we have a lot of weather related power outages. My wife must have heard me because one showed up with a big red bow on it and a card saying Happy Anniversary! I think I will keep her for another 40 years. :-)

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Mar 28, 2022
KSV123
4 out of 5 stars review

Great unit, initial setup required disassembly

This unit is nice! Ton of features and relatively quiet. I did run into an issue where there was a small leak in the bottom of the unit (the drainage hose used for keeping the unit in long term storage). Turns out I needed to tighten a screw after disassembling the generator slightly. I'm excited to use this generator with my travel trailer this season.

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