This is a great generator and I can’t believe how quiet it is. I don’t understand why the Quick Start guide and the owners manual make no mention of the battery connection required prior to the first start. I was afraid I had a defective unit or defective automatic choke but figured out that the battery was not connected for shipping, but it wasn’t obvious when looking at the connections. It has plugs that have to be pushed together but both ends were tucked behind the housing and battery. I removed the battery and discovered the plugs. Again, neither manual makes any mention of it. Once I figured that out it started immediately with the start button, the remote and the recoil. I really hope this ends up being a reliable generator since it has such great features and power for its size.

I bought this generator because it was quite, had a great price and was powerful enough to run my Air Conditioning in my camper trailer in addition to other electrical loads. It is also easy to move around, thanks to the wheels and extendable handle. It handles like a travel suitcase. This is my second generator purchase. The first is also going strong!

I’ve only had it for few days but this thing is state of the art! The Digital Data Center is awesome, all useful information which I haven’t had on any of my other previous generators. It’s super quiet. I haven’t had the opportunity to put it through the ringer yet since I’m working the break in period but I don’t anticipate having any issues. It wheels around like a luggage bag with the extension handle which is super cool. It’s heavy but manageable for one strong adult to lift into a pick up. So far so good! Will be used with 34’ travel trailer when boondock camping.

I bought this as a backup generator for my house in the mountains and for use in my RV. Relatively quiet operation and the telescoping handle makes moving it around very easy. No problems starting even in extreme cold conditions. Very easy startup out of the box. It was up and running in no time! Looking forward to using it on the RV.

I have had the 4500 for several years, great generator. Upgraded to the 5000, now I can run the air conditioner, microwave, and toaster at the same time without any concerns. Very happy the this generator. I only wish these came with the high altitude jets installed in the carburetor.

I have 8 hours running time on it so far and I love it! The igen4500 is relatively quiet for it's size. I love the fact that it has 3 different ways to start it and especially love the remote start. I look forward to our next camping trip to use it. As like everything else this unit does have some bad reviews but give Westinghouse a chance to make your problems right. The good reviews far out weigh the bad.

I received the generator on 6/26 and used 100% synthetic oil instead of he oil received with the unit. With the cost of the unit, why put in a cheaper oil. I ended up doing a 6 hr. break-in and varied the wattage from 22-1,643 with many changes over the time period. The digital data center is very handy for tracking the various outputs of the generator. I had no problems during the break-in process. In fact everything went smoothly as one would expect. I am only running ethanol free gas in it and it will be drained of fuel until we have the potential of a hurricane coming our way. I live in Florida and had a Honda 2000 for back-up, for the last 2 years, but never needed it as the hurricanes skirted us with only some higher winds and some rain. I bought this generator because I wanted to make sure I had the power to run the refer/freezer, microwave, TV, internet, lighting and various small items.

I like the remote starter. Having problems with the generator able to start my air conditioner. Should have the power to start it up!! Checking to see what is going on!! Hopefully I won’t have to send it back cause I like the features of the generator!

I bought one of these new, and it has never started easily, and generally not at all. I did research troubeshooting videos, and the consensus is that Westinghouse for this model (iGen4500) had a starting/choking issue--but they have never fixed it. Once again (today) I needed a generator, and spend about a hour in the snow in 0 degree weather, trying to start the generator.

I bought this generator a little over a month ago and it has been a great purchase. Used it extensively while dry camping in Virginia for a week over the July 4th Holiday. Ran my trailer and air conditioner all week and never had an issue. Also used it during a short power outage at my home and powered everything I needed.