So far we are very happy with our purchase. This unit has an amazingly low decibel rating for the amount of power that it provides. Although we have not had to use it yet, this will be for our homes energy back up. This unit can power to fridges, our furnace fan, several lights, and some kitchen essentials. For us the quiet aspect was a must. If we have to use this overnight, we can trust that we will have enough runtime time to make it last through the night and not wake our neighbors.

I was a bit concerned upon reading some of the reviews however once receiving my generator-it started right up and I am extremely happy with the overall product. Nice and quiet for camping as stated. Runs my 15,000 btu a/c in my rv at 25% in eco mode. Was a bit difficult and messy to get the correct amount of oil into the engine. That is the reason I am giving it 4 stars.

We bought this after looking at reports and reviews on a site. Bought this one mainly because it had the highest power rating and the lowest noise rating (52dba). While it is pretty quite, 52 dba is not as quite as I thought, but still, we could not hear it running from inside the house or on the other side of the house. We only plan to run this in a power outage, so I doubt anyone would complain during that time. I tested a bunch of stuff running at the same time: Refrigerator, sander, shop vac, and some lights. No problems with this load. The eco mode is nice. makes it run a little more quietly. We intend to use this to charge a couple of big batteries during a power outage. Those will be swapped back and forth for inside use. That way, we only need to run the generator long enough to charge a battery.

Recently purchased this generator and have used it for camping. It has powered everything in my RV with ease. Wife loves the remote start and how quiet it is. I was constantly asked by my camping neighbors about my generator and after giving them a little demonstration they were all super impressed with everything it can do compared to the generators they were using.

The Westinghouse iGen5000c Portable Generator works great! I have used several other generators, all of which had to be started by pulling on the recoil handle. This generator has an electric starter. One press of the button and it starts right up. What a dream! This senior greatly appreciates this convenience. And it can be done on the device, or with the remote. It can also be done with the recoil handle, should that ever be necessary. The marketing materials indicate this is targeted at RV users. I don’t use an RV; I got this to use at home during extended power outages resulting from weather events, which are becoming more frequent. It came with everything needed to get it up and running (including the oil), except for the fuel (of course). There were even all the tools one might need for maintenance. The Westinghouse runs everything I need, including both refrigerators, with ease. One other that I have used had a lot trouble with the older refrigerator; essentially, it couldn’t handle it. This one has a lot of headroom for starting up attached devices, and ample running power for everything I want to attach to it. The manual is well written and illustrated, so everything one needs to know is quite clear. The one small thing that I found missing from the documentation was the weight of the device. It would be nice to know the weight without fuel. The manual also doesn’t say whether or not to screw in the dipstick when measuring the oil. I tried it both ways, and assumed that it would be OK if the level were in the acceptable range without screwing it in. (I am planning to contact support to see it this is true.)

We purchased this unit last month. It was delivered in a timely manner, all parts were there, and it looked great. We put some fuel into it and it ran perfectly. So far the only sad point for me is the weight of the unit. I am in my seventies and not so strong as I used to be so picking this generator or any generator this size up does not work for me. I purchased a pick up truck rack hoist to lift the generator in and out of my truck. Problem solved. I have no complaints as of this date.

I just picked up my generator today. We hooked up the battery and put the oil and gas in, and it cranked on the very first try. Also cranked easily with the remote. We stood within a foot of it, without a load, and had a conversation in a normal voice. I put a small load on it, and it barely increased the volume. Follow the instruction of not overfilling the oil. We thought we had a leak, but putting the whole bottle of oil (included) actually filled it enough to leak out on the ground a little. After the initial droplets, it stopped completely. I am looking forward to better weather so we can go camping and actually use it, but at this time, it's truly money well spent!

We purchased the iGen4500 after losing power for 5 days due to a blizzard. The product arrived, it was easy to setup, and we lost power again. The iGen fires right up and is simple to use. We were able to power our household for 3 days recently after another blizzard.

I did a lot of research on this before buying it and I am so glad that it bought this unit. Instructions were incredibly easy to follow and the unit started on the first try. It’s been running for about an hour now and is incredibly quiet, easy to use and I’m very excited to have this. This is my first generator, I would highly recommend this brand and model is I think it will be a valuable asset for years to come.

Have to say, this little generator started right out of the box! It seems very quiet and promising. After enduring multiple day power outages during Louisiana's hurricane season, we broke down and borrowed a Honda from a friend. It was a 2200 that required us to get up every 4 hours to refuel. It did the job but was in no way portable or painless (on the back). When we shopped for one to buy, this one gave twice the power for twice the time...and had wheels. It may even be quieter than the one we borrowed. So far, all we've done is test it, but we're hopeful!