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5000/3900–Watt Westinghouse Gas-Powered Inverter With Quiet Technology + Remote Electric Start
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Sep 5, 2021
Orthonursek
5 out of 5 stars review

What? A Quiet Generator????!!!!

Works great! We are so pleased. We went to a family camping reunion. We go every year to OR and we are always roasting due to the extreme heat! Whew! Well, this July we did our due diligence and went over the reviews and watched YouTube videos re this product. The reviews were overwhelming positive so we went for it. We actually wanted the dual fuel! but couldn’t find one anywhere! We knew that that would have benefited our purpose much better. But the quiet?? Amazing. We were the envy of all the other campers! Ha.

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Jun 5, 2020
Stringer
5 out of 5 stars review

I love the remote start in the fuel efficiency!

I bought this last fall. Finally got a chance to use it for the first time camping last weekend. It started and worked excellent I absolutely love it! the only dislike I have is how you have to change the oil but other than that it's a perfect little machine

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Jul 9, 2024
Anonymous
5 out of 5 stars review

Powerful and noiseless

I recently used my new "Digital Inverter Generator iGen5000DFcv" during Hurricane Beryl, and it worked very well. It is quiet, easy to operate, easy to transport, and start. It has enough capacity for my family’s needs during those unexpected moments caused by nature. Excellent product. I recommend it.

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Aug 6, 2021
rebel#2
4 out of 5 stars review

Great machine

I bought this generator to be prepared for hurricane season and it seems to be the right choice . It was not as expensive as other top of the line generators but delivers as many features and power if not more. It is quiet and smooth. I ran an industrial fan, an air compressor, an electric blower, two small battery chargers, and another medium sized fan to test its capacity and still didn't exceed its ability to deliver. I would give it five stars but it arrived without the plastic oil cover piece and the battery was not charged. So I used the hand recoil and it started on the 2nd pull.

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Jun 12, 2023
Retiredusarmy
1 out of 5 stars review

Igen4500

Generator works sonetimes, issues that the automatic choke doesn’t work? So I need to use a manual choke other than that it works. But It won’t stay running? I could use some technical guidance from you if possible on what to do.I could use some technical guidance from you if possible on what to do

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We are sorry to hear about the issues you have encountered with your purchase. Don’t hesitate to contact us at WestinghouseVIP@wpowereq.com with your contact information, and we will have a technician reach out to you.

Jul 15, 2024
In a Hurry
5 out of 5 stars review

Well built compact unit

I did some research online before purchasing this generator . well packaged and is well built. after putting oil and gas in it started on the second pull. smoked a little on startup as would be expected on a brand new unit. very quiet while running when it had no load on it. but I doubt it will be much louder when under a load. will be trying it out soon to power th A C unit in my travel trailer

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Oct 24, 2018
Mark
5 out of 5 stars review

Great product for less than half the price

Arrived across the country in 8 days. Box was in near perfect condition. Added oil, gas, plugged the battery in and it started first try. Purchased this to replace my Honda EU2000 that the inverter failed in after 4 years and very little use. So far so good.

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Aug 5, 2019
Dustin99
4 out of 5 stars review

iGen4500 - Satisfied, won't run w/ Power Watchdog

It's only been running for 3 hours but I'm satisfied. Solidly built. Good operating instruction manual. Easy to start. Very quiet can stand right next to it and hold a conversation with someone. Little vibration. However, the remote start doesn't work, but the remote stop does. My RV has a built in, 50 amp power monitor system (PMS) that shuts power off if an incoming electrical problem is detected. PMS won't allow the RV to power up when connected to the iGen4500; it says there's no ground detected. Westinghouse Service Tech is looking into this issue for me. If they can't figure this out I'll be returning the generator. The generator produces +63 volts on the hot leg of a 120 volt outlet and -63 on the low side of the outlet, so 120 is measured between the two plug pins.

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Mar 3, 2022
RVuser2022
5 out of 5 stars review

Quiet and Great on Fuel

I just recently purchased my 2nd iGen4500. The first one was for my pull behind camper. It was very quiet, easy to start and ran all night running my AC on 3/4 of tank of gas. I sold my Camper and the buyer purchased the generator with it. So I just purchased a replacement for my new RV.

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Nov 25, 2018
Raymond
4 out of 5 stars review

Great value for the money, needs a few quality improvements

When the unit arrived I was quite disappointed with the factory packaging. The side was scuffed, which is not that big of a deal in the long run. However, the oil plug was not screwed in, rather set in, to its port. This meant that lifting it from the box with a slight tilt resulted in oil on my driveway. Not something you expect from new in box product. I called support to complain but got an answering service that was totally incapable of aid. Despite this initial set of bad experiences, I progressed further. Let's start with the bad. The oil plug and oil change process is horrible. It is very difficult to align the threads on the plug to the port. Oil cannot be drained with removal of a plug. The unit must be tilted with the funnel stuck in the oil fill port. The case surrounding the engine provides limited access and makes a clean change impossible. Stuff some shop towels all around the bottom to make this go as smoothly as possible and then clean up the mess afterward. Always expect some oil on the ground for the time following a change as it seeps from the various cavities of the case. Other gripes are the protective covers for the circuit breakers screw on and will ride off with vibration. Found one in the bed of the truck and thankfully knew where it came from. Need to regularly tighten them. Finally, the tank level gauge is hit and miss. I've seen the unit run for hours on 0.0 L of fuel. No, it does not read gallons. The side cover removal includes a top center screw that is machine screw to plastic. It is very difficult to remove or replace due to improper choice of screw. Mine is now marred and I no longer completely set this screw. These should all be hex screws like the lower left corner to avoid such marring. Now for the good. In general, this is the best bang for the buck I could find. The power is awesome. No, you cannot run 2 15K ACs at the same time, but you can run 1 AC and just about everything else. The noise level is great, and you will basi

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