I own two other open frame generators that would wake the dead. Ashamed to even run them during a power failure much less camping. Along comes the IGEN 4500. This generator beats a Honda - regardess of what anyone else says. It's that quiet! And the power, well, it can run anything in my 38' Montana fifth wheel and not even breathe hard. The fit and finish are beyond what I had hoped for. And the front panel, well it looks like it would be at home in a space ship. Beautiful as well as extremely functional. Kudos to Westinghouse for such a fantastic generator. It's that good! In my opinion, it's superior to anything with this much power that's on the market today. I'm super impressed and very happy with my purchase. If your considering a high output inverter generator, look no further - quit shopping and net-trolling for comparisons - just buy it. You won't regret it!!

I set up engine and started motor. Motor did not come up to speed. Smoked a lot. I have seen many reviews about issues with the choke, so I pulled the side panel off and checked operation of the choke. It was stuck closed.. I manually opened it and the generator ran just like it should. i ran it for about 4 hours with about 1500 watt load and all went well. I downloaded the Service Bulletin on the choke cable issue. I followed the instructions, pulled the front panel and reconnected the dangling connector. Put everything back together and watched the choke operate as the motor was starting and all was good. I am going to use this for power outages and I have every belief that it will perform as advertised when the time comes.

I bought the igen4500 a week ago, removed from box read instructions that are easy to read and understand. Pluged the battery wires in, filled with oil, pulled on pull rope a few times to get oil to the pistions. Turned gas on and on switch, pushed start button, started right up, very quite. Will let the gen run a little before putting load on the gen. A lot of information gauges on front and enough plugs for what ever you might need.

Just bought this inverter generator and was very concerned about noise levels. I've heard so many generators that were too loud to use as close to my neighbor's house as ours is. Not with this one. I was very surprised at how quiet this unit runs. Would highly recommend this generator!

I just bought this Generator followed instructions put oil and gas in and it started right up. It is amazingly really quiet can hardly hear it running. Love the blue color and easy to move around due to the wheels and hand bar that's attached. My favorite part is the keychain to auto start lol love it. Thx :)

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.

I am using this generator as backup power for the home. No hurricanes this year but I have had two days without power due to construction to test it out. I have been able to run a 13K BTU portable air conditioner, refrigerator, computer, and wifi/ networking equipment. The unit started with the battery very easily. My wife had difficulty with the pull start but was able to get the generator started with that method as well. The guages are very easy to read. I would like for it to have some measure of total running time to easier schedule maintenance.

This is a high quality generator. I'm a Honda fan, but this Westinghouse generator is easily as good (maybe better) than the competition. The engineering of the design is top notch. You can tell that this was not just quickly created to sell another product. This inverter generator was designed for ease of use and ease of maintenance. Even the funnel that they provide to fill the oil is unique and makes the job easy. After adding the oil, the generator easily started on the first pull (it also has electric start and remote start). We are very happy with this inverter generator.

Bought this gen. to replace my old one that I couldn't get parts for.This one has 1000 more watts and weighs about the same. took it out of the box put gas & oil in and it started right up. Would have given it 5 stars put the oil drain is a pain in the(donkey) to get at

I bought it and received it in 2 days. I immediately unpacked it, service it and it started up with the push of a button. The remote start feature is Great! It's runs very quietly. This is a fantasket generator. A must have for camping off the grid.