I bought the iGen4500 as both a backup generator for home as well as for power when we camp. The unit has several nice features including remote start and quiet operation with plenty of power to support all the things we'd need it for. The item was delivered well packaged and includes oil to get you started. I filled the unit with oil and a bit of gas and it fired right up. Very pleased with the iGen4500!

I have been looking for a generator to power our 38 foot 5th wheel for off grid camping. After a lot of research and reading reviews we decided on the Westinghouse IGen 4500. We ordered on 8/11/2020 and it arrived today 8/19/2020. The box was beat up a little during shipment but the generator was well packed and had no issues. After reading the instruction manual I connected the battery, added the supplied oil and filled the fuel tank with gas. After a few attempts to start it with the electric start it fired right up. I initially plugged in a heat gun and everything worked as it should. I then plugged in our camper to the 30 amp receptical and gave the machine the real test. It had no problem running the AC, refrigerator and microwave with plenty of power left over. The amazing part is just how quiet this thing is. It has certainly beat my expectations and we look forward to many omg the grid camping trips in the near future...Bottom line, this is a great generator with plenty of power.

Just picked this up yesterday. Followed the simple setup instructions for fuel, oil, and battery. Turned on the fuel and battery switches and pressed the start/stop button. Turned over twice, started immediately, and idled smoothly. Today I plugged in my R-Pod trailer, and the generator smoothly picked up all loads including AC and microwave. Fuel gauge and run time remaining both show all zeros or it would have been 5 stars. I don't consider them essential, but will contact support.

I ordered this unit because it has electric start, and my wife struggles to pull start our existing generator. If a situation ever arose where I was out of town and she needed emergency power, she could be stuck in the dark. I bought this and unpacked it today, and I'm pleased to report that it started up on the first button push after following the quick start guide. The form factor matches some features of my old unit, like the rear wheels and extendable handle which are features that I feel are a must have if you intend for your significant other to use this on their own. It is quite easy to pull around, and while I can lift this solo I wouldn't recommend it as it is over 90 lbs. While it is still too early to tell how reliable it is I have run it for 1 hour so far, and I intend to use it heavily over the next week to really make sure I can trust it during a major storm. I can say that I put a half gallon of gas in it, and let it idle about 15 minutes, then ran it with a toaster oven (1500W) attached. After 30 minutes it had shut down. There was still some gas in the tank so I started it back up and it ran briefly before sputtering and shutting off. I put another half gallon of gas in and it ran perfectly fine for another 15 minutes, and at that point it had run for an hour so I shut it down manually. I had put in exactly 1 gal of fuel in, so I added exactly 2.5 gal more and was surprised it was exactly at the full tank line, which means I had put in exactly 3.5 gallons of gas, and it has a listed capacity of 3.4 gallons. If my math is correct that means in my 1 hour of run time I burned 0.1 gallons of gas. I honestly think it burned more than that, and perhaps the tank size is smaller than listed, but overall I'm not concerned about tank size as you can shut down and refuel anytime. One thing to note is that the included paper manual was out of date, even though my unit shows it to be manufactured in 2020. The online manual matches the control panel layout more closely and the oil fill directions make more sense so I printed a copy of that to replace the included version. One other thing to note is the recommended oil changes after the initial break in are every 50 hours. Because of this I plan to make sure I have oil on hand to do a change during a storm event. It would be really easy to have a power outage that lasts long enough to exceed the 50 hour runtime between changes. My old unit had an interval of 100 hours between changes, but honestly as long as this generator starts and runs that is not something I care about. My priority is making sure my wife has power if I'm not at the house. If you want a generator with a good form factor, quiet engine, and easy electric starting this unit is a great one to pick up.

I purchased this generator to power a travel trailer and also for home backup, the portability, electric start, surge watts (4500) and low noise level are all key points for the decision to purchase this generator. The digital display and long run time are great additional features.

Power output, ease of start, fuel efficiency, and noise are all good. Only downside was that it came with a wiring harness disconnected. As a result, generator would not automatically switch off choke. Had to take all access panels off to connect wiring harness.

I bought it to use when dry camping and keep hours off my Built in generator. It runs a 15k Ac unit no problem. It wont run the micro and AC at the same time but any other combo of devices is fine. Pretty quiet when using low power, about the same as my Honda 2000. But when you pull a larger load it is a little louder, but not obnoxious. Honestly even then its tough to hear while in the coach. The remote start is AWESOME! Works very well. Tim

Bought this generator for the wildfire control power outages here in N. Cal. Unit works as advertised and I am very pleased with the generator. Very quiet and long running and the remote start is handy. Have run it a total of about 50 hours and it handled all the loads fine.

I bought this generator almost a month ago.Everything arrived in good order.I unpacked it and put oil in it and hooked up the battery and started it up.i did the proper break in and it started right up and has run perfectly.Cant wait to take it camping.

This is my second i4500 generator, bought the first one a couple years ago for my travel trailer and I have had no issues! Bought a 5th wheel trailer a couple months ago and need 50 amp service so the cheapest route was to buy another i4500 and the paralleling cable! Works great! Great generators for the money!