Read the manual and follow instructions accordingly and this little beast will last you a lifetime. Be sure to stabilize the fuel before storage and pull the spark plug, add 1 teaspoon of oil, replace plug and pull until you feel compression resistance and leave it like that. Leave plug wire off to prevent accidental startup. I plan on purchasing another unit for my campsite. I know my stuff…go get ya one

I bought this generator for a camping trip without power at the beach and it worked great. Nice and quiet with remote start and stop. Plan on taking with me on my summer camping trips and don’t have to worry about not having power or being to loud for people camping nearby.

I've just bought the iGen4500 and it is now my 4th Westinghouse generator (I've had a WH2400i and I still have a pair of iGen2500's) and I've been very pleased with them all. The only complaint I've had with the smaller generators (which I run in parallel) is that they don't hold enough fuel so I have to refuel them 2 or 3 times during a track day which is very inconvenient. I tried adding an extended run generator and that went really well until the hot summer days came along and vapor lock set in. So, I finally gave up and decided to just buy an iGen4500 with its much larger tank which I'm hoping will allow me to get through a track day without refueling.

Followed set up directions. Started on the 1st pull, push start, and remote. Tested for a short while on rv. Ran one 15k ac but not two at same time. I am near 5500' right now in Sd. I will test more in a few weeks as I have a week long boondock camping trip planned. Plastic housing on unit fits poorly in a couple areas. RV plug still installed upside down as in previous reviews.

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 bought this about a month ago and have used it several times. I had no problem getting it started up the first time, just a couple tries and it fired up. It has started no problem every time since then. Instructions for start up were long but easy to follow. I love the push button and key fob start.

This generator has a couple of great features that my previous generators had not; The battery start is great! Just push a button and it fires up. The remote is great for when you're starting and stopping more often. This machine is less than half the noise decibels than my previous generators. Two thing I don't care for but are far out-weighed by it's benefits are; the handle for moving it around is awkward and would be easy to re-design. The second is the outside shell is mainly plastic. We'll see how it holds up over the years.

When I first opened the box, I observed one of the bolts that were used to hold the plastic sides on were stripped. I unfortunately ignored it. It seemed to run great, I thought it was awesome especially because of how quiet it ran. I also enjoyed that it came with a wireless key fob. Unfortunately, less then 6 months, one of the red lights illuminated and it showed that it was surging. it wouldn't start. It was only used to run a small chest freezer and a few LED lights here and there. its been in the shed ever since.

I've only ran the generator about 8 hours, but so far it's been good. Not as quiet as I was hoping, but for 4500 watts quiet. The electronic features, output, fuel level, hours remaining on fuel, hour meter, etc. are very nice and conveniently displayed. Tools, funnel, battery charger and remote start are bonuses that add to this generator. Service points/ports are much more convenient than other quiet generators. The wheels and retractable handle, as well as the carrying handles are great. It also started up immediately, with no use of a choke. I hope my future experience with this generator will be as good as the first 8 hours.

I bought this mainly as a backup to my primary generator which is 4 years old and over a thousand hours on it. It runs for 24 hours sometimes and is starting to struggle in hot weather so this one is for a rest and cool off period for the primary. Unit was packaged very well and no external damage showing from shipping/handling. Instructions were very straight forward and simple. Connect battery, add oil and gas. Tried electric start first and it started instantly. Tested remote start/stop, good. Pull start is very easy compared to my other construction use generators. Fuel shut off worked as it should. Idle feature worked but left it off to test on my 30 amp RV. Plugged in 25 ft cord from RV and cranked AC unit, no problem. Ran frig, coffee maker and microwave ok. Very satisfied with initial performance.