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Westinghouse WGen5300DFv Dual Fuel Portable Generator with Volt Switch Selector
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Aug 29, 2022
Jonb26
5 out of 5 stars review

Works great.

I bought this to run my camper and my welder, and it works great for both. We camp for 2 weekends a year off the grid and I had no problem running my 30A camper a/c and 2 air compressors blowing up intertubes. Also ran for almost 12 hours on a tank of gas.

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Dec 26, 2021
DMag
5 out of 5 stars review

TX Snowstorm/Fits my power needs

Of all the products I researched this was by far the biggest bang for the buck. Living in Texas after February snowstorm of 2021 I needed something to take care of the essentials. The power and length of time I'm looking for are easily covered by this generator. I'll also be looking at a travel trailer this year so this will take care of that need as well.

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Jan 22, 2022
cbjb30157
5 out of 5 stars review

Worked out perfectly!

Finally decided out little family needed a generator in case we lost power due to an ice storm. We haven't gotten to use it for that reason yet, but getting it set up and testing it out it has worked great. We think it's exactly what we need to make sure we can have some things powered if we lose electricity. Mainly it will help keep our family's bearded dragon safe and warm!

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Apr 19, 2021
Ctoups
5 out of 5 stars review

Great generator!

This is our first generator. We just bought our house and we live in Louisiana, so after last year's active hurricane season we knew we had to have one. This one is a great price for the system. Its loud but not as loud as some I've heard. It started right up. Ran perfect for the hour. Hopefully we won't need it this year,but I think if we do it will be great.

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May 31, 2023
Aaron25
5 out of 5 stars review

Simple as it gets.

Unpack the generator, put the gas in, pull the cord and it started right up. This generator had no problem pulling for an air conditioner a swamp cooler and a couple of fans plus the refrigerator during a 7 hour power outage, used about half a tank of gas.

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Jun 29, 2021
TOMG2021
5 out of 5 stars review

EASY TO USE

WE HAD A FLOOD IN OUR LOWER LEVEL AND NEEDED THE GENERATOR BECAUSE THE BATTERY BACKUP ON THE SUMP PUMP FAILED. THE GENERATOR WAS EASY TO SETUP AND START AND AS SOON AS WE HOOKED UP THE SUMP PUMP IT RAN WITHOUT TROUBLE. A LIFE SAVER PRODUCT THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE AS A BACKUP.

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Oct 19, 2021
Treydius
5 out of 5 stars review

Life Saver

I live in Southern Louisiana. We bought this in March in anticipation of the 2021 hurricane season. We were without power after Hurricane Ida for nearly a week and the generator worked like a charm. We were able to run our fridge/freezer and phone chargers for small periods of time to keep things charged and cold. I also appreciate the fact it can run on propane as well as we learned it was tricky to keep it running because of the gas shortage due to the hurricane.

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Sep 6, 2023
PreferredCustomer
5 out of 5 stars review

So far so good...

We purchased this generator in preparation for the upcoming winter season, so I reserve the privilege of updating my review. For now I'm giving it a probationary 5 stars. I set it up according to the instructions and decided to use propane for my initial test because using gasoline would've involved adding fuel stabilizer and dealing with potential gunk later since there remains at least three months before winter. It started on the 4th or 5th pull and I was pleasantly surprised to discover it's much quieter than I expected. I let it run for a couple-few minutes, then put my multimeter on it. 244 volts: perfect! Next I plugged it into the inlet box on the back of our house, and energized the emergency sub panel. I plugged in a 120 volt 1000 watt heat gun. The engine speed dipped for a moment, but bounced right back up again, no problem. The real test comes when the utility goes down.. I shall keep you posted. But so far so good 👍

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Dec 12, 2023
Dave615
5 out of 5 stars review

Exactly what we needed

After a tornado left us without power and the realization of being without electricity for several days left me anxious, I purchased this generator to keep two refrigerators going and cell phones charged. We set it up with very little trouble in the dead of night and had it running in about 20 minutes. Very thankful they included oil! Started up after the first crank and everything was good to go. As someone who is not familiar with generators, the detail in the instructions was very helpful. Also knowing I can switch between gasoline and propane is nice. We didn't have the need to tax it's output but it did everything we needed. When I first installed the legs I only tightened the screws by hand figuring I would tighten them in the morning. This was a fine plan, I guess, but the vibrations of the generator working caused them to shake out. Not a big deal, but I almost lost them in the grass. So beware to tighten them properly.

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Oct 19, 2022
Nikez50
4 out of 5 stars review

Preliminary Review

Recently purchased, no power outages yet to try full operation of generator, reason for the 4 star rating. Impressive, well built generator. It starts up with one pull. Easy to use. Tested generator using some of my power tools. Works great. Purchased for my home use if power outage occurs. Quiet when running. Close my windows, turn on tv and cannot hear it running. Will update this post in the future.

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