An winter ice storm threat and possible power outages made me run out and buy this generator (based on other reviews). I got it home, unboxed it, put on the wheels, poured in the oil and a couple gallons of gas and it fired right up (and I'm 70 years old so if I can handle this generator a younger guy should have no problems). I plugged in a refrigerator and a couple lamps and everything worked fine. I'm ready for the ice storm.

I spent several weeks researching portable generators from different manufactures and for the price and the features I chose the Westinghouse WGEN5300, it has all the features I was looking for like the twin fuel options, and it was easy to put together and easy to move around.

I just bought this generator brand new. followed all of the instructions, filled with the supplied oil and attached my propane tank. I could not get it to start after over 50 hard pulls of the cord and changing the choke settings and verifying the switches, re-reading the manual a dozen times. then I filled it with brand new gasoline, switched the settings to gas and still had a lot of difficulties to start it, but luckily it started after about 30 hard pulls and changing the choke settings. the next day, I tried again and once again, it took about 20 hard pulls and it only starts with the choke on, which is different than what the manual says. I am praying that this generator will start when I actually need it.

I needed this generator on Wednesday night as the power went out. It was still in the box and with flashlights, I had it up and running in about 10 minutes. It worked flawlessly. I am glad I bought the dual fuel option as the propane was do easy to attach and start. I would definitely recommend this generator to anyone in the Gulf Coast region.

We bought this because we lost power of course and decided it was time to ensure we had some power to get by until power was restored. It was easy to assemble and before we knew it we had our fridge up and running with several other items. This was an investment that will surely pay off as this Westinghouse generator was easy to use and is dependable for years to come!

Powered my sump pumps all night log during a power outage with no problems. It easily handled the startup current of both pumps with no problem. The lights we also had on never flickered during the pumps frequently starting. Generator was relatively quiet and ran for 8 hours on a single 30 lbs. propane tank. I would recommend this generator to anyone.

Bought a month ago and it works fine. Have not tried running it on propane yet. Reason I didn’t give a five star rating was because the way the oil drainage system is designed. 1 it is very difficult to drain with out getting oil on it and you must tip it to the side to drain all the oil out. The funnel needs to be several inches longer in order keep from becoming a mess while adding the oil. I’m my opinion they should have provided a box end wrench rather than the open end style to make removal of the over tightened drain plug. So other than that it’s serving it’s purpose well so far.

I couldn't be happier with my Westinghouse Generator. I live in Florida so between the hurricanes and electrical storms, our electricity goes off an average of five times a year if not more. This has been a life saver. My Mom is on a feeding tube and oxygen machine so it is important we have electricity to run these. This generator has been there time and again this year. We are very happy with it and recommend it highly to anyone who has doubts.

Outstanding generator, easy to use has dual fuel capability and very easy to use. In addition I like the simple additions/features such as the electrical plug dust covers and the lift handle. The price is right!!! I needed this generator in Feb. 2021 when we here in Texas had that snow storm that knocked out power for 3 days...I'm ready this year...

I bought this generator to supply power to my water well while I waited for the power company to provide power to my property. I used it several times a week to run the well pump (240 volts, not sure of wattage) for up to an hour or 2 at a time. It was flawless in the middle of the coldest time of the year. Very easy starting on gasoline. I did not have a need or opportunity to try the propane option. The generator was also used to power some power tools as I had a shed built and performed without a hitch. And gas "mileage" was great too!