This year proved to be one for the record books in Texas. As if Covid wasn't enough, Mother Nature decided to bless us with a Snowpocalypse. Below freezing temps for a week and more snow and ice than we see in a 20 year period. Since it doesn't happen often enough to be concerned, the Texas power grid wasn't prepared. As a result, we lost power to the house for over a week. That made for some really cold days and nights. Swearing I'd never endure that again, I bought this generator based on a large number of positive reviews, price, and the name brand. It's now hooked up via transfer switch to the house, and we're ready for what comes.

I purchased this unit a few weeks ago as hurricane season is approaching. It was delivered in a timely manner. Instructions and manuals were very easy to read and understand. Everything is included that is needed to run the unit on gas or propane, minus the fuel. Very pleased with the product.

Purchased after Hurricane Helene to help us run appliances and some fans for power outages. Hurricane Milton arrived, I am so happy I had made the purchase. It completely saved our food, allowed us to get some rest with some cool air, and also was used to shop vac some water that we had in our laundry room.

First of all, this generator is good looking. Nothing damaged in shipping, all hardware and items were in the box. Just purchased so other than assuring everything is operating as it should I have not used this extensively. For that reason I will keep my review to 4 stars and report back once I've had an opportunity to put the unit through its paces. In summary, this unit had all the features I wanted and I was please with the price point for it's level of performance. I hope to get many years of service from this unit primarily as a backup power source during storms power outages.

I had been putting off buying a generator for over a year because I thought they would be hard to start up and difficult to figure out how to hook up equipment. The Westinghouse Gen5300DFV washed all those fears away within the first few minutes. The instructions were easy to follow and starting up with propane was a breeze. I love the option to run on propane or fuel and starting was super easy on both. This will be a great generator for any emergency use!

We recently purchased a Westinghouse 5300 and it performed perfectly during power outages here in So. Cal. But, we needed more coverage to complete our disaster preparedness plan so we bought a second 5300 generator to really give our family the protection and peace of mind. This one's Dual Fuel - so Propane and Gas and that for sure gives us additional options. Feature packed and simple to use - great small generators.

I haven't used our generator yet but have confidence that it will work great when we need it. We bought it for a great price to have on hand incase our electricity goes out. We don't want to use it yet but we have all the parts necessary to do so. It helps me sleep a little bit easier at night knowing we have this stashed away and are better prepared.

Assembly was fairly easy. Used propane for my fuel. Started right up and was able to test multiple electric items. Everything went smoothly. My only concern was that the blue housing on the side of the generator was bent in. Not sure why as the box had no damaged to it. I unbent the housing the best I could. It does not affect the operation of the generator just the cosmetics.

I purchased this generator prior to hurricane season. Last year we were without power after 2 major storms. What made me select this generator was the fact that it is Dual Fuel - both gasoline and propane. When the power is out in our area, we cannot always get gas. It is nice to have the option to use propane.

Your guideline pop up would not let me see what I was typing on this review. Couldn’t get it to go away. The generator was purchased to have in case of emergency power failure. I was pleased with operations instructions since I have never used a generator before. I will keep the Quick start guide handy for when I need to use in emergency.