Bought this before a big snow a week ago. Great instructions on set up and precautions. Worked great once it started and that was the only issue. It took about 30 minutes to start. After 30 minutes of sweat and frustration, it fired right up and haven’t had any issues since. Highly recommended.

I bought this generator a few months ago as in preparation for hurricane season. I’ve been running it for 5-7 hours straight for the past 3 days soon after hurricane Milton hit and had power outage. Positive: It has been a solid generator so far. Negative: it’s still a loud generator and the power cord rattles off the receptacle ( needs to be wrapped around frame or zip tied to stay on)

We bought this after Hurricane Helene barreled through our little town leaving destruction behind. Generators were hard to come by and we found this one out of town. It powered our freezer, fridge, lamps and other small appliances that we needed to get by until power was restored a week later.

I recently purchased this generator due to pole upgrades in my neighborhood and losing power once a month. I'm so happy on how easy is to use and how much power it has! I plugged a fridge, two tv's and all my computer office equipment! It didn't budge at all!

I just bought this generator in anticipation of a strong winter storm. We frequently lose power in high winds so I want to be prepared. Having read previous reviews about damaged generators in shipping, I went to the store and selected the cleanest box I could find. Got it home and unpacked it to find no damage! Look for the Quick Start guide. It was a single sheet mixed in with the manual and other papers. The other side of the Quick Start guide is the Maintenance Guide. The Quick Start (not the manual) will show you how to attach the feet and wheels and get you ready to go. Started on the second pull! I let it run for a while and it smells a bit as it burns off the newness. Don't worry, that's normal. Tested the ports and everything looks good!

Comparison shopped all the common brands from several different retailers, and settled on the 5300DFv as having the right combination of value and features. It was hard to find as home generators are a hot item in California this season. Set up was easy, started on the 2nd pull on gas, and did the break-in run of an hour with no load. On board voltage, frequency, and total/this-run hour meter is very handy. Then shut down, restarted and checked 240 volt, also good. Shut down again, restarted in 120 and ran several different loads for about 10 minutes. Slight RPM stutters as loads came online, but immediately stabilized. My only quibble is that the packaging is retail, and did not fair well during shipping. Box has minimal padding, and arrived with several torn spots, and had obviously been dropped and dragged by handlers. Am fortunate that damage to unit was limited to one small dent in frame on bottom corner (I can live with that, I'm sure I'll do worse over the coming years). Aside from a scuff on top, all else seems fine so far. Before filling and starting, did a cursory 'work around' with a set of wrenchs and sockets looking for any loose fittings, none of the sub-assemblies I could reach seemed loose, although a couple of final assembly bolts did need a 1/2 turn of snugging up. Welds and paint are pretty good, much better than some I've seen. Wheels have an outer rim of rubber (not just hard cast plastic) and feet are hard rubber with concave undersides - they 'hold' the smooth concrete floor and keep unit from walking. If you can find it for a competitive price, then this seems a very good value. One last note, this is not a particularly quiet unit, more appropriate for work site or ranch than campground or residential neighborhood. If you need it at your house and neighbors are close, you'll want to build a quiet box for it.

I am very pleased with the unit so far packaged well, easy to understand directions very straightforward for someone who might not be 100 % sure of themselves with a portable generator. This unit should serve my needs for quite sometime. Even comes with a funnel for the gas, and oil . Love the fact the wheel kit and propane hose and regulator were included with this unit.

I purchased this in anticipation of the upcoming season. I just installed a generator outlet for the house. I bought this based on price,the great reviews and the longstanding Westinghouse name brand. I will leave a follow up after it has been put through its paces. I’m confident it will perform as expected. I will give star it after it has proven itself!!🦅🇺🇸

I have had this for less than a week, but it was easy to set up and get started. It comes with everything you need to run it except gas. It saved our fridge food after a power outage and provided power to several other electronics and small appliances.

I have a sub-panel installed on my house so if the power goes out, I can hook up a generator and run my essentials, HV/AC, fridge, and sump pumps. Power doesn't go out very often so I wanted a generator that ran on something other than gas so that the fuel doesn't go bad in the tank waiting to be used. Propane never goes bad so this is perfect! Work great to power my camper as well at sites where there is no power.