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Westinghouse 5,000-Watt Gas Powered Portable Inverter Generator with Remote Electric Start, LED Data Center
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May 14, 2020
PD from TN
5 out of 5 stars review

Best Generator/investor ever!

I have been RVing for years. Mostly dirt Sprint Car races. you have to “dry camp” most of the time. NO hookups! Have gone thru numerous generators in 30 yrs. noisy, hard to start etc. I’m getting old. The features on this generator, electric start etc , powers my RV including AC (Ever gone USAC racing in Indiana in July? AC is a must!!). The happiest of been in years. Quiet, great power, and oh yeah the electric start make this a true gem! And considerably cheaper than its most renown “quiet” competitor. Actually have had folks who own some generator made by some Japanese motorcycle Company state “they wish they had known about this product”. Totally happy, completely satisfied, thrilled beyond belief! Oh yeah, electric start and great run time on a tank of fuel!!!

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May 9, 2024
Barnes0919
5 out of 5 stars review

Super Quiet Generator!

We love this generator for our RV, it is super quiet and light weight. We can have it run all night and people around us don't complain about it because it is so quiet. Absolutely love the remote start. We had looked at several generators before buy but so happy we decided to by the Westinghouse iGen4500, great product for the price!

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Apr 6, 2021
Campy-Camper
5 out of 5 stars review

Nice Value

Just fired it up. It's quiet, remote start, good power rating. It can run my AC in my RV which is what I was after. In my research it seemed to be the best bang for your buck in this class of generators. I would have liked it to be duel fuel for camping as I will always have propane tanks with me. I guess I will have to carry a gas can as well.

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May 3, 2021
Dallies
5 out of 5 stars review

Great generator

Easy start, very quiet. Like that it has a remote. Product arrived on time and undamaged. When you connect battery was hard to get hand in, would be nice to have a little longer wires. Funnel makes it easy to add oil but it’s hard to see when it is full. It was hard to put oil cap back on wanted to cross thread.

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Apr 11, 2021
Timothyh47
5 out of 5 stars review

Easy to read status and very quiet

Bought it about a week ago, have been through the break in and put under load. So far it has been great and handles everything in the travel trailer with ease. Just add oil that is supplies and its ready for you to start using. The remote start is a pretty handy feature and if battery is low or dies there is a pull start for back up. So far so good. Would recommend.

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Nov 21, 2021
Mel A.
4 out of 5 stars review

Generator Features

November 21, 2021 Hello, I purchased the Gen 4500 and is very simple to use, however the automatic choke does not reset itself automatically at times, therefore it has to be reset manually by removing the engine cover which is a nuisance. other than that I*'m extremely happy with my purchase. Sincerely, Mel Amoroso

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Mar 5, 2022
F250supercrew
5 out of 5 stars review

Extremely Quiet

I purchased to replace a standard 5500 watt generator that was very noisy at my hunting camp. When installed in a generator shed it can be barely heard at all. I love the remote start feature so I don't have to go out on chilly mornings to start. the fact that it consumes half the fuel is a bonus too.

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Jun 19, 2018
Airstreamer
3 out of 5 stars review

Love the remote start and the low noise level, but,,,

I now own two Westinghouse Inverter Generators. I bought the iGen2200 a few months ago and liked it so much I bought the iGen4500 to use at home and with my RV. It is the largest inverter generator I could find and the price was good. The generator is very quiet, extremely easy & convenient to start with the pushbutton or the remote fob, but, there are some things I don't like. The first is that the 30A receptacle is upside down. I had read about it in other reviews, but, didn't grasp the significance. I cannot completely plug in my RV plug because the plastic cover interferes with the plug. It also falls out easily since the weight of the wire is above the plug. The other thing that I don't like is more than just an annoyance. I bought the 4500 (3700 running) watt generator to be able to power the air conditioner in my RV when not connected to shore power. My RV has a 30 Amp connection. When plugged into shore power my AC, refrigerator, coffee pot, ice maker and lights (all LED) are all powered with no issues. When I try to run my AC only with my generator, it frequently trips into overload status. This generator should have no issues running my AC (3,700 Watts/110V = 33.6A). So, it is either defective or the rating is accurate. Maybe it needs a break-in period...? I've only used it on one camping trip so far. (Side note - I had ordered it for a cross-country trip. The original shipping date was well before my departure date, but, repeated delays in shipping dates caused it to arrive at my house the day before I returned from my trip). I could parallel both of my generators, but, the reason I got the 4500 was so that I didn't have to carry two generators, especially when one is as large and heavy as the iGen4500. I would give this a "qualified" recommendation depending on requirements.

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Jun 1, 2021
Camping AZ
4 out of 5 stars review

Great generator almost impossible to change oil

Had to get a bigger generator for my new travel trailer to handle bigger A/C unit. Runs great. Ran it for the first time to break it in. Just finished the oil change and it’s almost impossible to do. The drain screw does not line up with the access hole. A normal size male hands will have a hard time lining up and starting the threading of the screw plug. This is a major design flaw.

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Jul 23, 2022
Piccini206
5 out of 5 stars review

Effortless

I was in the market for a new generator ASAP. After searching the web, I came across Westinghouse. I've never owned one of their products previously, but everything about this generator was intriguing. From the wattage, RV plug, USB's, push start, pull start, remote start, battery charger, run time, digital output gauges even for the fuel level, hidden handle for toting it around, and most of all the price. For all the functionalities this thing has, nothing else compares for the cost. I received my generator in less than 2 full days, followed the easy step by step instructions, and started it right up, it's pretty easy. First add oil, second add gas, third plug in the battery, lastly push the start button. Couldn't be easier. Once it was running, my wife and I had a normal conversation standing right next to it. We are both shocked with how quiet this thing is, even when it's not running on ECO mode. As an electrician I know Westinghouse has in the electrical industry for years. So why not trust them when it comes to a generator.

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