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Customer reviews for Westinghouse 5,000-Watt Gas Powered Portable Inverter Generator with Remote Electric Start, LED Data Center for
Westinghouse 5,000-Watt Gas Powered Portable Inverter Generator with Remote Electric Start, LED Data Center
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Apr 26, 2021
Reviewer name: Grayspeed
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Quiet and Easy

I bought this based on 4500/3700 watt capacity to run my 15000 BTU AC in RV, and still have a little headroom for other items. First I broke it in a little then ran two hair dryers at 3100 watts with no problem, so I’m confident it will do the job. And it’s really quiet when idling or low load. Today I showed my wife how to operate in case I’m not around in power outage so she can keep the refrigerators running., The electric start, and remote start make that easy.

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Feb 22, 2022
Reviewer name: Good Neighbor
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Very Quiet and Started Easily

I purchased this on Amazon.com and it was delivered in two days. After adding the oil, fuel and connecting the battery it started on the first try. It is very quiet for a gasoline engine and in Eco mode it is as quiet as a house fan. The generator comes with everything except gasoline.

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Mar 29, 2022
Reviewer name: CO-LO-RA-DO
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Quiet for size- Needs High Elevation Carb.

Just purchased, have not used camping yet. Seems easy to use and runs quiet for the size of generator. I like the remote start. I was a bit surprised the manual says to purchase a "high elevation" carburetor (>5,000Ft). Never seen this recommendation before on lawn mowers or snow blowers. Figured there would have been an adjustment you could do to the factory installed carb.

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Jan 8, 2022
Reviewer name: JFletch
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Quiet!

This was an impulse buy. I didn't necessarily need it right now, but I wanted a generator that would be big enough to handle storms, power tools, camping, et cetera...and this size seemed to fit the bill. I liked all the other positive reviews and Westinghouse is a great brand. This generator is reliable and really quiet!! I also like the electric start and the remote start features. Cranked on the first try, every time.

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Nov 25, 2018
Reviewer name: Raymond
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Great value for the money, needs a few quality improvements

When the unit arrived I was quite disappointed with the factory packaging. The side was scuffed, which is not that big of a deal in the long run. However, the oil plug was not screwed in, rather set in, to its port. This meant that lifting it from the box with a slight tilt resulted in oil on my driveway. Not something you expect from new in box product. I called support to complain but got an answering service that was totally incapable of aid. Despite this initial set of bad experiences, I progressed further. Let's start with the bad. The oil plug and oil change process is horrible. It is very difficult to align the threads on the plug to the port. Oil cannot be drained with removal of a plug. The unit must be tilted with the funnel stuck in the oil fill port. The case surrounding the engine provides limited access and makes a clean change impossible. Stuff some shop towels all around the bottom to make this go as smoothly as possible and then clean up the mess afterward. Always expect some oil on the ground for the time following a change as it seeps from the various cavities of the case. Other gripes are the protective covers for the circuit breakers screw on and will ride off with vibration. Found one in the bed of the truck and thankfully knew where it came from. Need to regularly tighten them. Finally, the tank level gauge is hit and miss. I've seen the unit run for hours on 0.0 L of fuel. No, it does not read gallons. The side cover removal includes a top center screw that is machine screw to plastic. It is very difficult to remove or replace due to improper choice of screw. Mine is now marred and I no longer completely set this screw. These should all be hex screws like the lower left corner to avoid such marring. Now for the good. In general, this is the best bang for the buck I could find. The power is awesome. No, you cannot run 2 15K ACs at the same time, but you can run 1 AC and just about everything else. The noise level is great, and you will basi

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May 9, 2021
Reviewer name: Daddio54
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Just Purchased

Battery was not charged when received. Also did not find instructions on how to do the manual choke if necessary. It was an easy start after the battery was charged. Have not really used it as of yet, so so far so good. Will update once we have used it.

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Dec 14, 2021
Reviewer name: jade224
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Good generator, but need to fix 1 big issue

Very nice, mobile, quiet, etc. Best amenities in a generator for the price point. Only problem is that the connector for the automatic choke was disconnected when it arrived (apparently a common problem). Notified customer service and received a service alert on how to correct, but then was unable to get one of the bolts out (also apparently a common issue, as I found a video online relatively quickly that showed a workaround). No reason for a product of this price to not have a better connector, especially when it looks to be a common issue. Those connectors can't be cost prohibitive to find a different supplier and switch out. If you don't mind having to open up and work on the generator you just purchased, then it's fine. If you do, then this isn't the generator for you. Aside from that, no issues.

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Aug 15, 2018
Reviewer name: Moke
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Great generator so far quite enough plenty of poer

Note.. when received and first started the auto choke didn't work, after some research I found it had was disconnected.took apart a couple panels re plugged it fired right up. Put some liquid tape on the connection so it shouldn't happen.. other than that it runs my 15 k ac/ microwave ,electric furnace all at once. Sipping was prompt, arrived in good shape, happy so far. Changed oil after fifteen minutes break in, then 15 hrs later, oil was black. I'm thinking that's the limit for me, oil change piece of cake. Thx Mark

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Nov 9, 2018
Reviewer name: dbjeng
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Working perfectly

Everything arrived fine. Filled up and hit the remote start button and it started 1st time! Pulls 11A well pump while my 10A heat pump, some lights, a 3.5A dehumidifier are already running. Performing exactly as I would hope. Note that this unit is quieter than my Champion Power 3100W gen at every load from 0 to 100%. This report is with about 95 hours so far in an RV setting.

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Jul 23, 2021
Reviewer name: ChillWheels
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Very easy to start

I bought this for our small rv which we are converting into a food truck. I wanted it since it had the remote start or the push button start. After following the instructions on how to prepare it with oil, connecting the battery, etc it started on the first try and the second and third. No issues. The remote is attached to the pull start when delivered.

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