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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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Feb 17, 2019
Jeremy026
5 out of 5 stars review

Remote Start

I have been pondering buying a new generator for a year now and so glad I finally did. Opened the package and filled with gas and oil and this generator started on the 5th pull. The remote start feature is the best thing. So far no hiccups with about 2hrs on it. Will review in a month or two with more.

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Apr 23, 2021
PismoBeachTom
4 out of 5 stars review

Like it

We bought this after looking at reports and reviews on a site. Bought this one mainly because it had the highest power rating and the lowest noise rating (52dba). While it is pretty quite, 52 dba is not as quite as I thought, but still, we could not hear it running from inside the house or on the other side of the house. We only plan to run this in a power outage, so I doubt anyone would complain during that time. I tested a bunch of stuff running at the same time: Refrigerator, sander, shop vac, and some lights. No problems with this load. The eco mode is nice. makes it run a little more quietly. We intend to use this to charge a couple of big batteries during a power outage. Those will be swapped back and forth for inside use. That way, we only need to run the generator long enough to charge a battery.

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Mar 6, 2019
chief
4 out of 5 stars review

Great item so far

Just received my iGen from Estes Freight delivery, Slight damage to packing box but no apparent damage to product. Ground snow covered so I can't do a test run. One option does not work as anticipated. I planned to use remote start in morning while camping and stay out of cool weather, however user guide says not to start gen with anything plugged in. If I have to go out side to unplug I may s well just use starter on the generator. Will post operation review when ground dries up.

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Oct 7, 2021
Firefighter462
4 out of 5 stars review

No choke problems

I purchased this to run my 40 ft camper for up coming hunting season. Received much faster than expected and no damage. Pull unit out put oil and gas in it fired right up ,the one negative review that keep popping up was a choke issues do to the automatic choke wire not plugged in or coming unplugged in shipping. I have run all most two hours of the break in time running everything from a 1000 watt microwave to a crosscut saw no issues. My only disappointment is this generator isn’t as quiet as I hoped it’s not Honda quiet but for the price I it’s do able

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Aug 20, 2023
hochee
5 out of 5 stars review

Great inverter

I bought this for camping and have used it around the house for activities and it can easily run everything I planned to plug in. This unit is easy to start and runs very quite. Under advertised is the handle and wheels which make it really easy to roll it around.

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Sep 17, 2022
MaxC
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Generator

Purchased in February. Finally installed it late last month and have been using it since. Easy to use and works very well. Using lpg with it. Helpful display for power and output. Definitely would buy it again and recommend it. Would be helpful if the other display items worked with lpg. Thank you.

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Oct 23, 2023
Ronnie Y
5 out of 5 stars review

Replacing smaller Westinghouse generator

Bought this because we needed a larger generator to use on our camper, we boondock a lot, so no electric hook up. Brother has one just like this model and it did a great job with his camper which has more bells and whistles than ours so it was a no brainer to get the same. Used it once so far and it was great.

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Jan 8, 2022
Lee96
4 out of 5 stars review

Convenience in design

I bought this right after a power outage and have been impressed by the extra features. I wanted something that had an electric/remote start so my wife could start the generator if I wasn't around and this generator does that. The LED display is also a nice feature because I'm able to look and see exactly how much power I am using and if I can plug more stuff in. It helps me get an exact number for power needs of a device as opposed to a general estimate. So, far it has run well and fits the needs I have.

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Sep 14, 2021
waverunner196
5 out of 5 stars review

Nice and quiet

Bought it to run concession equipment and was surprised at how quiet it is. Electric start is nice with a fob. Looking forward to hooking it up to the new machine and see how hard we can push it. Tote handle tucks away nice. Auto idle downPretty impressed so far with it.

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Nov 27, 2018
H.W.
5 out of 5 stars review

It started with first pull right out of the box

I purchased the iGen 2500 camo for back up power for my home and portable power for my electrical business. I am very satisfied with my generator. It started with the first pull right out of the box and ran lights, receptacles, and refrigerator and only loaded the generator to a little less than half capacity. Very quite and cool looking little generator.

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