Purchased in Florida due to our crazy weather at times. My goal is to maintain my fridge and/or a small portable air conditioner if needed. I have watched some horror stories play out and although I have only been without power in the past for about one full day, I want to have some power when needed.

I bought this generator in Jan after my Yamaha generator took a dive. This generator is mainly used for remote camping situations where we need to charge our trolling motors. Sometimes this generator will be used for tailgating and other applications. Overall I’m happy with the purchase and would recommend this generator to anyone.

First impressions, right out of the box, can be misleading. I left a 4 star review before firing it up. When getting ready to break it in, I first checked the spark plug, due to many reviewers stating theirs had broken, or damaged spark plugs from the factory. Mine, too, was broken! This is not "shipping" damage, it is assembly line damage. Unacceptable lack of quality control. I installed a quality Denso spark plug, filled the engine with oil, and it started up on the first pull. Nice. During the first 8 hours of break in, 3 additional issues surfaced: 1)- an intermittent rattle sound while NOT under load, coming from the area behind the control panel. 2)- inaccurate fuel level information. The fuel level graph, the liters in the tank, and the remaining run time could not agree. After everything said zero fuel/runtime, the machine ran another 45 minutes. 3)- the engine never ran entirely smoothly. Whether loaded or not, it always sputtered some. Not confidence inspiring. I called Westinghouse support, and they suggested I exchange it through Sam's Club. I agreed, and hope that the replacement unit will fully meet my expectations. I will post another review on the new one. I would only recommend this generator to a friend at the sale price, and if they were willing to spend a little time sorting out any problems. For the sake of the Yes or No question, I must say No. If I can get back in to edit this review I will add photos, but right now they won't attach.

We bought this for our house so we could have enough energy to maintain some items at home during emergencies. It has been a great product so far. We use it for our TV, 2 fans, our fridge, charge phones and other electronics and charge one power station. It lasts about 10hrs at this capacity with ~1 gallon. We wish it would be more easy to change the oil and to know the level of gasoline as we fill the tank. Its a little difficult to know until it’s almost reach max level (gasoline tank). It’s been, however, a life saver for tropical storms and hurricanes.

I have only purchased and broken in the unit but wanted to attest to the high quality packaging, the owner's manual layout, and how easy it started and purred. Very quiet and I feel confident going into hurricane season after researching and buying this unit

This generator is identical to two others I purchased last year. They all operate well, especially after you get used to adding gasoline and changing the oil. This one doesn't always start the first attempt, and unlike my other two, does not sound much different when in choke or run. However, as long as it starts and runs a reasonable length of time, it does the job. On all three, the display of time remaining goes down to F00 about an hour before it runs out of gasoline.

First impressions were that this igen 2500 is a great lightweight compact generator to be mobile with. I’ve used it a handful of times camping and it’s been great to power up my campers appliances. Can’t speak for long term but as of right now I Would buy again.

Adding the oil is fine, however the ability to measure the oil level is very poor. The 30degree access angle with measure stick makes the measurement inaccurate - false reading. I recommend the oil access be extend to point upwards, and a smooth stick be extended to measure where the oil level should be. I just received the unit. It started easily. Besides taking multiple attempts to ensure I was not adding too much the unit seems good so far.

I have been wanting this particular model for quite a while and finally got one. The main purpose is to keep a refrigerator going plus smaller appliances during a power outage since we can be affected by tornadoes or aftermath of a hurricane (far inland but not quite far enough) as well as for RV camping. So far I am pleased with the product and hope to keep it running for a number of years.

If you want to have that peace of mind you've always wanted while scamming generators your entire life and wondering what you might need, might want, must-have, etc., You can finally pull the trigger and go with this unit, no degree necessary, easy to set up, cranked up third pull, immediately took loads (portable heater and floor fan with 6 cycles). Little motor draw but quickly compensated for the load required to maintain amperage warranted to support the high draw. A must-have multi-purpose power source for your home, boat, or RV.