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Westinghouse iGen2800 2800 Watt Recoil Start Inverter Generator
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Jan 18, 2018
Spokane Mike
5 out of 5 stars review

Awesome!!!

I was quite sad when my Onan in the motorhome died. I shopped around extensively and, after comparing prices and reviews, I decided on the iGen2500. This is an awesome generator. It fires up my motorhome's AC with ease. It also works great with my house LG refrigerator. I trust the Westinghouse name as much as Honda (and definitely more than all of the off brands out there). Looking forward to many years of use, and even the next power outage.

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Dec 17, 2019
bond50
5 out of 5 stars review

GREAT RV GENERATOR

LOVE IT...LOVE IT... LOVE IT!!! We purchased a new 5th wheel a year ago and had one chance to use the iGen2500 before the end of the season here in MI. It worked flawlessly! I bought two of these as we have 2 A/C units and although good for a single 15K unit, two is just too much for it. I intend on connecting them in parallel for a whopping 5K watts of juice! Gotta love it!!!

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Jul 11, 2018
Continental Traveler
5 out of 5 stars review

Just what I needed.

I purchased the IGEN 2500 in order to run a 11000 BTU air conditioner in a Airstream trailer because it's wattage was enough plus it is small enough and light enough to fit in the truck bed well of my new Honda Ridgeline truck. My initial opinion is favorable plus I know that it only has to last half as long as Honda and Yamaha to compare at the pricepoint that it is selling.

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Aug 8, 2018
North Bay Mike
5 out of 5 stars review

2500 Watts that I can easily pack anywhere needed

Bought this to use with my RV and as backup/emergency home power. So far works great. Starts right up and is quiet. I am not a scientist but give or take a db or two and it is as quiet as any others out there.....and at a GREAT price! So far I have used it on the RV and around the home. Sometimes it is just easier to grab this than to pull out extension cords for work out my large yard.

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Oct 12, 2017
RW
4 out of 5 stars review

Easy to Start and Powerful

I bought this inverter after loosing power during hurricane Irma. The set up was easy and it powers a refrigerator and 6000 BTU air conditioner with no difficulty at around 25%. Unfortunately, the pull cord has broken and i intend to call the service number to discuss the repair. Ill update my review after the call.

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Sep 29, 2019
Unhappy in WV
2 out of 5 stars review

Problems Started With First Use

I bought this about a month ago and experienced problems the first time it was used. I changed the oil as directed after break in period and under a small load, it burned through the oil within 8 hours. Clips holding the rear panel were broken as well. I'm trying to contact customer service at this point.

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May 14, 2018
Anxious
4 out of 5 stars review

Started first pull

This is the second unit. The first unit started on the second or third pull but would only run for 5 seconds then die. I called customer service and they said someone would call me back. I didn't receive the call so the next day I called again. This time I had registered the unit and they gave me a case number. Be sure to register your generator before you call customer service! The person I spoke with asked what elevation I lived at. We are at 4,577 in Utah. He said it was probably the altitude and said they were going to have a high altitude kit available in 3 or 4 weeks. That would not do me much good since our camping trip was in 2 weeks. He wanted to listen to the unit run since I was at work I couldn't do that. I had to call back the next day and get to the same person. I started the unit and it ran for five seconds and died. Finally after starting it twice more and objecting to the altitude excuse, he finally gave an authorization to return the defective unit and sent a new generator. I received The new unit today! I went through the set up again and this time the new unit started on the first pull. It has run for about an hour with no load. Tomorrow I will run it with a light load and see what happens. I'm keeping my fingers crossed based on all the reviews. I read one review that stated how many service centers Westinghouse has. I found out they do not have a service center near my location and I'm less than fifty miles from Salt Lake City. At this point I would recommend this to a friend based on the fact that it may take a couple of tries to get one that will actually run. I know I will loose watt's when I run at a higher altitude but I still expect it start and run not shut down. I will know in a couple of weeks if it has a problem running at 7,000 - 7,500 feet of elevation. If it does I'll update this review

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Jul 30, 2017
Rick
3 out of 5 stars review

can't find any information on what readout is telling me

I would like to know what digital readout is telling me, Cannot get any info from owners manual. I assume 3.8L is gasoline,next is U122,Unknown,1558 also unknown then last is P146 again I have to assume this is power but have no way of knowing for sure since I can't find any info

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So sorry about that! You must not have received a copy of the Digital Readout manual. Please contact customer service at service@wpowereq.com

Jul 15, 2018
Brushpile
3 out of 5 stars review

Runs well, starts easy

Runs well and starts easy. Worked great for powering my rv. Only issue was when i did the first oil change the oil came out full of silver specs. It looked like silver glitter nail polish. Hopefully just left over from assembly/machining and not anything else.

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May 25, 2018
Randy
5 out of 5 stars review

iGen2500Camo - Wow!

Albeit early, I already have an impressive story on this product. Out of the box, it's incredible easy to set up... add oil and gas and your done. The directions tell you to initially gentle pull the start cord until you feel resistance. I pulled once, then twice and then on the gentle third pull the darn thing started... quite as a church mouse. Very impressive. Now time will tell on the product longevity..

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