Re 12000DF. Logic doesn't seem to be a strong suit at Westinghouse. They require altitude adjustment above 2000' to gas regulator but fail to provide settings to accomplish this. Also, as a whole house 24/7/365 generator, surprising the “battery switch” must remain on. However this drains the battery! Why deliver a remote start fob if you must go out to the machine to start it? A workaround is to wire in a 110v outlet near the generator to trickle charge the battery with the included 12v charger. Added expense. ☹️ On the brighter side, the unit ran my well pump, fridge, freezer, elec. dryer, microwave, misc lights and tv. It browned out when I added the toaster. Pretty good. Also, upper end operating temperature is sorely limited to 105 degrees. This is too low. If ambient temp is 100 and the generator is in a well ventilated shed, it might shut off when it is needed. California people pay heed, as this may not be the right unit for you, hot winds and blackouts. Other than running tests, I have not had to use the generator yet under a power outage.

My 20 year old 10K watt Porter Cable / Honda finally died during an extended power outage prompting me to research new generators. I wanted one with a Honda engine but there don't seem to be many this size. I took a chance on the big Westinghouse 12K watt dual fuel. Wow!!! What a machine! They have really made a ton of improvements compared to my old generator. Auto choke, wireless start, dual fuel, output gauges, quieter, runs more steady, and more watts all make this Westinghouse a big winner! I highly recommend it - we only have 12 hours on it so far but if it stays this reliable we will be very happy!

I have yet to try it out but from all appearances it looks like a well made machine. I did a lot of research and this generator hit all the marks. I wanted a dual fuel that will power my well, 2 refrigerators, some lights, internet/TV, ect. As others have said, changing the oil will probably be a mess due to the placement of the oil drain plug but we shall see. And putting the wheels on would be kinda tough (due to the wood pallet it comes on) unless you have help lifting it off the pallet or a tractor with a bucket/hitch like I have. It was easy for me. I like the fact that it does come on a wood pallet and my generator arrived at the store in great shape. I have an electrician coming in a week to wire the house panel so I can just plug in the generator on the outside of the house. Overall I am impressed with the workmanship I can see and look forward to never having to worry about another power outage. (last one lasted 10 days)

I bought this generator less than 2 weeks ago and my electrician will be installing a switch panel for it within the week. I'm excited to have it hooked up. The reviews I have seen about it rate it has one of the best of its class. I don't want a power failure, but when I do I'll feel very confident that I'll continue to have the power I will need.

Love this generator and the remote start. We rely heavily on a generator in the stormy winter months on an island in the PNW. Having dual fuel capability is really awesome, and the last storm knocked out the gasoline pumps but it didnt effect us as when we ran out of gasoline, all I had to do was swap over the the barbeque propane tanks to gfet us through until power was restored!

I bought this generator last week and unboxed it. Very well crated with great care. The generator is great. I can't wait to fill it with oil and start it up. The only negative is the oil dipstick was very hard to pull out and also very hard to push back in. The assembly instructions says to unscrew it but it isn't threaded. I will add to this review once it is in service.

J'ai acheté ce produit en août 2022 L'électricien est venu installé le 10 déc 2022 Le produit est performant et conforme aux spécifications. Seule problème le démarreur est défectueux déjà le be dix ne fait ce qu'il doit faire à l'occasion donc on doit changer le démarreur!

Passed all tests and ready to install. I like the "smart" feature of dropping to idle with the electrical load comes off. I also like the oil cooler and oil filter location. Solid and well thought-out design. So features and construction rate 5 stars. If it lasts as long as the 5kw it replaces (20 years), I'd give it 10 stars.

We got the power outage for more than six hours a couple weeks ago. This generator provide enough power for our 240V well water pump, central air heater, desktop, TVs. The thing I like most about this generator is that I can use the L14-30R connects directly to my main breaker. I then can have 240v and 120v simultaneously. It is a good deal to find a generator that can provide 240v for that price.

This generator has all the power I need to run a multi purpose welder and a grinder and what ever else I can plug in . This generator is very heavy duty and I am very impressed with this product . I have not tried it on my house to see if it will run it but from running other things there is no doubt in my mind that it want.