Will be using for tailgating, although we have Hurricane Irma bearing down on us now. Difficult starting now. Spark plug was screwed in very tight. Once I took it out and reinstalled, it started right up. Starts best when choke isn't fully engaged. Quieter than I expected.

What a solid generator. Setup was easy, started up on second pull and purrs like a kitten. Just broke it in with a tank of gas and added fresh oil, it's now on standby. (P.S) there out of the free generator cover your suppose to get after leaving a review, now you just get a power strip ( woo hoo). I need a cover man...

There is not a firm detent for the run position. The motor surged while I hunted for the optimum position for the switch. After a total of 5 hours run time, the motor still missed a beat every few seconds under light load. The weight is light for the maximum output available, the readouts are good to have, noise level is appropriately low. While in economy mode the engine appropriately speeded up when a heavier load was applied.

I am very happy with the iGen2600. It runs the AC and other stuff in my trailer. It's very quiet. In 90 degree weather, after an hour running the AC it shuts down until it cools off. Can't tell if that's an automatic feature or it just happens. The LED display is very helpful. The price is right.

I recently purchased this generator to run my new trailer, which has a 15,000 BTW AC. The AC with no other load draws around 1500 watts. Throw in a few accessories; refrigerator, water pump, entertainment, and your well over 1800 watts, which is what most 2000w generators max out at. This little beauty is 2600w surge for AC startup (yes, I did need a hard start capacitor), and 2200w running - and all for < 50 lbs. This is the only generator in the 2500w <50 lb class. The next step up is 3000w and close to 100 lbs. So happy Westinghouse makes this generator.

After reading other people's reviews about sparkplug problems, I pulled and checked the plug. The insulator of the plug had two large cracks in it. Replaced the plug and ran for four hours, no other problems. Waiting for a call from tech rep to discuss replacing the sparkplug.

This is for our camper. Previous unit would only run the ac. This igen2500, at the same weight and size, runs the ac cool, ac heat strip and microwave all from the economy idle setting. Really pleased with this purchase and look forward to setting up camp.

Excellent generator. The front display panel is great and a big improvement over the Honda my father has. I have used it a few times now just for testing, running the window AC I have in my garage and it handles that perfectly. The only gripes I have, and the reason I gave it 4 stars is that you have to open the side panel fairly often (to empty the fuel and check the oil level if you only use it occasionally) and there is no good way to grab it to pull it off. A small finger pull or handle molded into it would make this generator perfect.

I Was waiting to get my pair of i2500 , been reading up on them , very good Reviews Nice and light , enough power to run what I want in the RV , so far so good . Also half the price of the Honda's , they look great , parallel cord came with Also oil , plug wrench , and funnel for the oil fill . shipping was good . East to west coast 3 1/2 days. Very happy .

Did extensive research on small portable generators. The iGen 2500 stood out as a very reliable model which should take care of my needs during a power outage. The generator appears to be well built, compact and light weight. The unit started on the second pull and is everything I expected. I look forward to using it the next time we loose power.