Purchase to use as standby power for home and farm. Will use with interlocked 60 amp breaker in the property master disconnect panel. Will have power to house and all out buildings. I installed all the switches, interlock, circuit breaker and inlet box. Generator was easy to setup following the easily explained instructions.

I got this as a gift brand new from my family and it is very easy to start up without pulling the cord which is a plus, it also runs my entire house without any issues which it has been very helpful during the last two storms here in the island. Very easy to take care, only which I have gotten the dual gas and propane one.

The generator is solid. Only wheels and rubber feet have to be installed. Clip zip tie off and connect battery leads together. Add oil and gas. Program the remote key FOB. It's that easy. Came with a battery trickle charger which is great and I don't have to tie up my larger unit. It is a very heavy unit but the wheels and foldable handle make it easy to move around.

Originally looked at permanent stand by generator but unit cost and installation was almost 7 times more than this solution and I dont have a big ugly box sitting outside my house. After having an electrian do the house setup, I simply pull the WGen 9500 out of the garage, plug it into the transfer switch outlet box on the side of the house and we are good to go with stand by power for all the essential circuits. when power is restored, Just roll it back in the garage. Way cheaper-way better solution to occasional power outages.

Assembly instructions look like someone that does not speak English natively (or well) wrote them (although they are good enough to work with and assembly is minimal). As the title states, the unit arrived with a dead battery. It seems someone at the factory forgot to turn the power off before boxing. Who knows how long it sat in the warehouse before arriving, but connecting the battery charger for an entire day, did nothing to revive it. Hoping Westinghouse will send another battery free of charge. If not, will return it. Other than that, it appears to be well, sturdily constructed. Have not tried to start it yet, pending the battery issue. Disappointed that the unit was constructed outside the U.S.A., hence not recommending others to purchase.

I've not yet used this generator enough to fully evaluate it, but everything so far has been excellent. It was easy to set-up and everything functions as advertised. The electric start feature is really nice. It runs smooth and is quieter than an older 5K generator that I had been using. It should make enduring these ridiculous PG&E power shutoff's much, much easier.

I bought the 9500/12000 last year around July/August through a relative. I am not based in the U.S. Started good and then all of a sudden couldn’t start. I called a repair man who opened the engine to find out that the cam was rubbing against the engine case which broke some parts of the cam with spring and something else. After it was replaced, the generator ran well, but then it stopped turning off with the remote. The generator came with factory issues. Other than these issues, I think the generator is good. But why an aluminum coil for such generator?

I purchased to use when the power goes out. Arrived today, packaged well. Just screw in the feet and pop on the wheels and ready to go. Started right up. Hopefully will not have to use it, but best time to buy a generator is when you don't need it!

The generator was delivered at 12:30, it took me about one hour to assemble, fuel it and test it, and by 5:00 our power went out, so I rolled out the generator, started it, connected it, and it worked perfectly for the several hours until our power was restored. Perfect timing!

I did a lot of research into portable generators for our home and landed on the WGen9500. It offered the most essential features and greatest capacity for the price range which coupled with the Westinghouse reputation and dependability made the difference for me.