We recently purchased this item after being caught without one when the area in which we live too a direct his from Hurricane Sally. We cannot hear the generator in our home when we did the test run. It is exactly what we wanted. We are now prepared for power outages regardless of the reason. We highly recommend this generator.

Just received it , assembly was easy, read the book completely to make sure I understand everything about it, put oil and gas, pull a few times, knowing first start take a few pulls to get gas to the carb. Started great. So far it runs great, haven’t had chance to really use it yet but I will.

After research and reading reviews, I decided on this to be my first generator. So far, I have been pleased with its performance and ease of use. Fired up with no issues, runs smooth and surprisingly quieter than I expected. Only complaint is the manual hand crank plate was bent in slightly on arrival, but it was a simple fix.

I bought this 7/2/2025, arrived 7/8/2025 after 3 day shipper delay. I unpacked, added wheels and footpads, put in oil, connected battery plug. Ready to go in about 20 minutes. Just need to get fuel and should be good to go. It took longer to register product than assembly! Now, if it works as good as it looks... BTW, bought this because of the 240v outlet for my 50amp RV. Standard 120v was not much less $, and others didn't have electric start or wheels. No brainer.

I purchased the 5300c because of the push and remote start. When I tried it out to make sure it worked ok and it started on 2nd pull. Then tried the push start and it started immediately. Took 1 star off because I bought one earlier in the month and it was heavily damaged on delivery to my home so it had to be returned.

This generator is easy to start, smooth to idle, and quiet. It is my first generator, and we purchased it because of the recent high winds in California, which left some people without power. Having this generator saved us from throwing out food in two refrigerators and with the price of food it is worth having this generator.

I was looking for a dependable generator to replace my old one and researching the Westinghouse models I found the basic features I wanted but I messed up and bought the one without the remote start which would have been great I got the one with just the electric start, The main feature I was looking for was size and weight. The other feature I wanted was a reliable engine, this one is perfect it has steel liners for the pistons instead of the aluminum bored blocks not only that just look at the engine itself it looks tough 274cc ,CM sensor just a great generator, when I was finishing up putting on wheels and other assembly and check points. My favorite pet Lucille even approved.

The generator’s frame feels solid and attaching the wheel kit legs were easy. The only complaint is Westinghouse needs to be address packaging to prevent damage during shipping. As expected from previous reviews, the generator head’s vented cover was dented during shipping.

Bought it, stored it, doesn’t work when I need it. I legitimately bought this online last December and luckily did not need it for the rest of the winter so it sat there in storage for the year. Now we have a huge storm coming so I am trying to prep it to make sure it is ready and I can’t get any reaction out of it. Not a good position to be in after just buying this and having a storm coming

Ordered primarily for home backup during power outages. The WGen5300v provides 240V or 120V and provides enough power for critical loads to get us through until the mains are restored. Generator was delivered as scheduled without damage. Easy to unbox and assemble. Included instructions were clear and thorough. Generator is heavy but not bad to move with the wheels. Loud but tolerable compared to other open frame generators.