I have not used this product yet. It was delivered in a very wet box, but when opened it seemed to be OK. In all honesty I haven't been able to assemble, and start the unit. As it sets, it is highly encouraging. My house was torn up during the Rio Grande Valley 80 mph storm on 4/28, and we are entering hurricane season which is why I made the purchase.

Just purchased this generator. Haven't used it yet. Read a lot of great reviews on it. Have always liked the Westinghouse name. Have owned different Westinghouse products and have always been great products. This should be no different. Plus has a 3 year warranty. Hope to receive the bonus gift, generator cover!

Ordered my generator for an upcoming event where I will be needing power for my deep fryer. I have yet to try out the generator itself, but the set up was easy for the wheels (which means easy transport) and the user manual is extremely helpful and clear on instructions. The whole machine feels durable and strong.

I purchased the generator just days before a very hard and extended freeze in our area. On the very day that I did the preoperation service on the unit our electricity went out. I was ready! I followed the instructions and pulled the rope. It started immediately. We plugged a light and a heater into it and never felt the effects of the outage. I am quite satisfied!

Just bought this as an emergency backup for winter. Assembled and started for recommended break in. Looks ok with a few exceptions: 1) Washer head bolts for mounting feet interfere with the foot brackets. Must deform bracket or not seat bolts fully. Careless design. 2) Printing on label for "start" and "run" icons are incorrect from instruction manual references. Right position, but incorrect icon. Not sure how this happens. 3) Must actually screw a funnel with an o-ring into the oil tank to fill oil since fill hole does not allow vertical filling access. More annoying than anything else.

Seems like a good generator minus 2 issues right out of the box. The first was that the oil fill cap wasn't tightened after the oil was drained at the factory, so the residual oil leaked out all over the generator and box, which required a fair amount of clean up. Secondly, one of the retaining clips for the air filter housing was broken, also right out of the box. WH was very good though about sending out a replacement part, so kudos to them for having good service. Aside from that, seems like a solid unit and i'm hoping for years of service.

Great unit, has enough power for what I need when the power goes out, it's quieter than my older Ryobi model also. Packaging was great, easy assembly of wheels, comes with a small screw in funnel and oil for a fresh fill. Started right up, pretty easy.

Just finished my 1 hour break in period. Alternator cover was bent in slightly, I straightened it back out with no difficulty. I liked that break in was only 1 hour. Will change oil at 25 hours per manual. Nice that it came with oil and funnel. Started right up. Everything good so far.

I needed a new generator for the occasional power outages in my rural locale. I bought this generator because of its good combination of compact size to power ratio and because of the electric start (with recoil backup) that would make my life easier.

I did a lot of research, and pondered my choices for a long time before I pull the trigger on this generator. When comparing with several other generators this is the one that rose to the top for me. The price I paid for the wattage and other features, plus the reputation and reviews, were the deciding factors. Assembly went very smoothly and the generator started immediately when I hit the starter. I ran it for the one-hour break-in time, and it ran perfectly. Today I connected my air compressor to it through a 100' cord while it was running and then started the compressor. The generator barely noticed the compressor and powered it up with barely a hiccup. I think this generator will meet all my expectations and needs for back-up power. I'm looking forward to my first power outage. :)