Unpacked it with our electrician who was in no mood to look at instructions; had to undo and redo several things! Got oil and gas into it, figured out the choke, got it to run after a few attempts, let it warm up a bit and plugged a power tool into it, which worked as it was supposed to. Turned it off and set about moving it to a secure location; it definitely needs to be pulled, and never pushed - as I was trying to maneuver it down a slight hill, the handle folded up underneath it unexpectedly, trapping my index finger as the unit settled on the ground on the side which was away from me. I think it's a serious design flaw that the handle does not lock in the extended position - serious enough that it cost you a star on the rating! (If I have to have it x-rayed tomorrow, that'll be another star, and if it's broken, you'll be lucky to get one star out of me!)

I bought this to replace an old pull start generator. Love having an electrical start. It will run our appliances when storms take out our electricity in the winter and run various camping devices in the summer. I am pleased with its good quality build. May sound silly, but the blue and black colors look classy.

Purchased days before Hurricane Milton came to Tampa, just in the nick of time! Has a 120/240v option which is amazing and the dual fuel option also amazing especially with our current gas availability. We had an electrician wire it up to supply our well pump with power! I’ve never been to happy to do dishes! Easy to operate everything is included. Our 2nd Westinghouse generator. Couldn’t be more pleased!

After many many hours of online research, this Westinghouse generator won my business. I didn't care about any fancy dual fuel flexibility. Just needed a down-to-earth, gas-burning workhorse that could get my family through any unexpected power outages. 5kw is enough to keep all the essentials on. More powerful generators would've been much bigger and heavier, defeating the whole "portable" aspect. Great product!

I bought this generator for my home a month ago incase of a power outage. After testing it out I am very pleased, this generator covered power for my deep freezer and refrigerator! If you have stocked your freezers to prepare for another COVID shutdown... This is the perfect purchase to ensure your food does not spoil if the power goes out.

As soon as I unboxed my new generator my power went out! The assembly was very easy. We had our unit up and running within 20 minutes. A little loud but it got the job done. I was very impressed with the quick start. I would highly recommend this product.

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.

I purchased this generator as portable power station for my shed, plus backup for house during power outages. Right out of the box, after filling with oil and gas, I ran and checked out all of the features, everything worked as advertised. I am able to run my power saws and other equipment with no issues. Having the meter reading available for voltage and frequency is helpful. I will be installing my backup 30 amp receptacle for the house and wiring to main panel with interlock switch in a few weeks, so may post a video. So far I am pleased with the purchase, runs quieter than expected.

I bought the WGen5300V generator after we had an ice storm. I know, too late but I had been shopping for one for years. I think I'll be ready for the next power outage as this generator works and sounds great. It was easy to set up. I installed the oil and some fresh gas to see it start the first pull. Hooked up some appliances to see them work. Can't say anything about longevity but I feel like I made a good investment. Fed-EX delivered it to my door in a pretty fast time.

In August our power went out after a storm and was off for 2 days. Our neighbor nicely lent us his so that we were able to power our 2 refrigerators a chest freezer and a few other essentials. That is when we decided we needed to have one of our own. He recommended an inverter generator since they were easier to start and more portable. We spent a lot of time reviewing both and after much on-line shopping and reading dozens of reviews, we decided that the Westinghouse WGen5300cv is what we needed. Both my wife and I are in our 60's-70's and our big concern was whether we would be able to start it. Many of the reviews on this generator mentioned an easy start. The portability of this generator was also a major factor in this purchase. It arrived completely assembled except for the back wheels and front "feet". The assembly of those took just minutes. Adding those made if very easy to move around. The handle to pull the generator folds up and down easily and has a nice foam grip. After putting oil and gasoline in it we gave it a pull and it started right away. My wife was very happy that she was able to get it started with such ease. Another thing that I like was the fact that the outlets on the side had covers. Murphy's law says we probably won't have our power go out now that we have purchased a generator, but after purchasing this, we feel confident that if it does, we will be all set.