We bought this generator about a month ago after some ice storms and power outages hit my area. We haven't had a chance to use it yet, but the ease of assembly and setup was fantastic. It came with the recommended oil so we filled it up, put about a gallon of gas in it, connected the supplied battery and it fired right up. It was still cold so we had to choke it, but it started quickly and ran smoothly. I'm not looking forward to losing power, but I'm glad that we finally have a good electric start generator in case we do.

I am pleased with the quick delivery, the ease of putting it together and the ability to have power when the electricity is out. I live in a very rural area and we've last to get power restored. I will add to my review as time passes. I've recommended this to my boss and he's ordering his this week.

First try generator arrived with a dented exhaust cover. Returned. Second try generator arrived in great shape but didn’t run properly. Third time is a charm. Generator arrived in excellent shape. Put together easily and started on the first pull. Ran it for two and a half hours, ran great. Put it under a mild load. Ran great.

but something you'll be so glad to own when you do need it. This is a solidly built, well-constructed piece of equipment that is sure to do the job. The set-up manual is easy to navigate. After prepping for a trial run the generator fired right up with less than a full pull. It ran smoothly and efficiently during the hour long test run. The gauges are helpful and the ops. panel hosts many features. Like I said, you hope never to need one, but you'll be glad this is ready to use when you do. Also, if you like the color blue - this is the one!

Started on third pull after adding oil and fuel. Ran for 1 hour break-in period with no problems. Easy to maneuver. Bought it as back up to a Westinghouse 7000e that is 9 years old that I just replaced the fuel line and spark plug on. The 5300v will work with my Generlink device for home emergency power.

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!

Bought this earlier and we recently had a storm and I fired it up for the first time. It ran most everything except the air conditioning. But that was to be expected. I need a larger unit to power the air conditioning. It did what I needed to do!

As a single mom living in South Texas, I’ve been looking for a generator that gives me what I want in my budget. After extensive research and reviews, I chose this model. It took me about 10 minutes to setup after delivery, and everything fired right up. I’m so relieved to finally have a reliable generator in my line up, which makes hurricane seasons and extended power outages much easier to prepare for.

I bought this generated to use with my 30’ camper for when i go places without electric hook-up. I haven’t had the chance to use it for a full weekend but did the front yard trial run and it seemed like more than able to keep up. It’ll also be handy if i ever loose electric at the house.

We started it up to make sure everything was ok and it worked fine. I would have liked to have electric start and would have paid more for that feature as not sure I am going to be able to start it if my husband is not here. We like that it can also be used for an RV if we ever get one. Didn't give it a 5 star rating because haven't needed to use it to assess better how it functions, but so far so good.