I purchased this WGen5300sc portable generator and I'm so glad I did. Here in Texas we have hurricanes and had some exceptionally freezing winters where we lost all power for days. No more worries now as to what we'll do for some heat, lights and to keep a few appliances running. I'm very impressed with the ease of plugging in my cords and the self start. And I knew I couldn't go wrong with Westinghouse made here in the USA.

When I am able to move it outside, the generator does exactly what I need it to, however, the muffler is pointed directly at the wheel base, which makes the tires and wheels very hot. The wheel base is also not sturdy. The unit I have has the hub spot-welded to the frame. The vibration and heat caused the wheel base to collapse after 1 hour of use and I had to go buy a cart and get a buddy to help me wheel it back to the garage. Its also kind of loud.

We got this generator 2 months ago. We are very impressed with this model. Just enough power to run our mobile home. We got the electric start model for the fact she will be able to use much easier. The price was right on. Nothing could compare to it in this running watt range. It had 100s of reviews and 99% were good or better. Almost can't wait for that north Easter here in Maine. Well maybe we can wait a little longer.

I purchased this equipment after experiencing a 3 day power outage. I decided to test this generator for a couple of days so I would be prepared for the next time I might be without power. It ran everything I thought I would need and then some. Extremely happy with the running time and fuel capacity. Due to my health, the battery start was a must. Worth the little extra I paid for this option.

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 just bought this generator in January 2025. The generator was very easy to assemble and instruction manual was easy to follow. The " Quick Start Guide was excellent ". The generator started very easy the first time and the noise level was much better than expected.

I have been shopping for a 5K generator for over a month and looked at several brands and models. The Westinghouse WGen series are by far some of the most well built I've seen. I bought the WGen5300sc. Put oil and gas in it, I started on the second pull. The frame construction is heavy duty. The components are mounted securely and the wiring is neat and tidy. Overall it shows great craftsmanship. While I've not used it much the craftsmanship of the generator leaves me confident it is a dependable unit.

the generator is extremely well built and exactly what i needed. it was easy to put on the accessories with excellent and easy to follow instructions. I highly recommend the electric start and am completely satisfied with this generator. excellent quality throughout.

I've been looking for generator for years, read lots of reviews about different brands, then I found this one WGen5300V, the output 5300W is almost enough to power my whole house, and with very good price. Just take one pull to start it, and it works just as I expected.

Bought this in the PNW for the frequent power outages in our wooded area. I'm connecting to a transfer switch to our home, but taking the alternator cover off to remove the jumper wire (per the instructions, which are well-written!) was a challenge. It was stuck on there pretty good. Ended up scratching it a bit. Other than that, I am happy with it. May update this review once it's gets more use!