I bought this in case of power outage at our house. Assembles nicely and has a nice padded handle. The oil filler tool was quite handy as well, although it could have been a liiiitle longer or wider at the opening. Wish it had one or two more 120 outlets, but it starts first pull and runs like a champ.

I bought this during a freak ice storm where we lost power for 11 days. This arrived on day 5 and got us through to the end. Everything works as it should. One complaint in the design--in order to change the oil, you have to unscrew a metal screw at the bottom of the oil tank. Problem is the frame is in the way and if you manage to get the screw out, you can't get it threaded straight to get it back in because of it. I had to get the frame off in order to do so, which was a nightmare. So I guess the next oil change will take more than a few hours since I won't be able to get the screw all the way out again, since it will take longer for the oil to drain. Terrible design flaw. Otherwise, generator works consistently and easily.

Purchased this generator to replace my old and tired 5000W generator. This one has more wattage and is more compact, quieter, and starts much easier. I love the electric start option. We live in the country and have frequent power outages; a standby generator is a must for us. I do feel a little guilty when our lights are on and the neighbors' houses are dark LOL.

I bought the WGEN5300V about a week ago...it looks well made, compact and easy to use. With all the power outages lately this generator will be a life saver. It starts right away and is quite. The cost of unit is priced well in its category. I plan to get years of use out of it.

It’s Heavier than I expected and the handle is very short which is not functional for moving it around. Other than that it seems like a good product I ran it for awhile it was easy to start but I haven’t had to use it yet. I’ll submit another review after I use it.

I have just purchased the WGen5300v generator about two weeks ago. I have cranked it up and ran it for about 15 minutes, plugging in some electrical devices. The unit cranked on the first full and was a little quieter than i anticipated. I first purchased a different brand of generator, but it was damaged in shipping. The wheels and the included oil were just placed loosely in the box and very little protective packaging for the generator. The oil bottle was punctured and the frame was badly warped. Looking at the other brand of generator, it was was of poor quality. Wheels had only a plastic sleeve in the middle where the pin goes through to mount onto the frame and the packaging showed poor quality. The Westinghouse generator had all parts and the oil in a box. Wheels have bearings to turn on, so to me this generator just has a better feel of quality. It how- ever had slight damage to the frame as well, but since it ran well and had no vibration I am not going to return it. I am giving this unit 4 stars because of the damage. I am not sure what these shipping companies are doing to these generators but better packaging needs to be addressed.

I brought this generator after being without power for 2 1/2 days. I wanted one that could power my well pump and some other things in the house. I also like the fact I can use.it to power my camper if I ever need to. I tried on my camper and it runs great. Westinghouse has always made a reliable product.

We bought this generator because now that we have a kid, we can't just wait it out when the power goes out. I love that it can use propane as well as gas, as it's easier to keep a tank of propane and not worry about it going bad. So glad I bought it!

I caught this generator on sale right after the New Year. I had been meaning to get one for some time but held off. Luckily I bought this when I did because it came in two days prior to a major storm that knocked out our power for 12 hours. I put this baby to use right away! Worked great powering our fridge and some entertainment items, with plenty of wattage left over if we needed to plug anything else in. I am so glad I bought this when I did!!! It was super easy to set up (minus some oil funnel issues I had at the start but squared it away quickly) and worked well throughout the outage, providing reliable power where it was needed.

I just bought this product about a month ago but just went through the assembly and operation. Assembly is simple, just follow the instruction manual. Same goes for the operation of the generator, easy "pull start" once the gasoline is engaged. I'll report back once I've had an opportunity to put it to the test.