Generator came well packaged. No dents, dings or scratches anywhere on it. Wheels were simple to install. Filled with oil and gas and it fired right up. Normal fumes as with anything for the first little bit of running, paint burning off of areas that shouldn't have paint. All very normal. Ran it through the 1 hr break in and then 5 hours of various loads as directions dictated, Just went though a ice storm with a smaller one, actually looking forward to the next outage to see how it performs powering house though generator cut over switch. All and all extremely pleased with my purchase and would recommend it to anyone looking for this size of generator.

I bought this generator a few days ago. Came in quickly. Waiting on my electrician to wire up the side of the house to make it easy on my wife. This unit is electric start and will make my life easier when the power goes out. I work an hour away from home so having an electric start is great so my wife can get it going to power up the house

I bought this Gen 5300 a week ago. I already own a Gen 3600 I bought 2 years ago. Best and most dependable I ever had. Both of these generators always start the first pull of the recoil. The price of both was reasonable and competitive. I would recommend Westinghouse gens to any one. I love that Westinghouse pretexts their hens

Very happy with generator so far. Initial set up instructions were clear and easy to follow. Generator started easily and powered a few test loads with no problem. Noise level was a bit higher than expected, which is only reason for rating of 4 instead of 5.

I am a single mom, not very mechanically inclined. A neighbor had loaned me their generator previously and gave me the rundown on how to use it safely, so granted I did have some background knowledge. My teenage son and I were able to get this put together and running with minimal problems. We did have to get a neighbor to help get it running again once it ran out of gas - found that it is really cranky about oil. It took the entire quart supplied, and then had to check it and give it more oil with each gas refill. With the proper amount of oil, it runs very efficiently. It is pretty loud, as expected. I was able to run the sump pump, refrigerator, modem, and computers, which were my primary concerns. We have a well, so, unfortunately, no running water when the power is out. There was enough power left to run incidentals as needed like a vacuum or microwave.

I just purchased this generator so I can’t say how it works but it has some great features. I have a boat with a twist lock outlet. I will be able to use it there as well as at home. I really like the electric start switch and the run hours and maintenance schedule display.

I'd give it a 5 star if I run it for a few years. we all get excited and review something 5 stars when we get what we want....this is a great built, feature filled generator. Runs all we need in our home, wifi, refrig, lights, oil furnace. Running on propane only, to avoid issues with gas. It started up after 7-8 pulls, be sure to choke it even on propane. I like the little start up pics on the tank. I have my generator set up on my circut board, so I throw the switch and power up the house when power goes out. Superb buy! I hope it last as I will service it as suggested. 3yr warranty, seems very good.

So far the generator has performed as expected and appears to be well built. The electric start is very convenient, and I like that the battery is automatically charged during use. I am using this generator with a breaker panel transfer switch to power my full size refrigerator, lights, and an 8000 BTU portable AC unit.

Easy set up, very quite. A little heavy but that is okay for a good product. Instructions are easy to understand, although some of the instructions assume that you know something about the workings of an internal combustion engine, because they tell you how to break it down to maintenance the engine. That's a little scary.

Bought this generator since our area gets frequent power outages. It has proven to be worth more than what we paid for. The convenience of having the basic electrical needs during a power outage is so valuable. This particular model has provided us with sufficient power to run our whole household.