Having gone through a few power outages, the outage caused by Hurricane Beryl convinced me I needed a portable generator. After much research, I landed on this one. The name Westinghouse is synonymous with the highest quality standards and the price was incredibly reasonable. Peace of mind is well worth it.

Overall very easy to assemble and get started. But several minor kinks noticed: 1. When installing the two feet, one of the nuts is not aligned well, making it impossible to screw the flange bolt in. I had to screw the bold in from the other direction to force it through (kind of opening up the threads), then screw the bolt out and install as illustrated in the manual. 2. In Page 18, step 5 of "Starting the generator," I was looking for the breakers on the generator originally. After finding on such buttons, then realized this step means breakers on my circuit panel, etc. So please make this clear to minimize confusion. For standard-alone operation (e.g., on the road), this step is not needed.

Love the folding handles and wheels. Very powerful and gives an even amount of power. Runs a welder well. Very affordable and best machine for the price. People have told me Westinghouse lasts a lifetime. This is my first purchase and very happy with it on the job.

Purchased the 5300S as a back up for my pellet stove, refrigerator, and chest freezer as we have little ones and the winters can be harsh. It powers everything perfectly with plenty left over for some lights and a TV. With the 240V option I can also run my electric water heater for showers/baths! Wonderful machine that was a breeze to set up and started immediately with one push of the button. 11/10!

I needed a new generator for the occasional power outages in my rural locale. I bought this generator because of its good combination of compact size to power ratio and because of the electric start (with recoil backup) that would make my life easier.

This is a well built unit that is easy to set-up. Well written manual. Has start-up instruction right on the unit. Lots of power for it's size, more than adequate for an emergency back-up generator for a house with a generator interlock switch set up. Very happy with this purchase.

What a great decision to purchase this generator. As I approach 60 years of age, I'm finding it difficult to pull start my 35 year old generator. After a fair amount of research, I bought this WGen5300c. The electric start was my main consideration. It's slightly more powerful than the old one, it's a smaller overall size and it has some nice added features such as fuel gauge, digital multifunction display and a wheel kit. Even the 220v is a higher amp. Almost looking forward to the next power outage.

I bought this generator last year I've had the opportunity to use it a couple of times. It is everything that this products overview stated. It runs not as loud as most generators and easy to start which I love as a person with arthritis it really helps that easy start. Overall this is a great generator and the price is also great.

Setup has been easy, and the instructions were very clear. We purchased the generator as a backup for our house, so I hope to not need it too often. I appreciate the recommendations included about how to keep things maintained and ready to go, even if the generator is in storage for several months at a time.

I purchased the 5300 generator. Very little set up. Installed the wheels and front legs, put the oil in and fuel. I have 5 acres that I am fencing and there is no power on the property. I used it multiple hours for several days and was able to complete my fence. I was surprised at the low noise level. Seems to be a solid machine. 5 stars from me.