I purchased this unit after having lost power for five days during the Texas freeze in February 2020. I wanted something that could easily and efficiently power my refrigerator and deep freeze if the electricity went off again. I enjoy my Westinghouse Pressure Washer so choosing Westinghouse again for our generator made sense. The unit is well built and not too big that my wife couldn't move it around on the wheels if necessary. We hope to never have to use it but know we'll be able to depend on this generator if needed.

Bought week ago. Nice and compact. More so than my old craftsman 5600/8600 and has "no flat" tires. Comparable in power at a cheaper price. Always need one during hurricane season. Nice to have portable a/c at night. Well pump running. Fridge and microwave. Beats eating cold soup and bread for 5-7 days when power is out.

At its price point, I couldn't find anything that came close to the quality and features of this portable generator. Truth be told, there is a certain amount of confidence you get when you see the Westinghouse Logo on your generator, they do do know a thing or two about electric...

Just received my 5300v genny and in short order I had it oiled up and running. Ran like a top during the first hour of break in. Like that it has plenty of power for major appliances during a power outage. Only minor gripe so far is it's a little hard to start requiring several strong pulls. Overall lots of good features and lots of usable power at its price. Don't think you could find a better deal for the money!

haven't had need yet. but am sure it will keep us going in an emergency. It was packaged well but pull starter housing was crushed, it's ok, i just pounded it out straight. can't even tell. Beautiful unit tho. started and ran great. Oh yeah, this was a gift from a friend

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.

I recently purchased this generator after reading some of the reviews and calculated the size for my needs. I am set up for backup power but have a need for some additional loads.The size and age of my existing generator led towards this purchase. Follow the instructions in the manual and setup and operation is a snap. Produces the listed voltage in both 120 and 240 volts. Very pleased with it.

Good value and light weight. It will not do 120 volt and 240 volt at the same time. Selecting 240 volt to use the twist lock plug turns off the 120 volt plugs You must be very careful moving as the handle does not lock and it will get away from you and land on the generator end. I think this may lead to a safety recall in the future. It happen to me the second time I moved it. Overall I really like generator.

I bought this to power my house during power outages. At first I tested it by running a circular saw, and it had no issue. Then during the next power outage I powered my house - several fridges, the gas furnace, and even the microwave and electric kettle (didn't run those two at the same time, but probably could have). The generator responds very quickly to load changes, and usually fires up on the third pull.

Easy and immediate start, great value for the price. Only reason I did not leave 5 stars is due to poor packaging. I had to return my first unit due to shipping damage. My second unit arrived dented; however I kept it because there was no mechanical damage.