I was able to easily set this generator up rigth out of the box. After adding the included oil, the generator started up on the first try when using propane and gasoline. For 9500W and 50A, I don't think you will find a better product on the market for the price. The generator is able to power my entire house and even the A/C with a soft starter installed. Again, great value!

I recently purchased the WG9500DF for a limited whole house pickup. I did a little figuring and a lot of research on several different brands including some at the local big box stores/hardware stores. I am a buy once cry once kind of person so I only wanted to do this once. So here we go. Easy to assemble right out of the box very simple with minimal loose components to be added. Wheels, front pads(4 bolts) and add oil/fuel. Battery is plug and play. Reading through the manual I followed the break in process for the whole 5 hours using a 1500w smoker on high and a compressor with a prescribed leak(barely cracked the tank drain) along with a fan and 500w halogen light. That way between the thermostat on the smoker and the prescribed leak on the compressor I got varying loads on both legs of the generator for the whole 5 hours at random times. Everything worked flawlessly. Let the generator cool for about 2 hours, checked all fluid levels. Hooked up to the manual transfer switch and began the test. At one time had my 1/3hp well pump, water heater, 3 1500w oil heaters, normal amount of lights on in the house. Lights in 2 outbuildings. 400w hps area light running and it chugged along perfectly. Turned the water off and turned the oven on while the water heater was still working and never got above 40 amps on one leg. 37 on the other. Wood heat so that is not a problem. Seems well built. Good features. Best bang for the buck as far as I am concerned. Disclaimer: this is not a quiet unit if that is an issue. If electric heat I would step up to the 12.5kw generator of the same make and line. Also be sure to pay attention to the potential drop if you’re going to run propane. You won’t have the same out out as gasoline. And dont forget the fuel stabilizer if this is going to sit in storage a majority of the time. Hope this long winded review helps…

We live in south west and in the summer time it hits a 119 degrees when the power goes out you better have a Westinghouse 9500dfc generator. I run my air-conditioning and refrigerator and a small freezer with no problem. I love this generator i never worry about the power going out anymore. Everyone should have one of these thanks Westinghouse.

Super surprised on how easy it was to unbox, "assemble" (wheel kit and feet)...easy peasy. Follow the set up instructions and its smooth sailing. Not hard to move around. Started right up, ran perfectly. Had electricians over to install a lock out and soft start for AC...they were ultra impressed with the fit and finish. Load tested - this can run every essential in my home if power goes out. There are some things that you must prioritize, dryers, over constant AC, stuff like that - Gave me super confidence for winter and summer brown outs. It will take a while to get to know it better, plan on using it once a quarter and making a use log for maintenence needs. So far - A+

In my world, a generator is like insurance... I have no need for one on a daily basis, but when something happens, you are grateful you have one. Well, I didn't have one when our power recently went out for 4 days. I can use coolers and we can take cold showers, but our septic system has a pump. No power, no pump. No pump and our tank fills until the point it comes back into the house. We are better prepared now. I love the duel fuel capability of this generator. Our electrician is rigging up means to connect this to our breaker so that it can run our whole house. I hope I never need to use it, but the way things are going these days, I suspect more prolonged power outages will not be so rare any more.

I bought this generator to ensure that my whole house was covered in the case of an emergency. I followed the start-up directions, read the manual and am happy to report that it has started up with no problem! I tested the manual start, the electric start and the remote start, all with no issues. I can't wait to get my tranfer switch installed and put this beast to the test!

I bought the WGEN9500 to plug into my transfer box and run my whole house. I bought the unit in an emergency situation and have been unable to test it fully, however the amount of time that we ha e run it and in the limited capacity of use it performed very well.

I just received the generator 3 days ago, so I have not been able to give it a thorough test during a power outage. With luck, I won't need to. Unpacking, adding the oil and assembling the legs and wheels and was super easy - if one uses a socket wrench. I recommend that. I read the instructions for starting and after hooking up the propane I tested both electric and manual start. I tried the manual start first and was very pleasantly surprised when the generator started on the first pull. I charged the battery a few hours and then gave the electric start a test. Again, the generator started right up. To test the 120 outlets, I plugged in a leave blower and turned it on and gathered up a pile of leaves. I am very happy that I purchased this model. I will be able to power my whole house during the next outage and that gives me a good sense of security.

I bought this generator for backup during power outages. Arrived in good condition. Set up was easy. Unit looks well designed with all parts easy to identify and access. Started well and produced power for test. Very simple to start and run. Only glitch was on electric start. Directions indicated wires needed to be hooked to battery post, but they already were when I unpacked. It wouldn't start though. What it actually needed was to have the two ends of a connector in between the battery and the starter plugged together. Once I figured that out, the connector was easy to access and push the wire leads together. Then electric starter worked perfectly. I really like the automatic choke when using the electric start, since "choking" a small engine can be confusing for some.

Bought right after hurricane Ida. Strong enough to power most of my house with a 50 amp connection. The only things that can't be on at the same time are the A/C, dryer, and hot water heater. Can power everything else at the same time with no issues