living in the backcountry of san diego we are subject to loss of electricity when there is a threat of wildfire. this is going to keep us in electric power no matter what the utility does to us. we have a 2700 square foot home with AC, well pump, booster pump and a mechanics setup in the 3 car garage and this generator is capable of keeping everything going. especially nice is the ability to watch tv into the night and simply shut down the generator with the remote rather than having to shlep outside in the dark and cold to manually shut it down.

I've lost power for an extended time during each of the last several years. So this was my year to buy a generator. After comparing numerous brands, I chose the Westinghouse because of its quality and features. And I'm glad I did; I'm really impressed since receiving mine. There are the two options for fuel, several options for power output (20A,30A,50A) and my favorite - options for starting: Manual pull-start, Electric start from the front panel and Remote-Start using a key-fob. Being able to start the generator from inside the house is pretty sweet. Since my purchase was late in the season, I've not put a lot of runtime on it. But the noise-level is acceptable and the performance is good. It's important to me that the fuel tank is solid metal. That was rather hard to find. I guess the only real negative is that the propane connection is at the front and points forward, leaving the hose to stick straight out from the front of the unit. The manual is rather detailed. You can download/view it on the Westinghouse website. Did I mention I've been impressed?

Bought as a backup generator about 3 months ago and have had several occasions to use it so far including one outage that lasted several days. It was quick to set up and get running and has been very reliable so far. The power output is excellent, we run a 2200sqft house on it including 2 refrigerators and 2 freezers. The electric start is a nice feature, it makes it much easier for my wife or daughter to get it going if I’m not home when power goes out.

Bought this generator for emergency power at our rural house. It's transfer-switch ready, which could save us some money later. Easy to put in service with clear setup and usage instructions. Only suggestion I have is to flag in the instructions or with an "Attention" label that the battery has a disconnect connection that in my case was disconnected for shipment and the ends were all wadded up in the middle of some zip-tied cables. Took about an hour of investigation before I found out why the battery wasn't charging. Otherwise, the generator started with the push of a button. Seems like a well-made and useful product.

I received the box with minimal damage (holes in box). After unpacking the paint on the front panel was chipped off. Two out of the four mounting feet bolts would not screw in due to the threads being stripped! I had to use smaller bolts, nuts and washers to secure that I supplied. I hope it holds up.Customer should not have to do that. There was not parts that could be sent as the threads are threaded into the frame. They would have had to send a new unit which I was not going to go through all that trying to ship this unit back. The unit does not start using push button or remote unless it is warmed up. You have to manually slide choke before starting cold. After warmed up they will start either way. This should not have to be. What's the use of remote start if you have to do that. I ran the unit for one hour and it seemed to run fine.

After IAN I wanted to upgrade smaller generator that got us through Charlie and Irma.I hope I never have to use it but will suite my situation have 250 gal LP for house and always keep 20 gal gas on hand during storm season.with the dual fuel options should not have to seek out fuel immediately after storm as in the past.

Just received the item today. The positive reviews I read were spot on for a reliable first time start generator. Everything came in the kit and was an easy setup for any skill level. I have run it on no load and then with just a refrigerator and air compressor but no issue to loaded with ease. Next test will be once i finish 50A back-feed to house.

I DID THE BREAK IN OIL PROCEDURE.RAN ONE HOUR NO LOAD--RAN ONE HOUR 25% LOAD-- RAN ONE HOUR 50% LOAD. I WAS HIGHLY SURPRISED NOT FINDING ANY METAL PARTICLES IN THE OIL CHANGES. JUST DID A BREAK-IN ON NEW DURO MAX 12,000 AND TOOK THREE OIL CHANGES TO CLEAN UP ENGINE OIL.. HOPEFULLY THIS IS A KEEPER!!!!

My daughter purchased our Westinghouse Generator (we call it “The putt-putt”) several months ago and have used it 2 times as a test and 4 times during actual black-outs (we live in a forest). Both the gasoline and propane systems have worked perfectly. All the black-outs were fairly short-lived, so fuel usage was well within my requirements, and switching between fuel supplies was also effortless and without problems. The remote start worked every time, even the times I started remotely to show off the unit for some friends. I really like this unit.

Recently bought this Generator. Fired up no problem on propane, but with gas it wouldn't start. I read some forums online of the float in the solenoid that's mounted to the bottom of the carburetor getting stuck preventing it from starting. I took it off, sure enough it was stuck. Freed it up with some carb cleaner, re-assembled it and it started right up.