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Customer reviews for Westinghouse 2550 Watt Gas Powered Inverter Generator with Recoil Start and Quiet Technology for
Westinghouse 2550 Watt Gas Powered Inverter Generator with Recoil Start and Quiet Technology
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  3. 3 stars2% (74)
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May 9, 2026
Anonymous
5 out of 5 stars review

Great product at a great price

Purchased this generator a few days ago, currently working on the break in process. So far so good though, the maintenance panels are easy to remove and oil changes are a breeze. It fired up the second pull and now starts with ease on the first pull. It runs quiet, I can reasonably carry on a conversation within 5 feet of it not in Ecomode. Happy to say the least, would definitely recommend it.

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Apr 19, 2026
Spudzy
5 out of 5 stars review

Quick setup and easy to use.

I purchased this generator in the event of losing power and needing something to run my sump pump off of. I was able to quickly this get unpackaged, follow directions to start and get what I needed to hooked up quickly. Very straight forward use, runs well and easy to handle.

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Jun 6, 2026
WW22
5 out of 5 stars review

BoonDocking Parallel Operations

I bought this product to do parallel operations with my Westinghouse iGen4500dfc when boondocking in the RV. The Westinghouse iGen4500dfc works great and expecting the same service from the iGen2550.

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Aug 8, 2018
Mark
1 out of 5 stars review

Wont Start

I'm glad I don't need it right away. I put in gas. Put oil in up to the H on the dipstick.put about a 1/2 gallon of gas in. Turned it to Choke. Pulled 5 or 6 times...nothing. Hit the reset button. Pulled 4 or 5 more times...nothing. Operated the choke-run off switch and saw that it was adjusting the fuel. I opened the drain fuel line and watched it fill the tube. I called customer service who recommended I take it apart to make sure all connections are secure. There is one connector with a black and red wire that is hanging out there but I dont see anything to plug it into. I put it back to together, only lost 2 screws, and no change. I need help before a storm comes.

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Jan 16, 2018
Lac T., the smog guy
4 out of 5 stars review

Love this powerful little guy.

bought my igen2500 at a local electronic store last week. Put oil in it, some gas, one pull and the thing fired up with joy. I let it run for about 20 min, then hooked up a heater and a large shop fan, igen2500 did not even blinked. output gauge registered at 25%. The next day, I connected my travel trailer to it. with the fridge on auto, turned on my AC,(coleman mach 3 plus, 13500 btu) full blast, it handled the loads with zero problem. It is reasonably quiet. Love everything about this inverter. The reason I give 4 stars is because I'm waiting on the reliability factor. I will come back and update my review after I put it to some hard labor.

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Jan 24, 2026
Randy Carnes
5 out of 5 stars review

Great generator for our RV

I bought this generator to replace another brand that crapped out on me before our snowbird trip. I set it up at our first campground in Texas, in case we needed it before the cold weather hit. The setup was very easy, and it started on the 2nd pull. This is my 2nd Westinghouse generator. I am very happy with their products.

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Jan 22, 2026
Smacker57
5 out of 5 stars review

Bad weather comming

Purchased on dec 3 2025. In case we had bad weather. Today is Jan 22 2026 and guess what very bad weather coming. This is the second one I've owned last one got stolen These are really good generators. Quite,good on gas,easy to start,light weight,look good lol.

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Dec 13, 2025
Frustrated 2
2 out of 5 stars review

Won't stay running

I purchased this generator about a month ago as a back up. It was broken in according to specifications. I have use it 3 ( three) times. It. Runs for about 40 minutes, shuts off then will run 30 seconds and shut down again. Error messages: oil and overload lights come on. I have a small heater plugged in, set on low.

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reply from eComm

Hello, thank you for letting us know about this, we are genuinely sorry to hear about your generator working incorrectly. I have passed your feedback along to our quality control team to ensure that we are producing the best units possible. Please contact us at 1-855-944-3571 or support@wpowereq.com and we will do our best to make things right for you. -Manny

May 7, 2019
dunk50
4 out of 5 stars review

DO YOUR DUE DILLIGENCE!

Short and sweet! I did A LOT of research and you should too. Reviews indicated units arrived with broken spark plugs, bought a new one before my unit arrived. When it did arrive, yep spark plug was broken. Reviews also said to use a magnetic oil filler plug and break unit in properly. I did and glad I did. Lot of garbage in the first oil change at 1 hour. Now for the good, reviews suggested putting upper cylinder oil in cylinder without spark plug and pulling it slowing to lubricate the cylinder prior to starting. I did this with 2 tablespoons of Lucas oil, installed new plug and the dang thing started first pull. Smoked due to the oil but cleared up in minutes and off we go. Runs quiet and YAHOO, mine came with an hour meter. Wish I had known that before I installed the hour meter. It says nothing about it in the owners manual but the last item listed under the digital display is LIFE TIME RUN HOURS!. Time will tell but I will update if there is a need.

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May 6, 2018
Brent
1 out of 5 stars review

Easy to start, but won't stay running.

Was pretty happy with this generator out of the box. One very light pull and the generator started right up. However, the first time we went to use it, we began having issues. The generator won't stay running. I've tested the generator with an 1800 watt hair dryer, and then unit will run for a couple minutes. However, if I switch the hair dryer off for a few seconds, then turn it back on, the generator backfires and quits running. It then takes several hard pulls to get it running again. Usually I have to let it sit for a few minutes before trying to start it again. Something is not right with this.

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