This little Inverter Generator is lightweight and quiet. Used it for camping and had zero issues. Also is nice to know that if I lose power at my house, I have something that will start easy and run my sump and refrigerator.

Bought this generator for camping and I'm really glad I did. This generator is extremely quiet compared to others and for the price compared against the brands, I thought it was a steal! Definitely recommend.

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.

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.

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.

After much research into which suitcase size generator had the best options, performance, decibel level, and price point I came to the conclusion that the Westinghouse iGen2500 fit that bill. This model is the same size as most 2000 surge/1700 run size generators, but this one performs at 2500 surge/2200 run capability. It also has some handy digital monitoring that most small generators don't. My concern was that a number of reviewers on various sites reported receiving damaged units from the factory, specifically broken spark plugs and spark plug caps. I reside in Canada and would have ordered from a Canadian supplier to simplify the return process (in case this was needed), however the only Canadian retailers for this generator, Home Depot Canada and Amazon.ca, had no stock and had no known restock date. So, hoping I would not need to submit a return I ordered one from Home Depot USA who had the best U.S price I could find, but required a trip to the U.S to pick up as they will not ship to Canada. To my dismay the unit I received was damaged. The spark plug was cracked, and the engine shut-off switch (behind the front panel) was broken. The spark plug was no big deal, but the kill-switch repair would have involved major disassembly, so it had to be returned, which meant a return trip to the border, as Home Depot would only cover return shipping within the U.S. and UPS could not figure out how to charge me just the difference. Home Depot handled the return very quickly. By the time all this took place, I discovered stock of this item was available in Canada thru Amazon.ca again so I was able to re-order the item within Canada. The second unit arrived with some serious crud/sediment in the gas tank, and what looked like small rust spots and staining on the inner gas tank walls that required numerous flushes to clear, but no physical damage was evident. I decided to take a chance that the crud appeared since the factory run-up and hope a good rinsing will prevent any further issues. It appears to have a small inline fuel filter that should catch any remaining sediment, and can be replaced if required. After careful break-in it seems to be operating as well as I'd hoped, and is able to run numerous tools and produce the expected 2500/2200 watts. The digital monitoring is very nice, cycling thru the various information modes and keeping me notified of all the important data regarding its operation. A friend who works in construction and uses numerous of the expensive "H" variety generators confirms this unit is as quiet as their red units, which is supposedly where the bar has been set. So despite the initial quality control issues, I will give it a 4 star rating for now, hoping the initial purchase experiences don't reflect the longevity I hope to get out of this generator, to be used as my supplemental RV power supply. Here's hoping Westinghouse reads this and corrects the problems coming out of the factory so others can enjoy their fine product without the hassles of returns and having to deal with these sorts of issues in a brand new unit.

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.

Like an idiot but two of them . Only used a few times and only ran non ethanol fuel in them. Due to poor, cheap pot metal fuel cap chain rusted almost immediately. And then inside of gas tank also rusted causing the rust to clog carburetor. Should have known. Have had a similar Honda generator that is going on 15 years without issue. Wait, I did replace the coil starter rope once. Stay away from this Westinghouse generator…..

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.

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.