It came last week and I feel so much better having it! I live in an area that is affected by hurricanes and I live away from town. And not only do I have a well and pump, but I have a lift pump on my septic field. I have to have power! I'm not looking forward to having to use it, but with the electric and remote starts, it's going to an ease when I do! I had it set up to tie into my breaker box with an interlock/transfer device. I also love it doesn't take up too much floor space in my garage and how easy it is to move with its big wheels

This just arrived and I have yet to put it to the test in a power outage. Unpack and set-up were simple and easy. It is quite heavy, but once the wheels are in place, fairly easy to maneuver. I'm planning to run it on natural gas but have not confirmed the supply hose requirements. I'm hoping the Westinghouse web site will guide me to a correct NG supply hose. I used the included propane regulator to fire it up and test some light loads. It started right up.

We're just getting it set up, but so far the pieces fit (except that the S/N is at the opposite end of the machine from what is in the instructions), and once you get the wheels on, the 800# machine seems reasonably portable from its storage place in our garage to the connection outlet at the side of our house. The power company is really good about keeping outages to a minimum in the Twin Cities, but it seems smart to invest in some insurance.

I bought this a couple of weeks ago. We just installed the transfer switch for its use, and did the preliminary set up (oil, gas, etc.) Started it up, and it works perfectly. Love the look of it and I know when the electric goes out, we will be prepared.

I just purchased this WGen11500TFc portable generator to power my home the next time we lose power. We just went 8 days without it and used a much older and smaller size unit that got us through but some luxuries weren't able to be used. I have not used this unit yet but my first observations are that the motor doesn't use an oil filter like my older one. There are a lot of bells and whistles on this that I fear may cause problems down the road. CO monitor states if you disconnect it, the unit is inoperable. Lets hope that doesn't go bad. The electric start push button,main circuit breaker and the fuel selector don't appear or feel very robust. The unit does offer about everything you can ask for for ease and versatility so I'm hopeful. Its very heavy to unload so if you aren't strong get a helper. I slid it down ramps to get it on the ground from my pickup. Assembly was pretty simple by myself. A couple of small pieces of 2x4 on their sides will make the wheel and stand assembly very simple. I also like that it was shipped with oil and a battery charger.

I bought this generator to power my automatic transfer switch for my house I haven't had a chance to use it yet but unboxing the Westinghouse 11,500 W generator had me impressed The packaging Was great no damage . The overall construction looks rigid and well built . I like some of the built-in features like being able to add on the automatic transfer switch. The tri fuel option is also great so I can hook it up to my natural gas from the city and never have to worry about filling up gas or propane during a powder outage . I don't functionally See how I'll end up using the remote but it's a nice option to have.

I bought this to replace a 22 yr old 15k w generac that finally died. I haven't used it yet, but I'm impressed with the much smaller size at almost the same power output. 3 starting options, an alternator, remote control start, battery charger, and oil included!! Pretty impressive. Amazing how things have changed! Hopefully this unit will give me many years of use!! BTW, I'm a 5'6" 66 yr old grandma. This unit though heavy, is very easy to maneuver. My only complaint is how low the pull bar is. I imagine it's even lower for someone over 6' tall. If it were mounted 6" higher, it would be better. But I guess it's a leverage thing. 🙂

Purchased as my first generator for Home use. My electrician recommended this generator as one of the best for my purposes. The instructions are clear and easy to understand. There's very little assembly required. Safety is at the forefront with great labeling and the manual as well and highly recommend this.

My new WGEN11500TFC (upgraded from the DFC I ordered - nice surprise) has plenty of power on gasoline running my entire house via the 50amp outlet wired direct to the main panel (with 15' of 6 AWG wire). Runs my R-22 2.5 ton A/C (no soft start), electric water heater, well pump and pressure booster pump, two freezers and a refrigerator, plus lights and other misc items. I won't run the electric water heater when the A/C is on to keep the load down, but it's nice to know the WGen11500TFC can handle it if needed. I did shut off the biggest loads before starting the A/C as the inrush current on the A/C is right at 60-62 amps, but once the A/C is running, I can add in the other loads and everything runs fine until the A/C cycles off. As long as I'm not drawing more than 8 amps or so, the A/C will start again with no issues, which honestly surprises me. I think the capacity of the WGEN is probably a little under stated. I may still install a soft start on the A/C but so far, it hasn't been necessary. Even with the A/C running and both freezers, refrigerator, lights, TV, etc., I'm only at about 5000 watts, which is still less than 1/2 the rated capacity of the WGEN11500TFC, so plenty of headroom left for the well pump and other random things, but I do try to keep total draw to a minimum. It's loud, but not as loud as my 22 year old Troy Built 7500/13000 Briggs unit. I'm out in the country so noise isn't really an issue anyway. From 23' away at half load, I am getting right at 75db, which is pretty close to the Westinghouse factory claim. Can't speak to longevity yet but we do have random power outages and even lost power for a few days a couple years ago so I'm hoping to get many years of sporadic use out of the WGEN11500TFC. I did a bit of overkill on the break in, changing the conventional 10W30 oil four times during the first five hours under varying loads up to half load, and had very minimal to no sparkles in the oil after the second oil change. It's now fully broken in, last two oil changes were completely clear, and I'm now running 5W30 full synthetic. Time will tell but so far so good! No regrets.

I purchased this unit as an upgrade to an older Westinghouse 9500w generator. It was easy to set up and started up on propane without hesitation. I was able to connect to our large household propane tank with a couple of quick connect / disconnect fittings and was able to use the same 30amp cable as the old retired model used to connect to our main electrical panel. My only concern is the net weight. At 230 lbs it is a bit more difficult to maneuver than the earlier model, but Im willing to accept that cost to benefit from the increased power output. Also, on the plus side, Westinghouse included a free upgrade to the tri fuel model from the duel fuel model I ordered. 5 stars to Westinghouse!