Excellent generator — powerful, reliable, and easy to use. It starts smoothly, runs consistently, and handles heavy loads without issue. Build quality feels solid, and the controls are straightforward. Used it during outages and it performed exactly as expected. Great value for the price and definitely gives peace of mind during emergencies. Highly recommended.

I just unboxed it, and it was in perfect condition. Filled it up with fuel and oil, and it started right up, working perfectly. I'm excitedlly awaitiing our next power outage, which we've been assured is coming. I'm ready! And I can't wait to get my new cover to keep it clean til then!

Just received this generator yesterday. Assembly was easy and it started right up and ran for quite a while as I was using it on a wood working project. This one is a lot quieter than the kind I had before. Very pleased with all the features it comes with and also with the remote.

I bought this full house generator last June. I bought it specifically for power outages resulting from ice storms in the winter. We did have an ice storm this year, but we did not lose power. However, I did hook up the generator for a trial run. It worked very well. I am glad that I made the purchase for the peace of mind.

I purchased this generator a couple of weeks ago, and have no complaints. It started right up on propane and ran flawlessly. I'm still breaking it in (I/B says that it shouldn't be loaded to >50% of nameplate for the first 5 hours of run time), but so far I'm very happy with how it carried the house loads. No lights flickered when turning on a microwave or coffee pot, and our OLED TV worked like it always does on the normal power supply. My only wish is that the data center on the front panel provided an indication of power draw (it only provides indication of voltage, frequency, lifetime hours, and run time/maintenance reminders).

All packed up on the shipping pallet this is one beastly heavy item. Once I got it home and positioned it in the garage, I took out the instruction books for a quick review. They were well written and easy to follow. I laid out all the pieces-parts for easy access and was done adding the support feet, wheels, adding the oil to the engine and connecting the battery and paired the remote start fob within 20 minutes. So much easier to roll around on the wheels. I had a full propane tank available and chose to use the propane mode for the first run. Quick and easy hookup. Followed the directions for selecting the propane mode. Hit the start button on the gen-set panel and it started within a couple seconds. It stabilized quickly. Initially I used the 120 VAC, 20 Amp with a quartz heater and a drop light to test for power. No output! I checked the 20 Amp outlets and no voltage, circuit breakers set OK, yet the panel said 242 Volts should be available. I then tested the 30- and 50-Amp plugs, which had proper voltages. Then I noticed the 120 VAC, 20 Amp plugs were labeled as GFCI, so I felt the switches on the plugs and pushed - CLICK - green light. All is well. I added a couple items to lightly load the system, and the power was immediately obvious. Then removed the load and went through the shutdown procedure. Next step was to acquaint myself with the remote start and shut down processes. Very intuitive. More load tests, then a shut down and restart for practice. Now for moving up to the gasoline mode. Added some fresh 87 octane gasoline and set the switches and valves to the respective positions. Decided to try the remote start first. The engine took only a couple seconds and fired right up and quickly stabilized. Load testing and start/shutdown procedures were accomplished for several cycles. Did not skip a beat. Very happy so far. Now, with a gen interlock installed at the house I am ready for the next power outage with a quick connect and not having to pull out appliances and run numerous extension cords to critical circuitry. The well, sump pump, water heater, refrigerators and communication/technology can be used. With judicious switching of the higher power circuits, we can include some heaters by manually balancing loads as needed, I was surprised as to the quietness of this unit. My old Generac 5000 and newer Champion lower output models are significantly louder. Overall, at this time, this Westinghouse 14500/11500 model far exceeds my expectations for power, quality and ease of use.

I'm just getting this unit broken in and all things organized to use this with a breaker-box lockout for whole-house emergency power. Early runs are going well. Two small nit-picks: (1) the lift handle had some spots of wear through the paint upon opening, probably from vibration during transport, as the handle rests down at the bottom of the box; and (2) I wasn't able to get the entire 1.2 liters of oil in—only about a liter, even with the unit tilted slightly up on the inlet side. The dipstick shows about 4/5 full, so it's good for now and I'll monitor it.

Purchased this when we moved to Michigan for some insurance in case of a power outage. The assembly was minimal, and the unit is easy to move around as needed, not too heavy. The instruction manual is excellent to understand for those like me who aren't around machinery all the time. We chose this unit because there were multiple websites that recommended it when we googled 'best portable generators'.

First time in a while, I've brought a product and my expectations were exceeded. User manual has actual specifications in it to maintain it such as valve clearances, spark, plug, gap, etc., The generator included everything and needed to get up and going right out of the box took about five minutes to assemble the wheels and feet with included tools and it immediately and fired up with no hesitation. I really appreciate a lot of the little details such as maintenance specifications an included funnel that works for it. And as far as performance, this thing was powering my whole house, including the well and water heater during a power outage that lasted a few days and was reasonably efficient onto the 9 1/2 gallon tank was able to get a runtime of 12 hours between refills!

Very excited about our new WGen11500TFc Generator. Bought it after the ice storm hit Nashville, so we'll be prepared for the next outage. We followed the directions on getting it started and it worked the first time. Very excited to know my family won't have to abandon our home for a week ever again.