Westinghouse 5000 Peak Watt Super Quiet Portable Inverter Generator, Remote Electric Start with Auto Choke, Wheel & Handle Kit, RV Ready, Gas Powered, Parallel Capable

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Great generator, easy to set up, very quiet. I already had a non-inverter 6500w Ryobi generator for power outage emergencies at home, but that was going to be much too loud to use for our new 16 ft RV trailer. I'll be using this to power my RV trailer when boondocking - sitting in the pick-up bed, but I presume it could go onto a trailer rear-bumper platform if I wasn't already carrying bikes and a spare tire back there. I can usually do without aux power except in the summer with the dogs. If we have to leave them alone the ability to run the a/c when we stop to see a roadside attraction, etc. is critical. Thus this generator is providing much freedom for travel with the dogs (and will certainly add some comfort on hot nights for us humans, too). I did a test run with my 3500 btu RV air conditioner. Mathematically, I thought the iGen 5000 generator would handle it, but I was getting occassional OL trips when the A/C unit started. Thus I'll be putting a soft start device on the A/C.UPDATE: This soft-start worked wonders. A/C runs great now and starts up with no generator overload trips. Spartan Power SpartanStart - Soft Start Kit for RV Air Conditioner, A/C Unit, up to 20K BTU, 120v Softstart Aid, Battery Saving Softstartup System for RV, Van, or Camper Air Conditioning Systems

Why did you pick this product vs others?:have had one for almost 5 yrs now and it has 1,400 hrs. Use it for my camper and it has been amazing. Came back looking to maybe another one as mine is getting age. Won’t start as quick as it used to but it has out lived my expectations. Have ran it as much as 5 days straight without turning it off and absolutely abused it while camping from pouring rain to 100 degree plus days and it has NEVER failed even one time. TTR 30 plug makes it perfect and it’s very quiet with around 15 hr run time with A/C going and up to 21 hr without A/C per tank. Had to replace the Carb once after leaving in storage over winter and not draining but was my own fault. Campers Keep in mind although it will do great for 30 amps, if you have a dual A/C camper this generator is now powerful enough to run both A/C’s at the same time.

This is my third Westinghouse iGen generator and the best one yet. We have a 2200 and 2000 that we have to parallel so we purchased this 5000 with the remote start and dual fuel because we are getting older and plan to do a lot of traveling and having to parallel the two smaller ones each time we stop is a pain. The added bonuses are the remote start and ability to use propane. Received it today, put in the oil and hooked up the propane and it started immediately. We are now going through the 5 hour break-in and will change the oil over to synthetic then we will be good to go for several more years.You cannot beat their quality and dependability and why we chose to stick with Westinghouse.

After reading many reviews and doing a lot of research like many on this and other generators that are in the range of what I need for wattage and power and price, I decided to go with the Westinghouse I-Gen 4500.I believe the features that it has, fits everything I need including a fuel on and off switch, remote start, pull start, and digital display of the fuel gauge, and the consumption of power from 0 to 100 in increments of 25. So I was informed of its every move and what's going on with the generator. The Eco mode was also quite nice considering it burns fuel slower so if you're using lower wattage things like laptops computers phones lamps etc, It would only make sense that the engine needs to run slower. And also a nice feature is the luggage style arm extension so you do not have to pick it up, and just roll it to your destination. The rolling is quite smooth they are made of plastic wheels, but one upgrade I could tell you that they could make is putting a rollerblade style wheel on it just for durability because I could see this thing taking a dent or two and then not being able to roll as pleasantly as it used to. After I received the product I read the directions thoroughly I have seen some other YouTube videos and one of my concerns was to check to see if the choke connector was plugged in prior to shipment. I have heard that while trying to start the choke was not engaging because it was not plugged in and I did check and it was plugged in so that was a nice surprise seeing I didn't have to get into that. I took apart the side panels and the battery panel in the back just a look and see what I was getting into and I did notice the oil fill and discharge was quite a knuckle buster to get to it's there you can see it but getting in some kind of a 10 mm ratchet to loosen it up is quite daunting and kind of a pain in the butt so I loosened up more bolts on the bottom panel just so I could bend the plastic out so I could get my hand in there to loosen this bolt up for the oil when it comes time to change it. I can tell you that it is going to be a little bit messy the first time you do it so have some towels ready I had also noticed that it would probably be best even though the pan on the bottom has a rubber plug to pull so the oil drains through the half dollar size hole it would be a lot easier to get a very small funnel to line up with the drain plug so it drains nicely through the funnel into something else underneath of the generator and I believe that would be the best way to avoid any spills anywhere. I did fill the oil and it took all of what they gave me. I will be breaking it in as they recommend 25 hours then 50 hours or every 6 months depending on how you use it. Upon putting the oil and just a little bit of gas in there I just wanted to fire it up and break it in for about an hour just so I could listen to it run watch it react and watch the digital display do what it does for a break-in. And just an information point of view lightly running on about 25% capacity. I was very impressed after connecting the battery putting gas in and oil after turning on the fuel line turning off the eco button turning the power button on and pressing the start button it fired right up and it sounded good and it felt like a strong good running engine for years to come. This is all preliminary I've only run it for about an hour and since there are no hurricanes at this time in Florida I'm hoping to get a cover for it through the company for leaving an honest review so I can store it until the next time.I did burn the fuel out until it stopped running for storage purposes. You don't want any old gas sitting in the carburetor in the floater for months and months and months for when you try to start it again you will have some issues unless you remember to drain it from the floater the carburetor when it's time the next time. It is awfully quiet and even quieter and eco mode I'm quite happy with the purchase so far I would recommend getting one I will do another review when I get a chance to use it It may not be for at least another year or it could be 5 years.10-26-22***UPDATE***OKAY HURRICANE MILTON CAME THROUGH FLORIDA AND IT WAS TIME FOR WHAT I BOUGHT I BELIEVE 2 YEARS AGO THE WESTINGHOUSE 4,500 INVERTER GENERATOR.I WAS ABLE TO START THE GENERATOR AND RUN IT FOR ABOUT 18 HOURS OFF AND ON. IT WAS UNFORTUNATE THAT THE BATTERIES IN THE KEY FOB DIED SO I HAD TO ORDER NEW ONES NO BIG DEAL. THE START STOP BUTTON WAS AN EASY PUSH OF MY FINGER AND THAT DID THE JOB ONCE OR TWICE AND THEN IT STARTED.THE DIGITAL DISPLAY WAS NICE TOLD ME HOW MUCH GAS WAS LEFT AND HOW MUCH TIME I HAD LEFT WITH IT USING THE CONSUMPTION OF THINGS PLUGGED INTO IT WHICH FOR ME WAS ABOUT 38 0 W OF A REFRIGERATOR TURNING ON AND OFF AND A PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONER AT ABOUT $300 TO 400 W CONSTANT.I DID MANAGE TO HOOK UP AN AIR FRYER TO IT TO COOK MY CHICKEN FOR A MEAL AND IT HANDLED THAT WITH NO PRESSURE BUT YOU ALSO HEARD IT FLUCTUATE IN POWER TO KEEP UP WITH STILL PLENTY TO GO.POWER CAME ON AT ABOUT MIDNIGHT AND I CONTINUED TO RUN IT UNTIL I BURNED IT ALL OUT OF THE GAS SO I CAN PUT IT BACK IN STORAGE. AT THAT POINT BEFORE STORAGE I DID CHANGE THE OIL IT WAS RECOMMENDED AT 20 OR 25 HOURS AND THE SAME AGAIN THE NEXT 20 OR 25 HOURS.NO BIG DEAL TO CHANGE THE OIL I'VE HAD BIGGER MESSES ON CARS THIS SHOWS A FEW DRIPS HERE AND THERE.THE WEIGHT WAS ABOUT 100 LB GIVE OR TAKE WITH OR WITHOUT GAS KIND OF AWKWARD HEAVY IF YOU HAVE TO LIFT IT UP BUT IF YOU'RE JUST WHEELING IT BECAUSE OF THE ARM BAR THAT COMES OUT IT'S REALLY EASY. I WISH I HAD A COVER FOR IT I THINK THEY SENT ME ONE BUT THEY SENT ME ONE FOR A BIGGER UNIT AND IT WAS RIDICULOUSLY BIG SO I JUST THREW IT AWAY AND TRIED TO USE A TRASH BAG TO COVER IT UP AND KEEP IT NICE BUT I JUST CAN'T FIND ONE THAT'S BIG ENOUGH FOR THIS UNIT. PEOPLE SAY IT'S REALLY QUIET I GUESS I'M JUST USED TO IT AND IT IS QUIETER THAN MOST BUT IT'S STILL AN ENGINE AND IT'S STILL KIND OF LOUD BUT NOT REALLY YOU'LL SEE WHAT I MEAN I CAN'T SAY THAT IT'S QUIET THAT'S JUST STUPID CUZ IT'S NOT IT'S A BIG ENGINE COME ON PEOPLE.OVERALL I WAS PLEASED AND I WILL POST ANOTHER REVIEW ABOUT THE NEXT TIME I USE IT AND LET YOU KNOW HOW IT'S GOING

We have used this generator a couple of times this summer while camping. It works really well and was easy to set up! It barely used any power when I ran our air conditioner. We have a small Flagstaff A-frame camper, so I can't say how it would hold up with a larger one. I love the remote control option because we can turn it on and off while in the camper which is lovely when the weather is bad. I was very happy that it was a quiet generator, just as the reviews said. I was also relieved that it isn't too heavy. My husband and I lift it into the back of our truck without a problem. I have already recommended this item to a few family members and friends.