Westinghouse 5000 Peak Watt Dual Fuel Inverter Generator RV Ready

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1. R.O. Florida Verified Buyer – 13 October 2024

   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

   

2. John DeLeo Verified Buyer – 24 November 2024

   This is a fantastic product. The inverter was key for charging my 3kW lithium battery getting me over 3600W of input (only 1700W from a house electrical outlet). I am able to charge this large battery from dead in less than an hour. Having the flexibility of dual fuel, electric start and remote start are game changes for me and how I use it. It is quiet for a generator. Putting it together was just putting in the oil and plugging in the battery. Great value for the money!

   

3. Bonniekocsis Verified Buyer – 12 March 2025

   Loved it but it quit working within a year. Took it to the repair service they referred us to four months ago. Still not done. Says its a parts issue. Will research repair options before I buy another Westinghouse product.
   

4. shelburne ns. Verified Buyer – 12 March 2025

   Just got this inverter, order it on 18th of Jan. the order stay there for four days before it was shipped,then said
   would get it sometime between Jan 30th and Feb 24, The inverter landed at my door on Jan 25th. not sure how they
   did that one, but it was a surprise. now the inverter put oil in and gas, connect battery, turned gas on hit the electric start button, it hardly roll over before it started, runs quiet. CONS, bigger then i though . no spark plug wrench or funnel that was suppose to be with the oil. will try on RV later, Had a 3500 watt generator not quite enough for air conditioner and two loud for camp grounds. i would say with gas in IGEN 4500 would weight 130 pounds.
   

5. Gregory B. Verified Buyer – 17 March 2025

   UPDATE: Received a new gas cap under warranty this week from Westinghouse directly. Their service is awesome as they sent me the part right away without any hassle or questions. Fill it with gas and it started up right away. After letting It run for a bit with a 10% load I hooked up my portable air compressor that pulls 15 amps initially on startup. This generator handled it like a champ. I’m giving this review 5 stars now.

   I like the generator, however the gas cap was on too tight and broke while trying to add gas to it for the first time. Very flimsy plastic that could not take the stress. Wish it was a better design with a steel interior instead of flimsy plastic. How am I going to get a new one to replace the broken part?
   

6. KC Verified Buyer – 18 March 2025

   Only 5 hours on it but runs great. Could be a bit quieter but it doesn’t cost 3500 like the Yamaha equivalent. Remote and electric start work well. Only issue I had was the auto choke wiring came lose in shipping so it wouldn’t start on a cold morning but I manually choked it and it was fine and after connecting the auto choke harness again it never skipped a beat on a zero degree day.
   

7. Michael Verified Buyer – 6 April 2025

   This is a fantastic generator, very quiet. We use this to power our 30a RV and the sound is barely noticeable from inside the trailer. Super easy to start, and the included remote makes it easy to control without having to leave the RV. Plenty of power enough to power everything in our unit including the AC.
   We run primarily on gasoline, but having the option for propane is a great safety net when we’re off grid.
   Highly recommend this generator!!
   

8. COLIN MACDONALD Verified Buyer – 15 April 2025

   Generator works great easy to start can talk and can talk over noise no problem