Westinghouse12500 Watt Dual Fuel Home Backup Portable Generator, Remote Electric Start, Transfer Switch Ready, Gas and Propane Powered

After much deliberation, our family decided to purchase the Westinghouse 12500-Watt Dual Fuel Home Back-Up Portable Generator for emergency preparedness in case of electrical outages. We expected it to be a sturdy, reliable generator and did not disappoint! The generator was recently used to build a barn in our remote field. The portable power supply exceeded our weekend needs for “barn improvement’. This Westinghouse generator is a beast weighing 210 lbs. The wheels do facilitate movement; however, the generator is difficult and cumbersome to move. The weight is the only foreseeable downside. The generator can easily power your home appliances on either gasoline or propane, a bonus. The push start and remote provide an ease of use. The machine fails to produce an odor and makes reasonable noise. Although expensive, it is comparable in price to other generators and quite worth it when you consider how much food could be lost during power outages. In addition, a cover can be purchased to protect your investment. If it is in your budget, go for it. You will not be disappointed!

I bought this generator to use during power outages, and it works amazing. It was easy to set up, and I love that it can run on both gas and propane. The remote start is super convenient—no need to go outside when it’s raining! It powered my fridge, lights, Wi-Fi, and even the AC without any problems.It’s a bit heavy, but the wheels help a lot. It’s not the quietest, but that’s expected with a big generator like this. Overall, very happy with the quality. I feel much safer knowing I have backup power ready. Highly recommend it!

This Generator has all the features and power you would want in a Portable Generator. In particular like the dual fuel options and the ability to plug directly into my switch panel. The auto start and remote start features are great. Overall the product appears to have all the features necessary to suite my needs.

I recently picked up this portable Generator, and I have to say, it’s been a game-changer! Whether you need power for the home, a jobsite, or your RV, this thing does it all. It runs on gasoline and propane, which is super convenient, especially if you can’t find gas. The engine is a beast—it can run for up to 12 hours on a full tank. I’m confident this generator will stand the test of time or the end of time ;)This thing is so easy to start. The push-button start and the remote start key fob let me fire it up from a distance, which is pretty neat. I am confident this thing will give me all the power I need and then some!Finally, I love how portable it is. The lift bracket makes moving it around a breeze, even when it’s fully fueled. It's heavy but it's QUALITY. Overall, I’m really happy with and feel like this generator is going to be a reliable go-to. Highly recommend!

UpdateI said I would update this if something went wrong, but I later decided I had more to say. Overall, I am very impressed with this generator. I completed installing a 50 amp input box running 6 gauge wire to an interlock kit in my service panel with a 50 amp circuit breaker. After the installation, I started up the generator on propane and tested it out for a couple of hours. It really exceeded my expectations. I ran the AC, a refrigerator, a deep freezer and a microwave at the same time, along with all the regular lights and such. The generator only changed pitch when the AC kicked on, as one would expect, but otherwise ran smoothly, seemingly unaffected by each additional load. I turned on every breaker in the house (though not every item, of course) except for the electric dryer and the car charger. I don't expect we'd really need a dryer so I'm not worried about that one way or the other, and the Volt can run on gas if it needs to. I probably wouldn't charge it from the generator because it would be less efficient than just running the gas engine. Anyway, I couldn't be more pleased with how it handled providing everything I would need in another power outage.Others have pretty throughly covered the details of this product, so I don't repeat those, but there is one thing I do feel is worth noting. The generator comes with the neutral and ground bonded. This is exactly what you would want if you are running it on a job site and plugging extension cords into the outlets. However, for feeding it into the service panel of my house (where the main panel is already bonded), I needed to follow the instructions on pages 15-16 to unbond the neutral and ground in the generator.The thing is that the manual is particularly unhelpful in telling you whether or not you need to do that. It more or less says, 'do this if your electrician tells you to.' It seems to me that this could make that vague, short section easy to overlook, so please pay attention to your specific installation. You may need to do nothing, you may need to unbond it as I did, or you may need to ground it with a rod, depending on how you are using it. There are lots of web sites and YouTube videos that explain why you would choose one for your situation, and it's easy to understand which you need and to unbond it if you need to. However, don't let the lack of emphasis on this in the manual make you think it's not important. It is a safety issue and is very important, so be sure you make a conscious decision about it.Overall, I am very happy with this choice of generator. While I could have gotten by with the next size down by limiting what I would run on it, it is comforting to know that I can keep the entire house running the next time we lose power.OriginalThis is a short-term review because I’ve only had this for a few days. Still, I’ve used it enough to note some pros and cons. The unit arrived in a damaged box that had been patched up by someone along the way. Good for them, because they really did restore the integrity of the box and prevented the possibility of damage to the unit. There was a scrape where the box damage was, but not enough to worry about. One other problem was that the cap over the LPG intake had been torn off of its keeper cord. Given the weight of the item, this isn’t bad.Opening the box, the assembly was easy (other than turning the heavy generator on its side). The instructions were clear and everything went as expected. Once the oil was added and the propane attached, I started it up. It was disconcerting that it backfired on the first start, but it hasn’t done that since. I ran it only on propane (which is how I intend to run it) It ran smoothly and easily handled the load I put on it. I didn’t stress if because of the break-in period, but I ran some items of different sizes and it handled everything easily. The largest thing I checked it out on is an electric induction range and oven and it hardly noticed when I turned it on.The features of the generator are excellent. I really like the remote start button and the covers over the outlets. It is really solidly built, yet it is smooth and easy to move. The folding handle gets out of your way when you don’t need it and it rock solid when you do.This will be an emergency generator for our home, and I will be using the 50 amp outlet plugged into a Reliance 50 amp input box. I don’t have my interlock kit installed yet, so I haven’t tested it on multiple loads, but I’ll do that next week and add to the review if anything problematic arises. Overall, this looks like a solid product that will easily meet my needs.

Best generator I ever purchased. You get twice as many options than the competition for a small fee. Runs well, starts fast and not as loud as I imagined. I recommend anyone to buy this product. Well built

I was a little concerned about ordering this online and having it shipped vs picking one up locally, but this was the best price I found. It was well packaged and everything was great! No damage from shipping what so ever, even the box was in great shape.Very easy to assemble, the battery was even charged and ready to go. I added oil, hooked it up to propane with the included hose, and it started right up. No snags at all. I've just used it to power a 12" miter saw to get a few hours on it for break in. I am ready for the next power outage. I think this will be good insurance for the crazy weather that seems to be happening all over.