Westinghouse 18000 Peak Watt Home Backup Portable Generator, Remote Electric Start, Transfer Switch Ready 30A & 50 Outlets, Gas Powered, CO Sensor

Bought this to replace the old 8kw generator. I wanted a generator that would power our 5ton ac unit. Assembly was uneventful, with good supplied instructions. I filled it with the provided oil, added a couple of gallons of gas, and connected the battery. The engine almost started on the first crank, and came to life on the second crank. It is surprisingly quiet compared with my old 8kw set. and is less noisy than our 6kw Champion set. I have not yet tried to power the ac unit yet, but have done a trial run on basic house electrical system and the water well. While my 8kw set would really feel the well pump starting up, this set hardly noticed it. I've installed a soft start on the ac compressor and I do not anticipate any issue when, one day, using this generator. I will offer one piece of advice. Connect the battery before installing the adjacent wheel.

Great quality and starts right up.

I've only fired it up once but it was pretty easy to start up. I have not had to use it for real yet. Noise level is average. Until I have an opportunity to actually plug it into the house for an extended period of time I cannot give an honest review. On the the surface it's a nice machine that should do the job. Fast forward 5 months. The generator will not start and Westinghouse will not help. Carburetor problems are not covered under their warranty. That's what I was told. Don't by a Westinghouse product. If you have issues, you're on your own.

Easy to get started. So far great, still new.

runs smooth and very powerful

This 18k generator will be replacing a 32 year old 6k generator. It's extremely heavy and seems well built. Assembly was a breeze and took less than 30 minutes including filling with oil and gas, attaching the battery cable and wheel kit. I pressed the start button and it fired right up. I haven't tried running the house yet but it probably won't be long as much as our power goes out. The noise is actually not bad and maybe a litte quieter than my old one.

Not really much to write at this point since I just received the generator. Assembly was easy and fairly straightforward. The trickiest part was trying to figure out how to get it off the pallet it was shipped on. It’s a beast so I had to get creative but managed to make it happen on my own. The generator is very beefy. Rolls on cement fairly well. Not sure how well it will do in the thick St Augustine grass in the south. Plan to test this weekend. Will update once my testing is complete. Oh the biggest surprise was I ordered the WGen12000c but got a WGen18000c. Westinghouse said they rebranded the 12000/15000 for a higher output of 14500/18000 so I was pleasantly surprised to see I had some additional wattage to play with.

This item shipped quickly and exactly as described. Easy to connect. We look forward to using as a backup for heat and water when the electric goes out in our home!