Westinghouse9500 Peak Watt Dual Fuel Home Backup Portable Generator, Electric Start, Transfer Switch Ready, Gas & Propane Powered, CO Sensor

After three outages in ten months, I bit the bullet and purchased the Westinghouse WGen7500DFc in mid July 2023 from Amazon for $799. The gen arrived a little later in the day than promised but it wasn’t a problem. The driver placed it inside my garage and there was no visible damage to the box. Opening the box, I found everything intact and undamaged. The wheels were easily installed as were the rubber feet.I plan to NOT use gasoline as I own no other gas powered machines other than my car. I am lazy and don’t want the hassle of stabilizing gas, cleaning the float bowl, etc. I have multiple 20# LP tanks on hand. After filling the oil, connecting the battery and connecting the LP tank with the included hose, I pushed the START button and the gen fired right up with no hesitation. I let it run 5 minutes then hit the START button to stop it. It stopped with no issue. I pressed the START button on the key fob and again, it started right up. I let the unit run for 4 hours straight. At various times during the break in period, I added devices to put a load on it as recommended in other reviews. The gen ran smoothly and there were no oil leaks. The next day, I started it with the pull cord and it started in two pulls. After the break in period, I changed the oil and used synthetic 5W30 instead of the supplied 10W30. I want no issues in the dead of winter if needed. So far, I’m very happy with it and can’t wait for an outage!PROSDual fuelMore than enough power for my fridge, freezer and furnace.Delivery inside my garage.Rolls easily using the fold down handle.Oil change was easy.Digital meter tells when service is needed for spark plug, filters, etc.The CO sensor shut down the gen when I tested it with the shed door closed.CONSIt’s loud! I have it in a well ventilated shed.It’s heavy. 220# or soThe oil drain plug is 12MM not 10MM as indicated in the instructions.There is no crush washer with the oil drain plug as indicated in the instructions. There haven’t been any leaks without it though.MEHThe fob. Not sure what the point of the fob is. To use it, you’d have to leave the propane tank valve open or the gasoline valve open, both of which are NO-NOs when the gen is not being used.Ken KorenRockville, IN

Easy to start and connect and run off LPG. I bought this as backup power for my home during a power outage and it capably powers everything in the 1100 foot space, including all utilities.

Received this generator in one week, everything was intact, easy to open, easy to install the wheels quickly and move it to the storage area. Comes with oil, funnel, propane hose/regulator, all manuals, parts needed for wheels and front mounts. It's ready to operate right after adding oil & fuel. Manuals and forms are well organized, easy to read and are correlated with pictures. Great that it is dual fuel (gas/propane) with the flip of a switch.

Dual fuel makes this a great choice for me. No more gummy carburetor. Easy to set up and get running especially with the one button start.

We purchased this generator after a Tropical Storm hit our community. We lost power for 7 days. The generator came as it said it would on time. It had all the necessary equipment needed to start it up, with the exception of the 30 amp cord. It started right up once the oil and gas was put in and it ran great. It was loud but it ran perfectly. We liked the fact that it has the larger fuel tank so we didn’t have to fill it as often. It was very easy to use even thought it was quite heavy to move. The large wheels did help in moving it. Great purchase for what we needed. We would recommend it.

Great product. Well built. Came highly recommended by our electrician. It’s nice to have quality products you don’t have to worry will break down (because your husband isn’t mechanical).

Very easy to set up. Also test of operation excellent. Easy start love remote as well.

Bought the wgen7500dfc as a propane 6750/8550 watt replacement and upgrade for my 6000/8250 watt gasoline generator. The dual fuel option would allow running on gasoline if for some reason propane is not available. The generator would be used outside so the CO monitor was unnecessary; I would have preferred a generator without one but at the time this was the only model available. After setup, tried the following features: battery start, remote start, recoil start, propane fuel, gasoline fuel,120V and 240V outlets. Everything worked. I was impressed that the owner's manual contained not onlyintelligible detailed instructions, but also exploded parts diagrams for every part of the generator, and a wiring diagram. According to my experience, finding such documentation means finding a high quality product. I unbonded the neutral from the frame. This was made difficult by a short jumper cable but still doable. The manual called for an initial 5 hour runtime during which load should not exceed 50% of capacity, so did a simulated house power failure for 5 hours during which the generator powered lights, freezer, refrigerator, computers, a single stove burner, varying the load. With this load, about one pound of propane was used every 30 minutes. I later powered a 1 HP well pump, then a water heater with 4500w elements. The only significant problem I ran into was that my Maruson UPS objected to the generator power input, frequently going to battery power, apparently because the generator power frequency was too high, as high as 63.8 Hz. For anyone having the same problem: it is possibleto adjust the frequency although not described in the owner's manual. See the picture of the adjustment screw. I adjusted the screw counterclockwise in small steps until the VFT meter (use the mode buttonto display frequency) showed a range of 59.8 to 60.4 Hz. I didn't hear the UPS complain after this.