I Bought A New Westinghouse iGen4500 Generator With A Known Issue. Did They Fix It???

[@westinghouse]

Thanks for sharing.

[@JB_WhoWork]

Thanks for a great product!

[@johnvehling6304]

Greetings JB! I know that it 'sounds' silly, but I was taught at a young age how to pour oil form a bottle. Try holding the bottle so as the neck extends on top, over the body of the bottle, rather than the bottom, as you had it. The bottle is designed at that angle so as to facilitate the flow of the pouring liquid. You will not spill nearly as easily. Yes, I still spill a little once in a while, but that's what she said! LOL!

[@JB_WhoWork]

🤣🤣🤣 Michael Scott, love that show! Thanks for the tip 👍🏾

[@taramortensen1896]

Not my experience: I bought the same generator unaware that there was a known issue, and the issue with it requires the service center to get the parts, and its been 2 months, with no solution. It's not the choke issue, and it has not worked right out of the box. It was been a complete waste of money.

[@thedirtdigger5990]

I just bought one today and it will not start. Junk in my opinion so far

[@raidercat9830]

I bought the exact same generator about a month ago on a killer sale off Amazon. I too was aware of the issue but figured if I had that problem I’d fix it myself. This generator is awesome so far and runs everything in my camper no problem. I did change out the oil at the 2 hour mark and it did have quite abit of metal flakes in it. I’ll do the next one at recommended 25 hours. This is the EXACT same Gen as the Cummins Onan, minus diff coloring. I think it’s a great buy and you will be happy with it.

[@JB_WhoWork]

Thanks for sharing, I may change my oil soon, I’ve ran it at least 10 hours so far 👍🏾👍🏾

[@mikethebike7372]

I have the Onan and thought it and the Westinghouse were the same too but apparently they are not. There is a tutorial video on utube , the guy had both of them and his travel trailer there. The Onan would run his 15,000 btu a/c and the microwave at the same time but the Westinghouse would not. He figured it had a different inverter. Both gen's are Chinese and I'm told the engines are Ducar. My first one would not run. Cummins kept it 2 weeks it was the solenoid for the choke which they could not get so they gave me another new one. That was 3 years ago and it has over 400 hours on it , works fine. Use non ethanol gas which you can usually find at some stations.

[@bingobandit]

I've had mine for over two years, it's used strictly for camping. It sits in the bed of my truck on trips. I can park my truck far enough away so that we can barely hear it. I have the remote, so it works great from inside the trailer. The rubber cover for the 110 outlet fell off, so far that's the negative. It's been on many trips.

[@robertlivingston360]

What is the purpose of the lower right corner red reset button? What does it reset and what problem would it rectify?

[@quintongreene3652]

If you can find it, run ethanol free fuel. Small engines don’t run a lot and the ethanol will gunk up the fuel jet. Also with the generator, instead of turning it off, turn the fuel off and let the carburetor run out of fuel. It will last much longer and you will not have any problems. I do this to mine and have had it for 7 years with no problems.

[@JB_WhoWork]

Great info Quinton and definitely will start doing this 👍🏾👍🏾

[@bigbadbob143]

I have the Duel Fuel version. My first one had the problem with the choke. I just simply exchanged it. I love the remote start. It is really quiet under a load. I love that it has a remote. If your dry docking, you can hit the remote and your AC will start to run if you leave the thermostat set. A very good way to save fuel and wear on the generator,

[@JB_WhoWork]

I was back and forth between dial fuel but figured I needed maximum power and I don’t think I would ever run it off one of the propane bottles since power plug is all the way in the back 👍🏾

[@bigbadbob143]

@@JB_WhoWork I asked the manufacturer if there is a longer gas hose. Unfortunately not. So the generator needs to be near your tanks, or you need to carry an extra tank. Sham on them for dropping the ball.

[@BigBadJohnDiesel]

I looked into the Cummins branded version of this Genny. I ended up going with the Champion 4650. I didn't need remote start, mostly because you have to flip a switch to turn the battery on. Pull start is fine for me. I also liked the handle better. I absolutely love it!

[@JB_WhoWork]

I looked at a Champion generator as well but this Westinghouse was $758 and figured it wouldn’t hurt to just try it out. The remote start works great at night to just turn it off right before bed 👍🏾

[@BigBadJohnDiesel]

@@JB_WhoWork that's a great price! That's roughly what I paid for my champion a year ago.

[@Justfixityourself]

Great video. I have one of these (2nd one). First one would not run smoothly. Westinghouse send me new one after some “hoops” but I’m happy now .

[@prairiedog3918]

I have one of these and we fboondocked for three months last summer and the generator ran every day with no problems.

[@JB_WhoWork]

That’s good to know, how often do you change oil?

[@dwight072]

That’s the same generator I have. It works perfectly. I love the remote start and was definitely a decision maker. No getting out of the RV to start or stop the unit.

[@JB_WhoWork]

Yup, all I have to do is turn it off right before I go to sleep 👍🏾👍🏾

[@dwight072]

@@JB_WhoWork for hunting it was perfect. Start it before I get out of bed and turn it off after I get back in bed

[@mikethebike7372]

Leaving the ignition switch on all night will drain the battery and couldn't possibly be good for the ignition system. It's a worthless do-dadd to me.

[@Weak_juan]

Nice geny. I just got the champion 3500running/4500starting. Been happy with it. It's definitely a little lighter than yours as it doesn't have a battery/starter.

[@TheRicardoSanchez]

I almost bought that one. Went with the equivalent DF Champion. Love it. Run BOTH ACs easily with power to spare! Enjoy,

[@JB_WhoWork]

Thanks, do you have the soft start on your AC’s?

[@TheRicardoSanchez]

@@JB_WhoWork I do - but I've cranked em both on directly into AC mode unintentionally and didn't overload the gen nor pop breaker. I was expecting it but nope. But going fan start is best. Your gen should run both on full AC. You'll be close to maxed but can still watch TV or something.

[@djp1234]

I have the Dual Fuel version of this. I've only used it for like 5 hours so far, but so far so good.

[@JB_WhoWork]

Good stuff, I think I have about 10 hours on mine 👍🏾

[@joshwhite1009]

How much did you pay? I am looking to buy this unit. Thanks.

[@bishopgeorge1333]

Awesome I look forward on your review, my church people just bought me the Champion 4650 I haven't taken it out of the box yet. I think I will run mines on propane I know that I will lose some power but it's not a big deal now.

[@JB_WhoWork]

That’s great, I was on the fence about dual fuel but don’t mind getting gas for it. Thanks 👍🏾

[@bishopgeorge1333]

@@JB_WhoWork Keep up the good videos sir.

[@unclelala4216]

What BigJohnDiesel says is true about ethanol. Ethanol is a small engine killer. Here in Ontario Shell super grade gas is ethanol free so thats all I use on my Honda genny, NOT because of the octane but because of the lack of ethanol

[@JB_WhoWork]

Thanks, I think She’ll V power in the states still says 10% ethanol or less 👍🏾

[@unclelala4216]

There must be a gas company there with no ethanol

[@JB_WhoWork]

Well I’m traveling full time so I would have to keep looking for one… I’m gonna run fuel additive every so often to hopefully slow buildup

[@supporterofsanity]

Nice new toy! I mean tool lol! Looks like a good buy so far. Let us know how it works! 🇺🇸💪

[@JB_WhoWork]

Thanks bro, I plan on doing a follow up soon on it 👍🏾

[@anthonyk8716]

Next time cut the box from the bottom JB, safe your back bro!

[@JB_WhoWork]

That’s actually a great idea, I still wanted to show it being picked up just for perspective 👍🏾

[@matthewanderson9912]

Nice little review. I’ve been wanting an inverter generator for a long time but they are crazy expensive compared to a normal portable generator. I gave $1,000 a couple years ago for my Craftsman 8,000 running watts/11,500 starting watts generator and to get an inverter about like what you have would have been the same money. I use mine for the races and to power my house during power outages so it’s all good though. That’s the main reason I bought it and then I couldn’t justify spending that much more to get one specific for the races lol. But that’s awesome. They are exceptionally light and quiet compared to what I have. I have to give mine two uggas and a dugga to get it in and out of my building to load it in my truck for the races lol. It weighs about 280 pounds 😬. But anyways nice video. I look forward to seeing an update on this.

[@JB_WhoWork]

Haha, if I had 8000 running I could turn everything on in the RV at once but those are heavy! I paid under $800 for mine and just a week later the price was $275 higher on Amazon… glad I bought it when I did though. Plan to do some test with it in the near future 👍🏾👍🏾

[@chains416]

So many different generators. :]

[@JB_WhoWork]

Yup, they typically are the same, just different covers 👍🏾

[@jackb9812]

JB if you put soft start capacitors on your ac units you should be able to run them both and probably everything else in your rig. I have the Predator 3500 and I can run everything in my rig without a problem and that’s without the soft start capacitor.

[@JB_WhoWork]

Thanks, I was looking at the soft start but man they are expensive… I may buy 1 for the 15k and see what happens 👍🏾👍🏾

[@jackb9812]

@@JB_WhoWork they are expensive but sometimes the only alternative to carrying a huge generator. The extra cost of the huge generator and the fuel to run it is a lot more than the capacitor cost.

[@STARBOYGODD]

great video

[@BigBadJohnDiesel]

Only run ethanol free fuel in these units!!

[@JB_WhoWork]

Thanks, it’s hard to find that fuel but will keep a lookout for it 👍🏾

[@BigBadJohnDiesel]

@@JB_WhoWork another option is to run high octane and fuel stabilizer.

[@altarwork]

By a fuel stabilizer do you mean stabil? Or is there another brand that’s better? Also, what kind of oil do you run? Was thinking about going with amzoil 10w30 or royal purple 10w30. My Westinghouse igen4500 dual fuel will be arriving today! I’m pretty stoked.

[@ellistemple8112]

I have the same 4500 model. We power our Coach 24/7 running a single 15k AC and the rest of the bus. It total electric. It costs 25-27 dollars every 24 hrs with gas prices at 3.37 per gallon. Mine has been running non stop since July 11 except for fuel fills and oil changes.

[@jeffbalagna9259]

Westinghouse is made in Pittsburgh, PA. Champion engines are made in China.

[@mikethebike7372]

The Westinghouse generator is Chinese and has a Ducar Chinese engine , they are only using the brand name. The real Westinghouse company was American but they've been out of business for probably 20 years.

[@jeffbalagna9259]

Damn, you're right. We can't have anything nice 🙄

[@mikethebike7372]

​​@@jeffbalagna9259You know what though Jeff I bought the Onan equivalent 3 years ago same gen except for the badges and color because I was told the Onan had a better inverter. It had the choke prob bad solenoid. Cummins couldn't get the part so they gave me another new one and I have over 450 flawless hours on it. Runs my 15,000 BTU a/c and everything. Quiet good fuel economy ver 0:11 y satisfactory.

[@danclapper626]

Think you will regret not having a bigger generator. You won't be able to run ac when using microwave, kids will forget and keep kicking off the generator.

[@JB_WhoWork]

I plan on doing a test to see, this was about the most power you could get before having to go to an onan 👍🏾

[@ellistemple8112]

It will run the AC and microwave. Mine runs both on a Coach and I do not have soft start yet.