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Westinghouse WGen7500 Portable Generator with Remote Electric Start - 7500 Rated Watts & 9500 Peak Watts - Gas Power reg $924.70, now $628.70 free prime shipping

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Westinghouse WGen7500 Portable Generator with Remote Electric Start - 7500 Rated Watts and 9500 Peak Watts - Gas Powered - CARB Compliant - Transfer Switch Ready.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N80F...nFbW74904C
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Westinghouse WGen7500 Portable Generator with Remote Electric Start - 7500 Rated Watts and 9500 Peak Watts - Gas Powered - CARB Compliant - Transfer Switch Ready.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N80F...nFbW74904C

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Aug 13, 2020
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seer33
Aug 13, 2020
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Thanks for this the Midwest and we got hit with a derecho almost got this last night for $924. Thank you ! Great deal top rated brand
Aug 13, 2020
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Aug 13, 2020
DavidH22
Aug 13, 2020
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This is a great deal for this generator I paid about $1k for this unit two years ago. Installed a transfer switch and I'm able to run most everything in my home.
Aug 13, 2020
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jnook2
Aug 13, 2020
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Seems like a solid price but really hunting for dual/tri fuel. Want to avoid gasoline as a source if possible to make for less maintenance. Of course that means you get a bit less power also.
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avalon
Aug 13, 2020
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wow the costco deal was good, this is better?

wait no nevermind, this isn't inverter, old school
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soultar1
Aug 13, 2020
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you really want dual fuel. Gas maintenance is a PITA.
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snowpunk84
Aug 13, 2020
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Quote from avalon :
wow the costco deal was good, this is better?

wait no nevermind, this isn't inverter, old school
Which Costco deal?
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Notaskull
Aug 13, 2020
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Have the Duromax generators stopped going on sale via Ebay?
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45Wheelgun
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I'm holding out for dual fuel myself, but recognized a good price and hoped it would help someone.
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Quote from snowpunk84 :
Which Costco deal?
I don't think Costco even carries Westinghouse. Maybe they meant Sams Club?

Westinghouse WGen5300DFv (5300/6500 watt) Dual Fuel Portable Generator [samsclub.com] for $450
Aug 13, 2020
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mischlep
Aug 13, 2020
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Thanks for sharing, OP. According to camel^3, this is a great price on this generator from Amazon. Since the price has varied so much, there's no real "regular" price for it.
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Dr. J
Aug 13, 2020
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Just because I'm actively researching a larger generator right now, I turned down the Westinghouse and Duromax models because their THD is very high. they might seem like good values for the money, but realize what you are buying. High THD can fry "sensitive" electronics and is known to reduce the lifespan of simpler things like appliances [powerupgenerator.com].

Westinghouse look very nice and have plenty of output options but the THD is "<23% [generatorbible.com]" (yes that could be 1% but if it's that low, why put such a large number out there?)
Duromax models are more barebones looking and THD ~ 12%

THD can often vary with load, too, but that information is generally not provided by manufacturers.

For reference you're really looking at under 5%.

I currently have a B&S StormResponder 5500/8250 and wanted to upsize to run AC as well as I noticed during the last outage (that was a week long this past week) a few odd things. First, many of my LED lights would flicker, but not all, some horribly. Second, even though I wasn't pulling anywhere near the capacity of the unit, when my well pump kicked on (max draw = 1500W), it would throw most of my UPS units for a loop, some behaving very erratically. The THD for that generator is stated as 3-6%. I can only imagine what 12 or 23% would do!
Last edited by Dr. J August 13, 2020 at 07:27 AM.
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soccer_jim2002
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Quote from soultar1 :
you really want dual fuel. Gas maintenance is a PITA.
I'll take gas over dual fuel just for the amount of energy per quantity of fuel. Run it dry before storage and you'll be good for next startup. Either one should fog the cylinders for long term storage.
Generally I run 0.5 gallons of fuel through mine 1x a year until it's empty and used a high quality oil to start.
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karazi
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Quote from Dr. J :
Just because I'm actively researching a larger generator right now, I turned down the Westinghouse and Duromax models because their THD is very high.

Westinghouse look very nice and have plenty of output options but the THD is "<23% [generatorbible.com]"
Duromax models are more barebones looking and THD ~ 12%

For reference you're really looking at under 5%

Can you educate us as to why this THD metric is so important Thanks

edit: oh it is for sensitive electronics, gotcha. So 5% THD is required to run sensitive electronics, like things with a motherboard? Thanks
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Quote from soccer_jim2002 :
I'll take gas over dual fuel just for the amount of energy per quantity of fuel. Run it dry before storage and you'll be good for next startup. Either one should fog the cylinders for long term storage.
Generally I run 0.5 gallons of fuel through mine 1x a year until it's empty and used a high quality oil to start.
Propane only loses 10% of energy for 99% of maintenance reduction. Plus dual fuel you can still use gas in a pinch.

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