Westinghouse iGen2500 2,200/2,500-Watt Inverter Generator Expired

Used this generator to backfeed my house for 9 days during Ida. It ran a 10k btu window AC, fridge, deep freezer, and all the lighting in the house with a fuel consumption rate of 1 gallon every 8 hours. Shut the generator down and do an oil change every third day. This is a great price and a perfect alternative to running a whole house generator.

Note: There is a venting defect with the gas cap (as in it does not vent well). If you loosen the cap before starting, it will start on the 1st or 2nd pull. I was able to contact Westinghouse and they send me an improved, venting gas cap (with the on/off venting switch, as seen in the manual). I then used the original gas cap to make an extended run kit with some bulkhead fittings and a marine gas tank.

$400 for this powerful inverter generator is a GREAT buy. The bargain price is very likely due to it being replaced by the new highly annoying auto-kill CO detector equipped model which will soon be required by law. Use separate detectors in the living space.

igen2500 is excellent for hard starting loads. The Data Center is highly useful and not found on other models. As with all gens unpack inspect and break in during the free return period. Save the box and packing if you can. The included oil bottle is useful for future measuring. The warehouse will accept these back for return if drained of fuel and oil and the tank is rinsed and air dried which is easy to do. This is how they prepped for shipping after the production test run.

Call and confirm your order. Nothing happens to it until the back office creates a PO# and tells W to ship it out. For some reason Sam's will let generator orders languish unless you call to confirm and eventually it gets canceled especially for new members. Call back if you do not see shipping confirmation within a week.


It will start right up after storage if you tip it over to drain the tank then pull the clear plastic tube out and twist the float bowl screw to drain the bowl and the fuel lines. Let the gen air dry in the sun. Bonus is store inside with no odors for longer life. Replace the spark plug with an NGK or similar and check for a cracked insulator. Don't forget the air filter. When adding fuel be very careful to keep fine dirt and rust out.

Not needed.

Shutting off the gas with a petcock will not empty the float bowl OR drain the fuel lines. No need to baby sit the procedure as I describe above. You can store it longer with genuine ethanol-free gasoline but it runs better on fresh fuel and there is still varnish developing over time in the carb with all pump gasoline.