Westinghouse Explorer Series WH2400i 2400W Digital Inverter Generator

I purchased the WH2400i to use with my motorhome. I have found it easy to start, relatively quiet and it powers my rooftop A/C with no problem. I noticed the overload light was on while powering the A/C but discovered that the hot water heater was also on at the time . So I now know that it will power both the A/C and the hot water heater without blowing a fuse, just lighting the overload light. Overall this Genny is a good buy for the money. It is. Not much louder than the Honda 2000i at 1/2 load but at 2/3 the cost with 400 extra watts!

Ok so I am very pleased. I am running my air on my camper, 13,500 btu. I also need to run my 12 volt inverter. I tried the Honda 2000, it wont handle it, pops instantly, sold it. I tried the honda, 3000, it works fine, but a little loud, heavy and not so great on fuel. I kept it; its a nice unit but I don't want to carry in in the camper and the extra fuel. The 2400 from westinghouse runs both my air and inverter for camper, no formal sound test but I think its as quite as honda 2000. the westinghouse is the best of both worlds. It will not run my microwave and air, but that's ok, it does run my 12 volt inverter and my air. I have only had it about a month so far very pleased. easy on fuel and a fairly light weight. Very good price from AP. Plus the cover is really pretty nice.

No complaints...did a lot of research and this is the best value by far. Bought for my 1991 Toyota RV. The Westinghouse runs everything on my Toyota RV. Including the most important item, the roof top AC. I ran the AC full blast on the highest setting when it was around 100 degrees, for hours to test it. No problems! One catch...I need to start the AC with the temp knob on one certain spot, in the white area. Than once started, from there I can put it into the coolest setting with no problems...I am a happy camper now!

Arrived on time. Added oil and gas and it started right up. I tried it on my camper which has a 13,500 BTU air conditioner and it ran great. Impressed with how quiet it is. Love the free cover!
Will have to see about longevity.

I first bought one WH2400i mainly to run a heater and a few lights, computer, etc. (at night) for my house during power outages and not for an RV or camping (which I never do). During day hours I have a 7500 watt generator that I power into my Breaker Box, but it is rather loud to run at night, and I want to be a "good" neighbor.

But I decided I wanted more watts to power more items (TV, microwave, etc.) and thought about buying the Honda 3000i. Very Glad I did not! I bought a second WH2400i and the Parallel Power Cord. A little louder than the Honda but not by much; but for far less money, I get 4200 running watts instead of 2800 watts (1400 more watts and far less cost) ... That powers quite a bit. Plus Depending on circumstances, I have the option of only running one unit. AND each one weighs just 43 pounds (plus gas) as opposed to the 140 pounds(plus gas) of the Honda 3000i. Easy to carry and move, easy to store.

As for the WH2400i, Just follow the instructions, add the oil and gas and away they go. My first one started on the second pull, my second one started on the first pull. All-in-all they work as advertised by Westing House and AP Electric. I greatly like the four yellow markings that remind you of the start-up procedure: turn on, vent gas, choke, pull.

They appear to be well built, good with gas usage, and for the price provide plenty of power. As with all mechanical equipment, follow the maintenance schedule and you should get many hours/years of use

Nice, well built Genny. Starts on third pull with Eco switch on. I know you're supposed to have Eco switch off, but I prefer to start on idle. Approximately 8 hours on unit varying loads to break in engine. Handled 1400 Watt heat gun and 500 Watt halogen light, no problem. One thing I noticed is if you don't allow unit to warm up for 3 - 4 minutes and put load on unit, the low oil light will come on and unit will shut down. All's well when warm. Don't know if this is normal or not. Oil level is right on. Noise level is low, quite surprised at how quiet this Genny runs. Overall very happy with this purchase. AP Electric delivered fast and as promised. Great price and free cover also.

Runs great, easy starting, and quiet. Kids love USB ports for cell phone/computer charging out on the trail. Highly recommend purchasing from AP Electric, had no issues.

This Genset was delivered extremely fast. Package arrived as expected. Filled oil, put gas and started right up on second pull.
I then took it out over the weekend and I was impressed by its performance. The Gen didnt even blink when the power was needed for the a/c compressor. All in one a great purchase. Highly recommended!

I purchased a WH2400i for conversion to Natural Gass to supplement my existing Yamaha EF2000is. In brief, this generator provides remote power in a small package and is reasonably quiet fashion and may serve you well for occasional use. I put it in the same category as "Ohio Forge" or other Chinese tools, good for a few uses.

Positives:
+ Very easy to start. Cranked on first pull out of the box.
+ Handles surge loads well when not in economy mode. Voltage only sagged from 123V to 119V when starting a 1/2HP benchtop grinder. Yamaha ef2000i sagged to 110V. Both units sagged to approximately 65V in economy mode (not recommended!).
+ I like that unit has access panels for spark plug, carb bowl drain, and air filter. Very convenient.

Negatives:
- Fuel economy about 60% of advertised on my copy. Specification says it will run 11 hours on 1.3 gallons at 50% load (1050 Watts). Mine only ran 7 hours with a 750W load.
- Runs very rich and the spark arrestor fully clogged with black soot by end of 2nd tank of gas. Spark plug was black with carbon.
- Valves are very noisy. Checked valve lash and it was much greater than specification. Still noisy after adjusting to specification.
- No gas gauge.
- Plastic and materials are very cheap. I've had this thing apart several times, adjusted the valves about 5 times, and installed a natural gas conversion kit. Quality is not very high, much less than Yamaha or Honda. Sound insulation is crudely glued cheap foam and is already coming loose. Rubber boot to carb is has sloppily glued parts versus quality fitted rubber. Inverter has exposed coils and electronics on interior of device, no shielding and little protection from moisture or wandering fingers when cover removed (be careful!). Be careful when reassembling, plastic broke and captive nut pulled free on cover when reassembling.
- Construction and design is poor compared to Yamaha. Treat plastic and fasteners with care. You may only get one try.
- On/off switch controls both ignition and gas flow. This is convenient but doesn't allow you to run out carb of fuel (but you can easily drain it) and doesn't allow for having gas in tank and running off of natural gas or LP. This wasn't their design intent, but not great for my intended purpose.