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Very helpful video. My gen is on order and should arrive in a week or so. I suspect I will need to do this. Can I please ask a question about the iGen11000DFc that I can't find an answer to anywhere. I want to set this generator on a 42"×25" Heavy Duty Flatbed Cart Dolly to move it. I just don't have the strength to move heavy items anymore but I think by placing the generator on the dolly I can roll it. I also plan on leaving it on the dolly since the dolly is all steel. From the Westinghouse charts they show the measurements of the generator to be 30.2L x 25.2W x 26.6H in. The measurement I am concerned about is the width. I am not sure if the 25.2 width is to the outside of the wheels or the outside of the case. As you can see the fit will be pretty close with the dolly at 25" and the gen at 25.2". Any chance you could take a quick measurement for me to see what the measurement is to the outside of the wheels? I think the legs under the front are inset so they shouldn't be an issue. I really do appreciate your help and with all of the great videos you do. Any suggestions will be appreciated. If anyone else here who owns the iGen that could measure it for me I would greatly appreciate it.

I want to set this generator on a Lomive 2IN1 42"×25" Heavy Duty Flatbed Cart Dolly to move it. Unfortunately I just don't have the strength to move heavy items anymore but I think by placing the cart on the dolly I can roll it. From the manufacturers charts they show the measurements to be 30.2L x 25.2W x 26.6H in. I am not sure if those measurements are to the outside of the wheels or the outside of the case (the width is my primary concern). Do you think this will fit on the dolly I was going to use? I really appreciate your help. No seller in my area has one in stock for me to measure.

Nice video. Can I use something like Gumout 800002231 Carb / Choke And Parts Cleaner to clean the filter?

Did you make the power meter box for the 240 plug?

The noise level is very low

Seems like folks always ask so I’ll go ahead and say, no you do not screw in the dip stick to check oil level on this unit, he did it right.

Just got one last week. Unbonded the neutral and started breaking it in this weekend. You going to parallel it with the igen11000?

I've got the same generator. Its actually the exact same as the GM7250, the Pulsar PDGA70BiSCO, and a Canadian model i cant recall. Mines been great so far and I've changed it to floating neutral and done 2 test runs on my house. Thinking about buying a 2nd. Edit 1.12.2025: Just checked and they are out of stock at Sam's Club. Darn. They were going to let me buy a 2nd one at the $799 shipped price during Black Friday.

I know you've only had it a few months but how is this holding up so far? Do you run it every month just to check? Have you deal with their dismal at best customer service?

Drew, where do you get the added connector?

Thanks for the video! Just received mine recently and this was a helpful walkthrough.

WEN GNA200 is the M20 magnetic dipstick - I have 14 hours on this so far using Royal Purple break in oil and I changed out the CCP Torch plug for an NGK iridium plug (NGK Iridium IX Spark Plug - 3903). Be CAREFULL when you change out the spark plug and use a socket that holds on to the plug. I can almost get 'lost' in the metal shroud that surrounds the plug hole. I also put in a 14AWG SAE DC Power Automotive Connector Cable Y Splitter on the line between the lithium starting battery and the generators charging line. This will enable me to use a different lithium approved trickle charger if I want. Keep in mind that if this battery dies, you will NOT be able to start this generator in any way. While breaking in the generator, I did notice that there were not many metal shavings in the oil when I changed it out at 9 hours (I'll keep break in oil in it until it hits 25 hours) and will follow Westinghouse's advice to switch over to a full synthetic when its broken in. I'll use Amsoil small engine oil or Royal Purple to have extra zinc/phosphorus in it for extra protection and since it does not have a catalytic converter to clog up. the Generator has a nice fit and finish. I think that the extra oil screen filter is great, but they need to put it in the user manual. It takes a 12mm socket to get it loose. The oil is easy to drain with their set up, but I will still use an Automotive Fluid Extractor Pump, Oil Change Syringe with Hose, Manual Fuel Suction & Filler, Fluid Oil Change Evacuator (Amazon). The side panels come on and off easily. My complaint is that the transport bar rattles and makes noise when the generator is running. To give myself extra 120-volt outlets, I'm using a NEMA L14-30P to Four 5-20R/ 5-15R & L14-30R Generator Adapter Extension Cord, 4 Prong Twist Locking Generator 30 amp to 15 Amp/20 Amp 30 Amp Generator Power Cord from Mecmo (Amazon). The user manual is easy to read and Westinghouse has the spare parts online at parts.wpowereq.com/inverter/igen11000dfc/ When you get the remote key fob, remember to take it apart to remove the film that blocks the contacts to preserve the battery until it gets used. I like its digital display. I am using only propane, and it starts up on the 2nd automatic start after hitting the start button.

I was told that if I am hooking my house up to the 50AMP receptacle, since it does not have GFCI, I do not need to float the neutral when hooking this up to my house. Another electrician also told me I can leave it as bonded neutral. But then I have seen other electrician say you need to float the neutral...... There are millions and millions of people who plug their bonded nuetral gens into their homes and have zero issues though.

one more thing: the user manual for this sucks. There is an oil filter on it (most gens do not have an oil filter). The manual makes no mention of it and I didn't find out about it until I did my first oil change. Overall it seems like a great unit, though I have yet to hook it up to my house.

I have been reading a lot about this gen (I have one). Many people say a 20lb propane tank will not be enough to power it, because it doesn't have enough surface area and will freeze and loose vapor pressure to quick (killing the gen). Yet I have run mine on a 20 lb propane tank for 5 hours (during breakin period, varying from 0 load to 50%), and there was still enough propane left in the tank to keep running. I've also read about many others who use a 20 lb propane tank. Although, I can see you having issues with a small propane tank during very cold weather, which is why I have 25 gallons of non-ethanol fuel as backup; I primarily want to run it on propane, it's just so much easier and less maintenance. I am just waiting for an electrician to hook up the necessary stuff to let me power my home with this.

Thanks for the video. I was looking for this exact info! This only affects the 14-50R right? everything else is still ground/neutral bonded?

The oil drains out of mine so slowly, and i have the dipstick out.... The bolt you screwed in on the other side....thats the oil filter on my unit (same model). Am i supposed to take that out before draining oil? Manual says nothung about that...

Thanks for the heads up on the "BREAK-IN" period. From page 21 of the User Manual. BREAK-IN PERIOD For proper break-in, do not exceed 50% of the rated running watts during the first five hours of operation. Use supplied oil until first recommend oil change. Do not use full synthetic oil during break in period. Full synthetic oil may prevent proper breaking and seating of the piston rings. Vary the load occasionally to allow stator windings to heat and cool and help seat the piston rings.

Why choose this one?

More on the oil filter/screen from Drew. ua-cam.com/video/GOIFAkXOkHo/v-deo.htmlsi=uFI_3jgTpNFU-ogB

Tell us more about the Oil Filter - Did you take it out? Is it disposable or is it a built in screen filter?

Man... I'm not sure why Westinghouse had to eff this up so badly, and make it incredibly complicated for novice users. There large, open frame generators are floating neutrals, but on this one, one obviously designed to be plunged into a home electrical system, they make it a 87 step process??? What a bunch of Aholes.

I’m new to this and not an electrician, what is the purpose for this?

Hey man really helpful videos. I just got mine last week and planing on doing the break in and floating the neutral this week. I have been thinking about using the parallel banana plugs to do a floating/bonded neutral jumper. Replacing the top red plug with a green one and wiring it so that when the jumper is hooked up to the top and mid connectors the neutral is bonded.

So is it always best to have a floating neutral on the generator when your generator is hooked up to a 50A cable to the main panel where the neutral is bonded?

Those enclosed generators are sweet but I can't help but to wonder that enclosure has to make the engines run warmer than open framed types.

What did you spray on the oil hose?

Nice video, the errors are very funny. Thanks for your hard work and taking the time to make the video.

great video. showing your missteps is a pro move. shows you're a regular guy who can be trusted. please don't be offended if i say your videos would be even better if you condensed them down a little, cutting out the seconds where there's no action. but again good job, i'll be watching.

thank you for cutting the excess off the zip ties my man. thanks for the video.

Link to PDF for procedure: drive.google.com/file/d/1goVDPn55qDCrOZeC6nRZG5OHszO2fqHg/view UA-cam cut it off in the description.

What kind of battery did you put into it? Mine didn't come with one.

Nice video