new westinghouse generator 3700/4500
Has anyone bought one of these new generator? specs are great, and it is available in gas or duel fuel. If you have tell us what you think about it.
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Mex,
Folks are used to the quality of old time brands and often do not realize that pretty much every single old time brand the company that was behind that brand name no longer exists.
Electronics names like RCA, Philco, Sylvania, Zenith, yeah, the company behind them, GONE! But yet the names still persist due to licensing!
Plenty more examples out there if you dig around.
If you are going to buy a name, do your homework, find out who owns the company name then find out if they offer service and parts.
Big ticket items like a $1000 gen, it would stink if the gen fails the first day or 1 day after the 90 day warranty and all you have is a phone number that is disconnected or worse, only a website which no longer exists..
At least with Harbor Freight, you KNOW right upfront that they do not "service" GENS.
They do not stock or typically offer the option to buy replacement gen parts from them, but hey at least for the first 30 days they will exchange gens and if you feel brave about it, you can also take them up for an additional fee a 1 yr and some cases multiple yr REPLACEMENT of the gen.
Folks are used to the quality of old time brands and often do not realize that pretty much every single old time brand the company that was behind that brand name no longer exists.
Electronics names like RCA, Philco, Sylvania, Zenith, yeah, the company behind them, GONE! But yet the names still persist due to licensing!
Plenty more examples out there if you dig around.
If you are going to buy a name, do your homework, find out who owns the company name then find out if they offer service and parts.
Big ticket items like a $1000 gen, it would stink if the gen fails the first day or 1 day after the 90 day warranty and all you have is a phone number that is disconnected or worse, only a website which no longer exists..
At least with Harbor Freight, you KNOW right upfront that they do not "service" GENS.
They do not stock or typically offer the option to buy replacement gen parts from them, but hey at least for the first 30 days they will exchange gens and if you feel brave about it, you can also take them up for an additional fee a 1 yr and some cases multiple yr REPLACEMENT of the gen.
