Westinghouse — Cleaning the Air Filter
Maintenance
From a Westinghouse owner's manual covering: WGen2000, WGen3600, WGen5500, WGen6500st, WGen7500, WGen8300st. Check it applies to your exact model before use.
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Before you start
- Never use gasoline or flammable solvents to clean the air filter
Procedure
- Turn off the generator and let it cool several minutes
- Move the generator to a flat, level surface
- Unclip or unscrew the air filter cover and remove it
- Remove the black coarse air filters
- Wash foam elements in household detergent soap and warm water, squeezing gently
- Rinse in clean water with a slow squeezing action
- Dry the elements with a slow firm squeezing action
- Coat the dry filters with clean engine oil
- Squeeze filters to remove excess oil
- Reinstall filters, fine (gray) first then coarse (black)
- Install the air filter cover and secure the assembly
Source: Westinghouse owner's manual. Steps and values are as documented; always cross-check against the official manual and any later revisions for your exact serial number before servicing.