Best portable electric start propane generators for home backup

Top pick: Westinghouse WGen9500DF — the one I'd buy for whole-home backup. It's a proven dual-fuel unit with a big 6.6-gallon tank, low-oil shutdown and a strong owner rating, and it runs your essentials (fridge, furnace, lights, well pump) on propane without hunting for gasoline.

Who the others suit:

• Champion 3800W dual fuel — smaller homes and lighter loads; inverter power is safe for electronics.
• Erayak 4500W inverter — tight budgets and quiet-ish camping-plus-backup use.
• Pulsar 12,000W — big loads or a transfer switch, if you want maximum watts.
• Westinghouse 4650W — a compact first generator for a few circuits.

Skip the manual-start and gasoline-only models if push-button starting on propane is a must.