u/Prudent_Fox8753

I need some troubleshooting help with a lightly used Westinghouse WGen15000 that has been sitting in storage for 2 years.

When I push the start button, absolutely nothing happens—no crank, no relay click, no lights on the button, the orange battery light is on as it should be when I have the run switch set to on, and no error messages. I used to remember that when it would go through a startup, you'd hit the button, there was a delay while the button light flashed, then it would crank a couple of times. But the button does not flash at all.

Setup Details:

• Fuel: Converted to Natural Gas (tank is completely empty, which has never been an issue before).
• Load: Completely disconnected.
• Starting mechanism: Electric start only (no recoil/pull cord option on this model).
• Stored: in my garage

What I’ve Tested So Far:

• Battery: The onboard battery was replaced last year and is good. I also tried jumping it directly with a car battery and jumper cables—still zero response.
• Starter Fuse: Checked the 20A inline starter fuse; it is intact.
• Oil Sensor: Disconnected the low-oil shutdown sensor just in case (oil level is verified full).

Because there isn't even a relay click, I am suspecting a failed start switch/button, or a safety interlock I'm missing?

Before I haul this massive unit to a shop, what should my next diagnostic steps be?

Thanks in advance!

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It only happens with a call from my iphone, not ring central running on the AVP. Any suggestions for troubleshooting? Yes the iphone call is routed over wifi, as verified by disabling bluetooth. I'm wondering if the widely fluctuating wifi speeds are part of the problem, it runs out of bandwidth. Or is it just a bug, as I'm able to take / receive ringcentral calls on my AVP app, while using the mac virtual display without crashing out of the virtual display. When I turn off the virtual display I am able to hold an iphone call normally on the AVP which makes me suspect its a driver/bandwidth possible issue.

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