My Power Just Went Out — What Should I Do?

February 21, 2022 My Power Just Went Out — What Should I Do? There’s never a “good” for a power outage; it’s always when you’re with your family, cooking dinner, or just trying to unwind. However, if your routine has been disrupted by a surprise shut-down of your appliances, HVAC system, and plugged-in electronics, don’t […]

Will My Home Generator Run in the Snow?

January 26, 2022 Will My Home Generator Run in the Snow? When the sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and you’re spending your days soaking up nice weather, you probably don’t worry if your standby generator will give you the backup power you need. It’s when winter rolls around and nasty weather rears its […]

When Knowledge Is Power: Questions to Ask Your Generator Installation Company

December 21, 2021 When Knowledge Is Power: Questions to Ask Your Generator Installation Company From food and clothing to mobile devices and vehicles, there are myriad aspects of our daily lives we place high value on. Property owners, especially, want to ensure that their appliances, security, heating and air conditioning systems, and other must-have commodities […]

How Much Does It Cost to Install a Backup Home Generator?

November 16, 2021 How Much Does It Cost to Install a Backup Home Generator? When disaster strikes and your power flickers or cuts out completely, what is your first thought? Your freezer chock-full of perishables? Your children who will wake up without a night light? What about the electronic medical equipment or refrigerated medicine certain […]

What’s the Difference Between a Propane and Gas Backup Home Generator?

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October 25, 2021 What’s the Difference Between a Propane and Gas Backup Home Generator? You have finally decided you want to invest in a backup home generator — as opposed to a portable generator — to ensure you and yours have uninterrupted power in the face of inclement weather, natural disasters, or unforeseen power outages. […]

How Long Does a Backup Home Generator Last?

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July 22, 2021 How Long Does a Backup Home Generator Last? eping a few essential appliances up and running. From ensuring those with special medical needs have access to refrigerated medicine to upholding your home security system while your family is asleep or out of the house, it’s a resource to safeguard what you and […]

Why Size Matters — How to Choose the Right Backup Generator Size for Your Home

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June 16, 2021 Why Size Matters — How to Choose the Right Backup Generator Size for Your Home Picture this: you’re spending a stormy night inside the home with your family, confident you won’t lose power or the function of your most-used appliances because you have a backup generator. However, before long, the power cuts […]

Storm Preparedness: Protecting Your House, Family & Power Supply

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September 9, 2017 Storm Preparedness: Protecting Your House, Family & Power Supply 24 Hour Hotline (844) 376-9374 Days after Hurricane Harvey carved its destructive path along the Texas coast, CNN reported that one “Battered Texas town may be without power for weeks.” Within hours of Hurricane Irma passing to the north of Puerto Rico, NBC […]