The Generator Guide

Straight answers on whole-home power

The questions people actually ask us — written down, no sales talk.

Sizing

What size generator does your home actually need?

Why "the biggest one" is the wrong answer, and what a load calculation tells us.

Storm season

Getting your generator ready for hurricane season

A 20-minute checklist that beats finding out during the outage.

Fuel

Natural gas or propane: what should yours run on?

The honest trade-offs — and why your address usually decides for you.

Maintenance

How often should a standby generator be serviced?

What annual service actually covers, and what happens when it's skipped.

Electrical

Is your breaker panel trying to tell you something?

Tripping breakers, dimming lights, warm panels — the warning signs, translated.

Outages

How long can a standby generator actually run?

Days, not hours — if the fuel and the maintenance are right.

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