Remain Prepped and Powered with a Whole-Home Backup Generator
Power outages are inconvenient at best and can be dangerous at worst. A whole-home generator can change your household’s relationship with outages, helping you keep everything running when the power goes out. Learn how these systems work and why they may enhance your home’s comfort and security.
Understanding How a Whole-Home Generator Functions
A whole-home generator is a superior option to a portable generator. A backup generator is permanently installed outside your house and combusts propane or natural gas for steady electricity that lasts for hours, days or even longer.
Instead of needing to set it up manually and dealing with fuel refills each time, a whole-home generator is linked to your home’s electrical system via a transfer switch, enabling it to activate on its own in the event of a power outage. After the utility power is back online, the generator shuts down on its own, and the transfer switch relinks your home to the power grid. This effortless back-and-forth ensures you don’t have to worry about being left without light or critical systems during an outage.
Reasons to Consider Whole-Home Backup Power
Backup power generators offer multiple advantages. Here are 10 strong reasons to think about investing in one for your household:
- Preparedness for thunderstorms: Major storms can cause power outages that last for days. With a whole-home generator, your lights, appliances and other essential systems keep running during and after the storm. This layer of protection ensures you won’t have to scramble after a weather-related emergency.
- Effortless power for your home: A whole-home generator means automatic, ongoing power without the requirement of manual setup or frequent refills. Unlike portable generators, which require you to be present to start them and keep them running, a whole-home generator starts within seconds after the power fails and runs continuously as long as there’s fuel. This hands-free operation ensures your home stays powered with no work from you.
- Reassurance: The stress of unexpected power outages can be overwhelming. By installing a whole-home generator, you are assured that your home’s important systems stay functional. You also enjoy a sense of normalcy and safety during outages, which significantly impacts your family’s ability to cope with unexpected power outages.
- No income disruption: If you work from home, a power outage can lead to losing work and missing deadlines. Installing a backup generator keeps your work safe. As long as you have Wi-Fi, you can carry on with work, meeting deadlines and clients alike.
- Protect refrigerated foods: Food spoilage is a frustrating (and smelly) consequence of power outages. A whole-home generator keeps your kitchen appliances running, protecting your food and preventing it from spoiling. This benefit is particularly valuable during long outages, to ensure fresh food and avoiding the need to throw everything out and restock when power is restored.
- Preventing frozen pipes: Losing power during winter could stop your heating system from working. Even gas-powered models may rely on electronic ignitions, meaning they’re unable to start up if the power goes out. As the temperature falls, frozen and/or burst pipes can happen much more easily. Whole-home generators keep your heating system online to ensure the temperature stays stable and limit any expensive damage caused by bursting pipes.
- Keep all electronics and wiring safe: Power outages can damage appliances and electronics. A whole-home generator ensures a consistent flow of power, limiting any damage from abrupt outages and surges after power returns. For an extra layer of protection from electrical surges, think about installing a whole-home surge protector at the same time.
- Backup power for vital medical equipment: If anyone in your household is dependent on healthcare equipment, an extended outage might be life-threatening. A whole-home generator ensures that key medical devices like ventilators stay powered in an outage.
- Keep HVAC systems running: Maintaining a consistent temperature in your home promotes the comfort and well-being of everyone in your home, particularly young children, older adults and even our pets. By installing a whole-home backup generator, your HVAC system will power through in extreme weather, staying safe from heatstroke or hypothermia.
- Increased home value: The certainty of having power during outages is something sought after by prospective home buyers. As a result, installing a whole-home generator makes your property more attractive on the housing market and can allow you to up the asking price.
Get Your Whole-Home Generator Installed Today
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