Category: General Tips

The Best Locations To Install Your Standby Generator

Do you live in a location that frequently experiences power outages or blackouts? Are you sick of lighting candles and getting out a camping stove when this happens? If so, then it’s a very smart idea to install a standby generator. A whole-home standby generator acts as a backup power source for your home. It […]

Want A Standby Generator? You Need To Get In Line Today!

What is a standby generator? Essentially, it’s a type of home generator that’s installed on your property. Unlike portable generators, these products are installed in one fixed location. They’re also a lot larger than portable ones, capable of providing you with enough wattage to power your entire home. The whole purpose of a standby generator […]

Reasons To Purchase Standby Over Portable Generators

Portable generators are generators that you can move from one location to another. They typically have wheels and handles to make them more ergonomically friendly. But are they actually any good?  As you’ll discover in this post, it depends on your requirements. Yes, they are great if you want portability, but regular standby generators tend […]

Tips For Breaking In Your Generator

Like many mechanical devices, generators require a “breaking in” period – sometimes called mechanical run-in. Breaking in typically occurs within a few hours of use. In an engine, it involves adjusting the contact between the piston rings and the engine’s cylinder wall. After manufacturing, the cylinder wall is not perfectly smooth – there is still […]

3 Common Reasons Your Generator Won’t Start

There is nothing more frustrating than turning the key on your backup generator to discover that it won’t start. As a result, you begin to lose money and patience. It was supposed to provide you with energy when the power goes out, but now it is useless. Unfortunately, these things do happen and can prove […]

Five Tips to Reduce Whole Home Generator Noise

Many homeowners in the market for backup generators worry about how much noise their units might make. After all, they require an engine to drive the alternator that generates electricity. And that sounds like it should be loud.  But how loud are generators, exactly? And do they comply with neighborhood noise levels?  The Generac generators […]

5 Reasons To Buy A Generac Backup Generator

Is there anything more inconvenient and troublesome than a power outage? Your television viewing will be cut short, the food in your freezer will start to thaw, and you will have no access to the internet! It is possible to fill your time when a power outage occurs, but let’s be honest, you don’t want […]

Tips to Prepare for a Hurricane

Hurricane season can be a difficult time for anybody, but in the Abilene area, being prepared is a necessity. They are naturally a concern for anybody whose homes are in the path of one, but also they can be a concern for loved ones and relatives. To make yourself ready for hurricane season, it is […]

Protect Yourself From Storm Chasers: 5 Tips to Protect Yourself

When you think of storm chasers, people in high-tech trucks and vans who are out following the trajectory of a big storm or tornado might come to mind.  But, those storm chasers are working for the greater scientific good. Unfortunately, there is another type of storm chaser that wants nothing to do with the greater […]

What You Should Know About Generators

It always seems like such a bright idea, but it is something that we don’t necessarily think about until those rare situations actually arise. When the power goes out in your home, and it lasts longer than a few hours, the natural reaction is to regret that we didn’t purchase a generator sooner. Having a […]