Standby Generators

Now you can have your own personal power plant right next to your home or office. (View Standby Generators we carry.) View Promotional Video Quick Time Movie (1.8 MB) Flash Video A home standby generator is an automaticsystem that produces your own electricity as soon as it senses a power outage - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and they are easier to install than a central air conditioner. Permanently installed, the standby unit starts automatically whether you are home or away and unlike a portable generator, you do not have to go outside, run extension cords, or refuel because it runs off your natural gas or LP supply. Make no mistake about it. The power never goes out on a sunny day. When you lose power it is usually when you least want to go outdoors. With an emergency automatic home standby generator, you won’t have to lift a finger to get the power you need when the utility company can’t deliver. You do nothing, but wait about 30 seconds and the unit will automatically begin supplying the power for the vital circuits in your home. How Does It Works? The completely automatic transfer switch monitors incoming voltage from the utility line - around the clock. When utility power is interrupted, the automatic transfer switch immediately senses the problem and signals the generator to start. The automatic transfer switch then safely closes off the utility line and simultaneously opens a new power line from the generator. Within seconds, your standby generator system begins supplying electricity to the critical emergency circuits of your home or business. The transfer switch continues to monitor the utility line conditions. When the automatic transfer switch senses the utility line voltage has returned at a steady state, it re-transfers the electrical load back to the utility line and resumes monitoring for subsequent utility loss. The generator will continue to run for an engine cool-down period of several minutes while the entire system stands ready for the next power outage.