Portable Generator Installation
If you’ve lived in Westchester County for any period of time, you know power outages can occur during any season. From heavy winter snow and ice knocking down power lines to summertime’s overloaded power grids, you can find yourself at home with a refrigerator full of food, piles of work to do on your computer and hungry kids wanting a hot dinner and TV to watch afterward.
So when the power goes out, what do you do?
For most people, the days of putting another log on the fire and lighting some candles until the power is restored are long gone. With our highly connected lives, being without power for any period can be very costly. More than the expense of a refrigerator’s or freezer’s worth of food to dispose of and replace, you could be stuck without the capability to deliver a project or close a deal you’ve been working hard on. And since more and more of us work virtually to some extent, a potential client in the next state, on the other side of the country, or located internationally might not be sensitive to the fact that your neighborhood just lost power.
Of course, with professional portable generator installation in Westchester, NY, you’ll never have to worry about losing power again. Read on to see why emergency portable generators for home use are fast becoming the most sought-after home improvement item for busy families who don’t want to be left in the dark during the next blackout.
Emergency home generators in Westchester, NY, are a reliable and cost-effective way of providing backup power to essential items in your house during power outages. Most portable generators of this type run on gasoline, so they need to be operated safely outside in a place with proper ventilation.
In addition, it’s worth having portable generator installation in Westchester, NY, done by an experienced professional like one of our licensed electricians from Lippolis Electric. The reasons for this are many, but let’s start by pointing out that choosing the right size generator and connecting it properly to your house aren’t steps you want to get wrong — especially when the result could be disastrous for your home appliances and other expensive electrical devices. Since there is quite a bit at stake in portable generator installation, it’s best to let a professional take care of it and provide you some peace of mind.
Portable Generator Points to Consider
Before you run out and buy any old portable generator that’s on sale, it’s important to consider the following features of emergency generators and how you plan on connecting yours to your home’s electrical system.
- Power output: The size of any portable generator’s fuel tank and the power — or wattage — it can supply are important considerations. Many generators can run for five hours or more on a single gasoline tank. Yet, others can exceed 10 hours of operating time — especially if they’re running at a low capacity. Additionally, medium-sized generators can put out anywhere from 3,000 to 6,000 watts and run essential appliances like refrigerators and sump pumps. Model sizes increase up to extra-large generators capable of putting out more than 9,000 watts and running everything in your house, including the air conditioning.
- Surge protection: Since today’s electronic devices and smart appliances are packed with sensitive circuitry and microprocessors, the need to have a consistent power source free from major voltage fluctuations and power surges has never been greater. If you’re planning on running your home computer, security system, HDTV, and/or smart appliances during a power outage, then you’re best advised to select an emergency generator that has built-in surge protection.
- Transfer switch: Like a breaker box for your portable generator, a transfer switch allows you to connect your generator to your household’s electrical system directly. Since a transfer switch is hardwired into your home’s electrical panel, it’s another part of the portable home generator installation you want to complete by a professional electrician.
Portable Home Generator Installation Service — Westchester, NY
At Lippolis Electric, we’ve been serving the residential and commercial electrical installation needs of Westchester County for over 30 years. With customer satisfaction as our top priority, we’re sure you’ll be pleased with the results of your portable home generator installation. Contact us today for a free quote and answers to all your electrical installation questions.
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Dear Mr. Lippolis, I am writing this unsolicited letter in praise of Mike McKenna for making our major house renovation a very pleasant experience and a great success. Among other things, Mike helped us with a major electrical update in the house, including replacement of the old knob-and-tube wiring with new, and updated circuit-breaker box/outlets/switches/light fixtures/etc. In short, Mike has been knowledgeable and willing to help with advice, both when asked and when it was appropriate to suggest approach or alternatives, friendly, on time, and always doing his best (and succeeding) to accomodate our schedule and working in sync with a few other contractors at all times. Top notch work, clean, precise, etc. We are very happy that Mike and the crew helped us with our electrical needs. We will gladly keep you in mind when additional work is needed. We have already and will continue to recommend your business to others.
Hi Anthony, Your guys just finished the job and left, and I just want to thank you and let you know what a pleasure it was having them here. They were really fantastic! I’ll put the check in the mail first thing tomorrow.
Thank you for the prompt efficient manner in which my repair was done. The tech arrived in the scheduled time slot. He analyzed the problem, relayed any concern about safety, and promised the repair would be completed by the end of the day. Chris and his assistant were polite, professional, and courteous as they did the repair. They answered all my questions and went the extra mile to get the job finished. Thank you and well done!
To whom it may concern, In the planning process of removing an interior wall and renovating our kitchen, we have been interviewing various trades’ people, including general contractors, cabinet makers, electricians, plumbers, glass & mirror people, flooring specialists, etc. In the hours of interviewing, while I found most of the people to be knowledgable in their craft, too many were not good businessmen and most lacked good customer relation skills. Having worked in business my entire adult life, I found the overall experience unpleasant. The one exception out of close to two dozen individuals was your foreman, Mike McKenna. He was the first one I enjoyed having in my home, and with whom I enjoyed chatting. He did not come across as a “bs” artist. He also did not have the attitude, as others had when they showed up, that I had already taken up too much of their time, and they seemed to have one foot out the door when they arrived. He was knowledgable, but more than that, he was pleasant! He was appropriately interested, informative, insightful, and had useful comments. It was a rare, enjoyable experience. Renovating one’s home is an intimate experience. It is helpful that anyone coming in is sufficiently professional, pleasant, and respectful.
Hey Mike, I got a chance to get out there and see the job. Those guys are great! Very clean, super neat, and it’s hard to tell they were ever inside the house except for the neat wiring they did. Thanks a lot. Your guys are the best contractors in Westchester!