We have our share of big storms in Louisville, and many local home owners are interested in installing a back-up generator, either directly connected to the electric panel, or to manually connect for lights, refrigerators, HVAC, etc. There are many options. To know which type of equipment and generator hook up is right for your needs, budget and safety, contact your ACME Electrician for generator hook ups, to price and evaluate your options.
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Basic options for back-up generators:
- Standard, gasoline-powered generator ready to connect to your critical loads, like refrigerators. These can be simple but dangerous as sources of electrocution or asphyxiation from the exhaust fumes. Call ACME for sizing your generator, getting you a good price, and teaching you how to safely connect to the appliances you choose for back-up power.
- Large, gasoline-powered generators for manually connecting to your electric panel. This can be your affordable alternative to an automatic, natural-gas-powered system, however you need your ACME electrician to install a manual transfer switch and train you and family members on the safe procedure of connecting and disconnecting the generator to avoid electrocution of the user or any workers who are working on the powerline.
- Automatic, natural-gas, whole-house generators. As the highest-cost but most convenient option for back-up power, a fully automatic generator is mounted on a concrete pad (outdoors, usually near your electric panel) and hard-wired through an automatic-transfer switch to your electric panel, so your power switches to the generator almost immediately when the power goes out, and then safely back to the powerlines for power when electricity supply is restored.
For a $75 service call fee which is deducted from any purchase, it’s worth calling ACME to visit your home, listen to your needs for back-up power, price your options. In the end, we provide all of the instruction and training you’ll need to safely use your generator.