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Every year it seems like there are one or two storms that come in like a wrecking ball, resulting in downed power lines and homes without electricity. Power outages can even occur during extreme heat waves, like they did in Montclair last month.
Local New Jersey and Pennsylvania homeowners looking to avoid the inconvenience and headache of extended power outages often hear about whole house standby or back up generator installation. Here are three whole house generator benefits and what to consider before having a whole house generator installed in your home.
Benefit #1: Comfort and Peace of Mind
Probably the most important benefit to having a backup generator is knowing that you’ll be protected if the power unexpectedly goes out. Anyone who has experienced an extended outage knows the perks of a whole house generator can really come in handy, including:
- Being able to run your heating or air conditioning if an outage occurs during very hot or cold weather
- Being able to charge your phone or laptop and turn lights on at night for safety
- Keeping the plumbing working and allowing you to run water and take showers
- Operating your sump pump to prevent your basement from flooding during a bad storm
Benefit #2: Avoid Frozen Pipes and Ruined Food
Without heat during a winter storm outage, your home’s plumbing and pipes are at risk of freezing, which can result in flooding and significant water damage to your home. Another danger whenever the power goes out is that the food in your refrigerator or freezer could spoil—in fact, the CDC recommends throwing out perishable food in your fridge after just 4 hours without power!
As you can see, the cost to have a whole house generator installed is worth it when compared to the price of repairing frozen pipes or having to throw out and repurchase all your groceries.
Benefit #3: Whole House Generators > Portable Backup Generators
Portable backup generators are popular with homeowners for one simple reason: they’re less expensive to buy. But there are many advantages that whole home generators have over portable units:
- Stand by whole house generators can switch on automatically when the power goes out, so even if you’re away from your home, it will keep running.
- Because whole house generators are connected to a gas line, there’s no limit to how long you can run them, unlike portable generators which need to be refueled often.
- Carbon monoxide poisoning from portable generators was responsible for more than 900 deaths between 2005 and 2017—whole home generators, which are permanently installed outside and away from your living spaces, are safer to operate and pose less of a danger to your family.
Talk to Princeton Air About our Expert Home Generator Services
The generator team at Princeton Air can not only find you a long-lasting and affordable whole house generator, but we will be there to help you keep it running in top condition for years and years to come. From generator installation and repair to maintenance services, Princeton Air is the leading generator contractor serving Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset counties in New Jersey and Bucks County in Pennsylvania. You can even enroll in our Generator Club Membership program where you’ll receive regularly scheduled maintenance, discounts, and more.
