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How To Get The Most From A Residential Standby Generator
A standby generator for your house can be invaluable in terms of comfort and safety when the power goes out. Whenever you plan a residential natural gas generator installation, it's important to plan to get the most from it. These three tips will maximize the benefits of having a generator.
Scale to What's Important
Minimally, a residential standby generator installation should power the basics. Homeowners usually want to be sure that the food in their fridges and freezers will be fine. In most regions, some form of heating, air conditioning, or both should have power during a disruption, too. You will also want at least a few lights to make it safe to traverse your house without a flashlight.
You can work with a contractor to plan what the generator will and won't power. If you're trying to save on costs, the important thing is to have enough scale to keep the basics running.
Bear in mind, though, that the basics are often the biggest power consumers. A furnace, for example, can pull lots of watts when it kicks on. Make sure you have some overhead in case the fridge and the furnace decide to come on at the same time. Otherwise, there's a risk that the system might throw a breaker even with the backup power running.
Find a Flat Spot
Ideally, you'll have a flat location that allows a technician to replace a residential natural gas generator. If there isn't a flat spot near the house, you might want to have a cement contractor construct a platform for the generator. Ask the contractor who'll put in the generator to mark out the area required for the platform.
Alternatively, you could dig out the spot and grade it to make it flat. However, you may need to build a retaining wall to keep dirt from slowly getting into the generator.
Regardless of where you position the generator, make sure it has room to vent fumes. You don't want noxious gases accumulating anywhere near the house.
Plan for the Replacement Process
A residential standby generator replacement project will be necessary at some future point. Keep the documentation for the generator so you can track down replacement parts. Also, clearly mark which electrical and gas lines go to the generator. Position the generator in a spot where a technician can stage their tools and the components for the job, park the replacement system, and move out the old one.
For more information, contact a residential standby generator replacement contractor near you.