Electrical Guides From the Field
The most expensive generator mistake I see homeowners make isn’t buying too small — it’s buying way too big. I’ve been a licensed electrician for 12 years, and I’ve walked into homes where someone dropped $4,000 on a 15,000-watt generator to power a 1,400-square-foot house. Knowing how to size a generator for your house correctly … Read more
I’ve been asked the power station vs gas generator runtime question more times than I can count. Usually it comes right after a storm knocks out power and someone’s standing in their garage holding a flashlight. Here’s the honest answer most review sites won’t give you: runtime depends almost entirely on your load, and most … Read more
The portable vs standby generator debate comes up in nearly every conversation I have with homeowners after a bad storm season. And honestly, most people come in with the wrong assumptions before we even start talking. They think standby is always better, or that portable means “good enough for camping.” Neither of those things is … Read more