Installing A Generac Generator In Abingdon, VA
Here at Complete Comfort, we know the last thing any homeowner wants to be thinking about is their electricity. Just like your car, you just want it to work, and hopefully not cause any problems, because problems tend to be expensive. The owners of a home in Brumley Gap in Abingdon were no different. But like many homeowners in the area, they lost power during storms, and big storms seem to be coming more frequently.
Power loss can be merely inconvenient to downright expensive if it lasts for more than an hour or so. If the power is out for any extended period of time, you can lose the contents of your refrigerator and freezer, and that can mount to hundreds of dollars worth of food very quickly. In addition, if anyone in your home relies on CPAP, temperature sensitive medications or other medical devices, loss of power can literally be a matter of life or death.
Power loss tends to be episodic and unpredictable, so many people just decide they can live with the risk. Our homeowners initially gave us a call in October of 2023, to look at whether buying a Generac home generator system was a good investment. We went out to the home, discussed the various options available and left, knowing the homeowners would need to consider what they wanted to do. It was about 6 months later, in April of 2024 when they finally decided to add a Generac Generator to their home.
Why Get A Generator?
When the power fails, what happens at your home? For most people, they can lose not only their heating and cooling, but refrigeration, access to the internet and work, the ability to cook, open and close the garage doors, and even your sump pump! While a temporary power outage is frustrating and inconvenient, longer outages can make your home uncomfortable and almost non-functional pretty quickly.
Generators run on natural or LP gas, and are designed to turn on within seconds of a power outage being detected, making your move virtually impervious to power outages and inconveniences. With people depending on electricity in every aspect of their daily lives and an aging power grid that is seeing more and more failures due to overload and increased adverse whether, more families are choosing to get a generator to make sure they don’t miss a beat when the power goes out.
Choosing A Generator
Getting a home generator like Generac will make sure the most important parts of your home have electricity even when the power is out. Generators come in multiple sizes, and you can choose the size and connections based on what aspects of your home are most important to keep running during a power outage.
Our expert team here at Complete Comfort can help recommend the right generator for your home, based on your needs and budget. Some homeowners just want to make sure key elements of their home- say, the HVAC system and refrigeration remain online, and others want to make sure key appliances, security systems and key circuits such as those used for CPAP and other devices, or their computers and wifi remain functional.
For our homeowners in Abingdon, they chose a 26 kw Guardian air-cooled Generac generator, with a smart switch that would keep their whole home going when the power went out. This means their home will never miss a beat, and will have reliable power even if there’s an outage in the area.
We were able to install the generator next to their electrical panel, and the generator itself is enclosed and looks like a large Yeti-type cooler, place so there is easy access from the outside to the internal panel and circuits the generator needs to power.
Remote Monitoring
The system also includes Mobile Link Wifi Remote Monitoring, which lets you monitor your generator’s status and get alerted to when it kicks on via smart phone app. This means even if you’re on vacation, you’ll know your home is protected. A few years ago, a friend of ours was away and the power went out for 5 days during an extended winter storm, causing endless worry about pipes freezing and an expensive saltwater fish tank they had as well, among other worries about their home. If they had a Generac, they would have known their home was fine whether they were there or not!
Bottom Line- Reliability and Worry Free
If losing power frequently is starting to get you down, give us a call here at Complete Comfort. We can come out and discuss what kind of generator might work best for your home and budget. You, too could be worry-free all year long- no matter what Mother Nature dishes out, or issues with the power grid, your family will be safe and protected- and you’ll save money by never having to rent a hotel room or replace the contents of your fridge and freezer again after a prolonged outage. And if you work or go to school from home, you’ll never lose productivity again. Give us a call and see if a Generac generator is right for you.