Complete Whole Home Generator Installation in Houston, TX
Whole home generators can provide the respite needed from a difficult situation, namely the power going out.
In fact, the benefits of a whole house generator are realized almost immediately as it causes your power’s source to quickly switch from electricity to natural gas or propane. This worry-free solution can have an especially tremendous impact, depending on the severity of the power outage and the importance of what is being powered.
Why Choose a Whole House Generator?
Unpredictable and Harsh Weather in Houston
Houston has an unpredictable and, at times, harsh climate, which creates numerous and long-lasting power outages. Hurricanes, of course, have the potential to be the most destructive of those weather patterns and are a common fear during hurricane season while tornadoes happen here from time to time as well. However, even normal rainstorms can cause flooding and extensive power outages while there are also the infrequent snowstorms that reach this far south and that Houston struggles to deal with to consider.
Impact of Power Outages
Whatever their causes, power outages can have a profound impact as daily life is disrupted for many, especially if the outage was not expected and it is uncertain when power will return.
For example, food can go bad if it is supposed to be refrigerated or frozen and goes without cooling for a long time. Also, air conditioning and fans will no longer work during an outage, which can make indoors a dangerous place to be on a summer day. Meanwhile, those who use an electricity-powered heating source during a power outage on an especially chilly day may experience adverse interior conditions as a result. And, of course, not having light at night comes with its own challenges.
Also note that if you end up in a situation in which you have no way to electronically reach the outside world, such as may happen once your devices cannot be powered back on, you’ll lose much of your access to essential online resources, including updates on the outage.
High Stakes for Home Business Owners
Financial losses can occur as a result of an outage, especially for someone who works from home and is dependent on the power in order to continue using their devices and the home internet. Depending on the size of the home business, the financial impact of this operational downtime can turn out to be quite significant. In other words, a generator installation would be well worth the cost.
Benefits of a Whole House Generator
Dependability and Serenity
A significant benefit of a whole home generator is the serenity brought by its reliable automatic activation once a power outage has started as your home remains secure and operational through no effort on your part.
Safety for Your Family
Those who depend on the continued running of medical equipment experience perhaps the most significant benefit of a whole house generator. In fact, this can be life-saving.
Meanwhile, for everyone at home, keeping security systems functioning during a blackout is important, including to protect against people who are looking to break into homes during this vulnerable time for the city.
Economic Benefits
In addition to minimizing downtime as that relates to devices and internet access for them, whole home generators reduce the potential for expensive damage to electronics and appliances since they greatly decrease the chances of dangerous power surges.
Comfort and Convenience
Having the peace of mind of a seamless transition to a propane or natural gas source for your power can be such a significant benefit, such a relief, as you continue your daily routine without disruption. Related to that is being able to maintain the comfortable cooling or heating that had been going when this transfer happened.
Of special importance is that those with temperature-sensitive medications get to experience the comfort and convenience of not needing to suddenly try to keep them within their required temperature range since a whole house generator removes that scenario.
Uninterrupted Connectivity
Having continued internet, phone and television access during outages can both be so important to have and a relief as life continues normally for you.
Also note that a whole home generator is designed to be used while it is raining, an act that should usually be avoided by those using portable generators.
Generators for the Whole House Explained
KOHLER®: Nonstop Power
A KOHLER® whole house generator automatically detects that a power outage has occurred and activates a new power source, such as natural gas or propane, within seconds. In other words, with this generator, you get to experience essentially continuous power with the downtime being a few seconds as opposed to the hours or even days that may occur otherwise.
Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS)
The automatic transfer switch (ATS) is what allows your whole home generator to seamlessly transfer its power source and keep the lights on. It is connected with your electronic panel and monitors utility power levels, safely disconnecting from the grid when an outage starts.
With this being an automated process, you do not need to manually do anything to switch that power source.
Fuel Options and Efficiency
The main fuel options for a whole house generator are propane and natural gas. Regardless of which one best fits your circumstances, this will be an energy-efficient experience.
Note that you should have a complete electrical inspection before you select a specific generator to install to ensure that it and your house match up well.
KOHLER® Generator Installation Benefits
Resolute Reliability
KOHLER® generators provide unwavering reliability as they have been built to endure, thanks to their advanced technology. Power interruptions are handled smoothly.
Enhanced Home Value
If you are looking to sell your house, whether soon or down the line, keep in mind that a whole home generator will result in quite an increase in your home’s value and marketability.
Cost Savings and Energy Efficiency
One of the ways that KOHLER® generators save money is through optimized fuel consumption. This is partially the result of it adjusting its output when doing so is appropriate. In other words, if there is partial power as opposed to a complete blackout, it will account for that.
Quiet Operation
Also providing peace of mind is the quietness of these generators, helping keep your home environment calm. A related benefit of using this generator is that your neighbors will be pleased with its low noise output as well.
Safety Features
KOHLER® generators possess tremendous safety features to make sure that your home continues to be a safe place. This is partially done through its automatic self-testing functions, which result in it effectively responding if it finds something out of the ordinary.
Whole Home Generator: The Installation Process
Initial Consultation
An initial meeting will consist of a thorough assessment of your home’s power requirements as well as its physical layout to make sure that the generator will operate as efficiently as possible.
Custom Installation Plan
A custom installation plan will be developed, which will take into account safety and noise factors and ensure compliance with all local regulations.
Professional Installation
Skilled technicians will engage in a professional installation of the whole home generator to ensure its effective integration with existing systems.
Testing and Verification
Once the whole house generator installation has been completed, rigorous testing will take place to verify that it works as intended in a variety of conditions.
Customer Education
Although you will not need to turn your generator on and off, so to speak, there are details about it that you should understand, and customer education will help that be the case. It will ensure that you know how to manage your new system and how to access ongoing support for it.
Choosing the Best Emergency Generator for Your House
There are two main options to consider when deciding on the right emergency generator for your house. If you have a small home or are simply looking to cover essential or critical circuits, standard backup power should suffice. Conversely, if your house consists of more than 2,000 square feet, advanced backup power will likely be best.
Consult with a certified Right Touch Electrical installer to help you make this decision, for proper load calculations and to ensure the meeting of local code requirements.
Why Choose Right Touch Electrical?
There are several reasons why you should choose Right Touch Electrical for your generator installation needs.
We have more than 10 years of experience in the field and are renowned throughout Greater Houston for our expertise with dependable power solutions. Additionally, our skilled technicians are licensed and have taken part in rigorous background checks and drug screenings.
Our team also provides round-the-clock, 24/7 emergency service.
