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Oct 31, 2014 3:35:00 PM by Chase Musser - 0 comments

Portable or Standby? Choosing the Right Backup Generator for Your Home

Between overloaded power grids and unpredictable weather patterns, you never know when the electricity in your home will go out. Even worse, once it’s out, there is no way to predict when it will get restored. It could be hours, days, or even weeks before you see the sweet flicker of electricity in your home again. The best thing you can do to avoid lighting up the house with candles is to prepare your home with either a portable or a standby generator.
 

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Oct 31, 2014 3:34:00 PM by Chase Musser - 0 comments

Say Goodbye to Blackouts with a Home Standby Generator

When a storm rolls through and knocks the power out, all the modern conveniences we take for granted disappear. We suddenly find ourselves with no way to cook, heat our homes, run medical devices, warm baby bottles or store refrigerated foods. Investing in a portable generator is more affordable and can certainly ease some of the hardships of a blackout, but a home standby generator is a more permanent solution.
 

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Oct 31, 2014 3:34:00 PM by Chase Musser - 4 comments

Protecting Seniors During Extended Power Outages

Senior citizens living alone in their own home, rather than in assisted living or with someone else, may face a higher degree of safety challenges when it comes to power outages. Some may rely on assistive medical equipment such as respirators, ventilators, rechargeable power wheelchairs and scooters, oxygen machines, etc. These devices can be the difference between life and death, and are essential just as much as food, water, heating, and cooling.
 
When there is a power outage, the risk for danger intensifies, especially if there are no backup sources of energy to power basic equipment needs. 


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Oct 31, 2014 3:32:00 PM by Chase Musser - 0 comments

Conquer the Next Blackout with a Portable Generator & Transfer Switch

In the United States, we typically enjoy a power infrastructure that delivers electricity at a relatively steady and uninterrupted rate. But, during the odd thunderstorms or heavy snowfalls, even our robust electrical grid can be taxed, often causing residents in the affected area to lose power. In those areas where storms are more frequent, or where the electrical grid has other significant issues, power outages can be a constant problem.
 
Residents living in such areas should consider installing a portable generator and manual transfer switch combination in order to keep the power flowing to the the home’s most important appliances during these frustrating blackouts. 
 

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Oct 31, 2014 3:30:00 PM by Dan Kelly - 0 comments

What's Causing the Increased Power Outages in the Delaware Valley?

There’s nothing quite like that annoying, disappointing feeling of losing power -- or, what's worse: sitting around wondering when it will come back. For most of us, this seems like something that has been happening in the Delaware Valley a lot more often than it used to, but people do tend to mythologize the past. So, are we really experiencing more outages lately?

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