Have you ever been in your Hardee County home looking up the power outage map wondering when your power is going to come back on? The best way to avoid this inconvenience is with an emergency home generator. Getting the right generator starts with picking the right size/wattage. Emergency home generator sizes have a wide range, starting as low as 7.5kW to as high as 240kW. With such a wide range how do you know what size is perfect for your Hardee County home?
Assess Your Power Needs
The first step is to determine what appliances, devices, and systems you want to power during an outage. Take a walk around your Bowling Green home and write down each item.
Examples:
- Refrigerator and freezer
- Air conditioning
- Medical devices
- Electronics
- Lights
Calculate Wattage Requirements
After determining what you want to power in your Ona home, it’s time to figure out how much power each item requires. See if there’s a plaque on each item that tells you its wattage requirement, or find it online. Then, write down the wattage requirement of each item.
Add Up Your Total Wattage
Now, all you need to do is add up the wattage requirement of every item so you have a rough estimate for your residential backup generator size. You can size up your wattage requirements by 10-20% in case you decide to upgrade any items in your Wauchula home.
Consider Your Options
When you look up emergency home generators, you’ll be overwhelmed by the amount of options on the market. To help narrow your search, look at brands with a strong reputation (such as Generac). There are also 2 different types of residential backup generators: standby and portable. It’s best to go with a standby generator for your Zolfo Springs home because it requires less manual work, has higher fuel capacity, and higher power output.
Contact GenerX Generators
Over at GenerX Generators, we can help you determine what generator size and what emergency home generator will be perfect for your Hardee County home. As a Premier Generac Dealer, we sell, install, service, and maintain Generac Generators, one of the most well-established and trusted brands on the market. Click here to contact us or get a FREE Quote here.
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