Generator Installation in Mount Dora, FL

The city’s Building and Fire Prevention guide for whole house generators calls for an electrical permit and a gas permit before installation. The submittal includes a survey or plot plan showing the generator, the electric service equipment and any propane tank, the generator and transfer switch specifications, an electrical riser diagram and a gas riser diagram. Permits with a job value over $5,000 also need a recorded Notice of Commencement. GenerX pulls the permit with a licensed electrician and schedules the inspections. You sign the Notice of Commencement and provide a property survey.

The city’s guide keeps it at least 5 feet from windows, doors and combustible walls, under NFPA 37, and notes that most manufacturers want 3 feet of clearance on every side, which can rule out a narrow side yard. It should sit as close as possible to the electric meter, the meter is labeled for the alternate power source, and the noise ordinance applies, so neighbors are part of the siting.

It depends on the street. The city’s own utility covers an irregular area east and north of Lake Dora, bounded roughly by the Orange County line, U.S. 441 and Eudora Road, and it serves nothing east or north of U.S. 441. Other addresses are on Duke Energy or SECO, and the city’s permit application asks which of the three serves the property.

Yes, if a main reaches the street. Peoples Gas lists Mount Dora in its Lake County tariff. Otherwise the unit runs on propane, and the city holds the tank to NFPA 58 distances from buildings and property lines. We confirm the fuel at the free estimate.

Many do. GenerX assembles the architectural packet for the board, with the placement drawing, sound sheet and screening plan.

Mount Dora is served from our nearest facility, with parts stocked at our local facility. Repair calls are taken 24/7, and a large outage brings in technicians from across our Florida fleet.