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BN Electric & Comms
4.7(
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Serving Roscoe, PA and surrounding areas

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In business since 2004

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Butch and Chris installed a whole house fan, medicine cabinet with lights and replaced some wall switches for me. They were professional, friendly, and did the work in a timely fashion. The work they did is top-quality. When they were finished, they not only cleaned up, but took the debris and shipping boxes with them. I will call them again for all of my electrical projects."
Recommended by100%of homeowners
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Pricelight Electric Company LLC
4.6(
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Serving Roscoe, PA and surrounding areas

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In business since 2012

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Emergency services offered

"Repaired and updated electric service (tree damage). Replaced deck supports and installed wiring for hot tub. They worked with local code enforcement to get the installation approved. Happy with work and cost. Deck support replacement was a difficult job."
5 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by93%of homeowners
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Calfo Home Services
4.3(
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Serving Roscoe, PA and surrounding areas

Approved (Corporate)

In business since 2008

Emergency services offered

Warranties offered

"My technician was very knowledgeable and polite. He answered all of my questions and explained the installation process for my stove gas cutoff valve. I would highly recommend Calfo services."
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+4

Response time8 hrs
47 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by83%of homeowners
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The Margroff Company
5.0(
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Serving Roscoe, PA and surrounding areas

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In business since 2009

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

The Margroff Company is a full service electrical company with over 20 years of experience. We are honest, loyal and provide the best customer satisfaction int own. We pay close attention to detail and owner, Jubal, is always on site to ensue quality work. Call us for a free estimate!

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Alpha
New to Angi

Serving Roscoe, PA and surrounding areas

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In business since 2001

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

Alpha, is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty and responsibility in all of our jobs. We are a locally owned and operated business with more than 7 years of experience serving\nPittsburgh, PA and surrounding areas. There is no job too big, or too small for our team. Call today and let us put our experience to work for you!

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RC WATT
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Serving Roscoe, PA and surrounding areas

In business since 1997

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"These professionals were educated beyond the normal process of installing. They were able to think out of the box to make everything fit and work correctly. They were gentleman when answering questions and performed the work with skill and precision. They did not leave until job was completed. I could not have asked for a better crew to show up and do the job."
Response time4 days
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Generator Install questions, answered by experts

DIY is possible for basic setups. Professional installation ensures safe and proper electrical connections.

To reduce AC startup power for a whole-house generator, install a soft start kit or hard start capacitor, which lowers the initial surge by gradually ramping up the compressor. Using a smart load manager can also help by staggering startup loads, preventing a system overload and future costly repairs.

Sizing a generator is a careful process that requires calculating the electrical load of your entire house. You have to take into account every device you want to use and their wattage requirements, plus the wattage needed to start them, and look for a generator that can safely run all that at around 80% capacity.

In more practical terms, a small home can run on a 10,000-watt generator (and if you only want to power a few key appliances, much less than that). A mid-sized home may need something between 15,000 and 22,000 watts. Larger homes require 25,000 watts or more. 

These advanced generators use a key fob or a smartphone app to remotely start, which is ideal for getting power back on immediately without venturing outside. This feature is more common on whole home generators, but you may be able to find it on large portable generators, too.

As a safety measure, you should always turn off the main breaker while operating your generator’s backup breaker. In addition, you should also switch off all appliance breakers so you don't have a power surge when the main breaker turns back on. And finally, turning off the main breaker prevents back-feeding, which endangers utility workers with the risk of electrocution. Back-feeding could also destroy the electrical circuits of your neighbors if they use the same power network.

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