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Avatar for YES! Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing and Electric
YES! Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing and Electric
3.7(
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Fixed Generator - InstallFixed Generator - Repair

Serving Garland, UT and surrounding areas

Approved (Corporate)

In business since 1977

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Outstanding--contacted me immediately, came out the same day and made arrangement to install my new furnace at my earliest convenience. Very kind and likable people. It was an unusually pleasant business meeting."
Generator Installation
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Recommended by79%of homeowners
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JZ Electric LLC
5.0(
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Fixed Generator - InstallPortable Generator - Install

Serving Garland, UT and surrounding areas

In business since 2020

Free estimates

Warranties offered

"John and his crew wired my entire home from the ground up. They installed an emergency generator and installed all switches, plugs, lighting and appliances. They added sconces in the theatre room, and wired a fire alarm. They did an excellent job."
Response time1 day
Response rate86%
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Generator Install questions, answered by experts

If you’re deciding between a solar battery versus a generator for the best backup power solution, you can take a few factors into consideration. Solar batteries are quiet while generators can be quite loud. Generators have a lower up-front cost, but they require fuel and ongoing maintenance while solar batteries are more expensive but don’t have many ongoing costs.

An undersized whole-house generator has the potential to overheat and shut down when you try to run a central AC system. This scenario can not only damage the whole-house generator, but can also trip your home’s breakers or cause electrical damage. To avoid this situation, hire a local generator installer to correctly size your whole-house generator.

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. 

Generally, you’ll want to keep between 60 and 70 feet between the generator and the transfer switch. There are a few reasons for this, including:

  • The distance reduces the noise coming from the generator into your home.

  • It increases efficiency because you won’t have a voltage drop from this short of a distance.

  • Prevents carbon monoxide poisoning: keep at least 15 feet between your generator and an open window. 

A 10,000-watt generator can run a small to mid-sized central AC unit (typically up to 3 tons or 36,000 BTU) along with a few other appliances. However, larger AC units or additional loads will require a bigger generator. Consult a local generator installer to ensure you add the correct size generator to your home.

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