The Rookie’s Guide to Portable Generators These beasts can backup your home in the midst of a power outage, power a campsite or weld a house without breaking a sweat. If you’re thinking of buying one, we’re sure you have questions. So let’s break it down for you. What is a portable generator? Portable generators…
How Much Fuel Do You Need to Run Your Generator? Neglect your leaf blower, and you’ll be raking up everything. Shrug off maintaining the snow blower, and you’ll be shoveling. But ignoring your portable generator means your home goes dark when the power goes out. The heating or cooling system shuts down. Food spoils. For…
Generators on the Farm Is your farm ready for the next power blip in Upstate New York? This is a great article explaining in depth what farms need to keep in mind when considering an emergency back up generator – from size, to type, to safety. Click here to learn more..
Take It Outside: Carbon Monoxide Kills First Rule As the only safe place to operate a portable generator, taking it outside is absolutely mandatory to keep your family safe from carbon monoxide. But there’s even more you can do. By educating yourself about all carbon monoxide risks, you’ll be better prepared to protect your family…
A Generator for my Mother’s Well Being Not everyone buys a Kohler home generator just to provide power during an extended outage. Sometimes, assuring your family’s safety and well-being requires keeping the whole house functioning even through a relatively short power loss. We spoke with Ed Gunderman of Morrilton, Arkansas, about why he switched from…
Bad Weather Never Takes a Holiday By: Ed Del Grande Being a master “pipefitter” as well as a master plumber, I get a lot of questions from homeowners who have lost heat in the middle of winter. Many times the heating equipment itself fails, but often it’s a severe winter storm that knocks out electrical…
Generator Safety Tips That Will Get You Through a Storm, and Maybe Save Your Life More than 900 people died of carbon monoxide poisoning, and thousands injured, while using portable generators from 2005 to 2017. In the aftermath of a storm, a generator is an invaluable piece of equipment that can, at the very least,…
Should You Buy a Standby Generator? Popular Mechanics discusses the pros and cons of a standby generator for your home. A standby generator can energize a house for days after a blackout. Here’s how to know if a standby generator is a good investment. Click here to learn more.