Have you ever wondered if you need a backup generator?
In this interview with Cathy Olig from Generac, she shares options for backup power that will ensure your family’s comfort throughout any type of weather.
But she points out to Mark & Theresa that an even better reason for adding backup power to your home: for when you aren’t at home. With a backup generator, you don’t need to be home for the backup power to turn on immediately after the power goes out.
So, if you are at work or traveling and your power goes out, you don’t have to worry about keeping your pets comfortable, making sure your food doesn’t spoil in your refrigerator, or any other power-based systems that need to have energy all day.
Mark & Theresa also learn about Generac’s new ECOGEN, which is the first off-grid standby power generator. It integrates into an existing alternative energy source, like solar or wind. There are times when the sun isn’t shining or wind isn’t blowing, so it automatically turns and provides you with uninterrupted power.
While Generac recommends that you work with an electrician, they also provide their products with pre-wired easy switches that are color-coded to make it easier to wire into an existing panel. Many of the units come with a composite pad so you don’t have to pour concrete, but the municipality will determine what’s best for your home’s location. Another way to help keep the costs down for installation, homeowners can help do the site prep and landscaping.
Theresa has already added a backup generator to their MyFixitUpLife renovation plans.
If you are also interested in a backup generator, visit Generac and check out their online sizing calculator to see what would make sense for your home.
Check out more at Generac, and listen to the full radio show from inside the DaVinci Roofscapes booth at the International Builders show with interviews from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition senior producer, and Green Builder magazine editor Matt Power on February 19.
Check the MyFixitUpLife show schedule to find out who is checking in with MyFixitUpLife’s Mark and Theresa this week.
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