Best Home Generator to Prepare for Hurricane Season

When a storm or hurricane hits, there's a chance your home could lose power -- for hours, a day or even weeks. One way to prepare for this is to install a standby home generator that automatically activates as soon as power is lost.

A standby home generator is more expensive than a portable power bank, but most models can power your entire home, including all of your major appliances, lights, heating or air conditioning.

Best home generator overall: Generac Guardian 24,000-watt whole-house generator

Generator type: Home standby | Fuel: Natural gas or propane | Outlet type: 120/240 single phase | Running wattage: 24,000 | Professional installation required: Yes| Response time: 15 seconds | Dimensions: 29 x 25 x 48 inches | Manufacturer warranty: 5 years

While this is not Generac's most powerful standby home generator in terms of wattage, it's a higher-end model that's designed to power an entire home during a blackout. Using a smartphone, you can control the generator, but it's designed to automatically turn on within 15 seconds after sensing a loss of power. The unit itself has a multi-lingual LCD that shows battery status and tracks maintenance intervals to ensure the generator is always in top condition.

A Generac 200A automatic whole-home transfer switch is included. What we like about this generator is that it takes up 70% less space than many competitors. The generator uses natural gas or propane. Its sound output is about 67dB. This is equivalent to the sound of someone speaking in a normal voice from three feet away, or a household washing machine.

Come in or contact South Shore Generator Sales & Service and get started on your backup power plans!

Source: msn.com

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