Benefits of a Portable Generator
By: Monika
When it comes to making it through a power outage – winter or summer – relatively unscathed and without being forced to leave your home, you have 3 basic choices:
- Tough it out
- Install a whole-house generator
- Purchase a back-up, portable generator
Those inclined to go the generator route lean towards option #3, if for no other reason than it’s by far the more affordable choice. But there’s more than low cost to recommend acquiring one – read on!
Power On-the-Go
Power your tools, appliances, and anything else you might need when the public supply of electricity shuts down. Just be sure to keep the generator outdoors during operation to allow proper ventilation of fumes.
Save Perishable Food
If your fridge and freezer are fully stocked during a power outage, you risk losing hundreds of dollars’ worth of food. With your fridge connected to a portable generator, however, you’ll save all that food either until power returns or you have a chance to move the food to a friend’s or relative’s house.
Power an Electric Car
If you have an electric car, you could find yourself completely stranded during a power outage. A portable general will give you the added peace of mind that, once it’s safe to travel, you can – even if power has yet to be restored.
Keep Well Water Flowing
If your home has well water that depends on an electric well pump, you can plug the well pump into a portable generator to keep water flowing during an outage.
A Loved One Depends on Medical Devices
If you or a loved one is dependent on an oxygen tank, heart monitor, rechargeable power chair, or other electric medical device, an alternate source of power (like a portable generator) could be a life saver.
Keep Flooding at Bay
Sump pumps do a great job of moving unwanted water out of your basement before it can flood and cause serious damage. But guess what? If you don’t have a battery back-up sump pump, the main pump will shut off during a power outage, and then you’re left with no protection.
What’s a battery-powered back-up sump pump, you might ask? Well, the name sort of describes it all by it itself. As in, it’s a sump pump that requires no electricity to operate. It kicks in automatically should the main pump shut down for any reason and turns itself off once power is restored and the main pump gets back to work.
Contact PC Plumbing, Heating, AC & Remodeling today for more information on protecting your home with one or more sump pumps. You have everything to gain.