How Do You Purchase A Standby Generator?
• Know what you need to power. This could potentially save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars when it comes time to select the model that is right for you. Do you only want to power a few lights in your house? Do you want to power major appliances such as a washer or dryer? Do you have expensive computer equipment or medical equipment? Decide what circuits and appliances you would like to power and add up the maximum wattage they produce. You can find out what wattage your appliances produce by multiplying their voltage times their amperage. When computing your wattage requirements, you’ll want to add in the maximum wattage your appliance needs on startup, not its normal running wattage. This is called the appliance’s LRA number. Add all of the wattages together, and then you’ll know the minimum power capacity of the generator you need to buy. Having additional unused power capacity won’t hurt anything (and might come in handy later), but purchasing a generator that cannot provi
