How long does it take to install a home generator?
For our smaller generators, 20kW and under, we strive to complete the installation in one day. This includes site preparation, setting the generator and completing the gas and electric installation. If the job is complex, it may take a little longer. For the larger generators, the process takes longer because of what’s involved. For... Read More
Home Generator Power Management
GenSpring Power is the leader in employing Power Management technology for home generators in North Georgia. With our hundreds of home generator customers utilizing Power Management technology, we understand the correct application and use of Power Management technology to help any homeowner. The following is an overview of Home Generator Power Management, and explains what... Read More
What size home generator do I need?
Understanding how you use energy is the key to planning for a home generator system for your home. The table below shows the typical wattage associated with various home appliances and will help you understand the factors that affect generator size. There are two primary considerations – Running Watts and Starting Watts. Running watts represent... Read More
Planning For A Home Generator Involves Understanding Your Options
Today’s home standby generators are fully automatic, self-contained and built to be permanently installed outside your home. They use an automotive style muffler and sound attenuation to limit sound to as low as the mid 60 db’s. Environmentally friendly natural gas or propane are the fuels of choice. The most popular small automatic home generators... Read More
Never Be in the Dark Again During a Power Outage
If your electricity is currently out, contact us immediately so we can help restore power to your home! Many don’t realize how much they depend on electricity until the power goes out. Take a minute, and recall the last time the power went out in your home. Do you remember specific appliances or key lighting... Read More
Understanding How Home Generators Work
How does a home standby generator system work? Within seconds of a power outage, the engine will automatically start, allowing your home generator to begin producing power. After a short delay (10 to 60 seconds) the Automatic Transfer Switch will restore power to the designated emergency circuits in your home. The home generator control system... Read More
During An Extended Power Outage, How Can I Conserve Propane Fuel?
As previously discussed in How Long Can My Generator Run?, when propane is your source of fuel for your home and generator, you have a finite source of fuel to manage. The amount of fuel is limited by your tank size. Your generator’s fuel consumption is a function of the electric loads of the home... Read More
Home Generators or Solar Power – Which is Best?
There is much buzz these days about solar power as a viable alternative power source. As a successful home generator dealer in North Georgia, I’m often asked, which is best – solar power or a home generator? The answer is, it depends – it depends on what problem are you trying to solve, why it... Read More
Kohler 14 RESA – Quiet, Reliable & Powerful!
When the chips are down, most of us want to make sure that we have the best available to back us up. One home generator system that has impressed us is the Kohler Model 14 RESA. While there are certainly smaller and larger generators, the Kohler 14 RESA in our opinion is the sweet spot... Read More
Fuel, Spark & Compression
In our earlier post, How Long Can My Generator Run?, we discussed the role of fuel and oil to keep your generator running during an extended outage. In this post we will discuss how fuel, spark & compression work together to allow your engine to start and continue to run so that your home generator... Read More