Installation of a Generac automatic standby home generator by Moore Power maintains security and comfort for home and family when a power outage occurs, and it will occur. An automatic standby generator system monitors incoming voltage from utility lines. When the utility power is interrupted the generator detects the problem and goes to work. The automatic Transfer Switch safely disconnects the utility lines & simultaneously connects a new line from the generator. Power is restored within seconds. When utility power is restored the generator returns to standby mode. You can rest easy knowing your Generac generator will be there when you need it. The video below explains this process and talks a little about the “Genready Panel.”
Standby Generator Overview
Safety considerations: Portable Generators vs Professionally installed Standby Generators.
Although portable generators are not inherently dangerous to use, they must be used as they were intended and in accordance to the user’s manual that came with the equipment and Generac’s Portable Generator Safety Tips. The American Red Cross recommends permanently installed standby generators as a safer way to provide backup power to a home than a portable generator. Some of the major concerns is Carbon Monoxide, Electrocution Hazards and generator refueling. Professionally installed standby generators go a long way to alleviate most of the safety concerns involved with portable generators.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimated that at least 11 deaths occurred after Hurricane Katrina due to carbon monoxide poisoning stemming from using portable generators indoors. Because Generac standby generators are professionally installed outside of the home, carbon monoxide poisoning is not a factor.
Another important hazard to think about is the safety of your neighbors and workers from the electrical company. The CDC states that “During power outages, many people use portable electrical generators. If the portable generator is improperly sized, installed, or operated, it can send power back to the electrical lines. This problem is called backfeed or feedback in the electrical energy in power lines. Backfeed can seriously injure or kill repair workers or people in neighboring buildings. When power lines are down, residents can restore energy to their homes by another power source such as a portable generator. If the generator is plugged into a household circuit, the electrical current could reverse, go back through the circuit to the power grid, and then increase in voltage. If a worker attempts to repair power lines when this happens, the worker could be electrocuted.” Moore Power installs properly sized and rated backup generators according to electrical code with a device called an Automatic Transfer Switch which disconnects your house from the incoming power lines when the generator is providing the power to your house.
