One of the best safety nets homeowners can give themselves is a whole-house generator. This type of generator instantly powers on during an outage, providing electricity for lights, refrigerators, air ...

The article begins by emphasizing that a generator in an area that routinely sees temperatures below freezing, is not the same as installing a generator in warmer climates. In frigid conditions, even ...

Q: I remember reading an article you wrote last year about standby generators. Well, this winter I lost power during one of the larger storms, and now I'm very interested in having one installed. What ...

In addition to its many automotive products, the Honda brand also dabbles in a variety of other mechanically-minded sectors. These sectors include air travel, sea travel, and, of course, home care ...

Q:We recently had a big storm hit New England. Once again, I wish I had a backup generator system installed at my home. After going through my second prolonged power outage in the last few years, this ...

A. I get a request for my standby generator install checklist every hurricane season. Quick note that a standby generator is not a portable generator. It runs on natural gas or propane and is ...

To get the best efficiency for my battery backup system I want to make sure that the backup battery is large enough to cope with at least twice the total amp hours required in my calculations. So, in ...

Fifteen seconds after the power went out, Paul Maresca’s mammoth generator whirred into action. Meanwhile, in shuttered homes across South Florida, flashlights clicked and candlewicks began burning.

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The power just went out—again. As you dig around for candles and wonder whether your laptop is fully charged, you think, “I’m finally going to get a generator.” Let’s say you want a generator that can ...