{"id":676,"date":"2021-05-20T11:00:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T15:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/?p=676"},"modified":"2021-05-24T14:08:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T18:08:12","slug":"6-ways-to-tell-you-need-a-new-generator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/electrical\/6-ways-to-tell-you-need-a-new-generator\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Tell You Need a New Generator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Many homes in Western New York have generators to help them through power outages. Weather and grid failures have become increasing problems, and an effective generator can make it easy for a household to make it through an extended blackout in comfort and safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though generators do not run regularly\u2014in fact, people hope they don\u2019t<\/em> have to use their generator\u2014they still age and run down until they need a replacement. If you have a generator, you\u2019ll want to get ahead of its eventual replacement, since you don\u2019t want to find out you need a new generator when your current one completely fails. We\u2019ve put together a list of six ways to tell it\u2019s time for a new generator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. You have a portable generator, not a whole-house generator<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Okay, this isn\u2019t a generator replacement exactly, since portable generators aren\u2019t \u201cinstallations.\u201d But if you only have a portable generator to meet your home\u2019s needs in case of a power loss, we strongly recommend you call us to arrange for a whole-house standby generator. These generators are more reliable, provide greater power, last longer, and are also safer since they don\u2019t discharge emissions inside the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Your home has greater electrical demands<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Your family has grown, you\u2019ve added on a new room, you\u2019ve put in major new appliances \u2026 these are all reasons why your home\u2019s electrical demands may have increased since you got your current generator. It may be time to upgrade to a generator that matches changes in your house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Excessive repair needs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A generator is supposed to be trustworthy\u2014it must work when you need it to, or what good is even having it? If you\u2019ve encountered a recent run of repair calls for the generator or maintenance keeps turning up repair issues, then it may be time to invest in a new system you can rely on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Wasteful operation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As a generator gets older, it will become less efficient. Maintenance will slow this down, but eventually age will catch up with the generator and it will start to consume more fuel to operate. Our maintenance technicians can help determine when a generator is turning into a fuel-waster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. A significant system failure<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Did your generator fail on you the last time you needed it to run? Obviously, that\u2019s not good, and it will make you less confident about the system\u2019s future performance. If you\u2019re worrying about your generator and<\/em> power loss to the house, you\u2019re missing out on one of the biggest benefits of having a generator in the first place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. It\u2019s time for a technology upgrade<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Is your generator more than ten years old? If so, even if it\u2019s been working well and not running up repair costs, it may be ready to retire so you can take advantage of the newest in generator technology. For example, you may want to have an automatic standby generator that you don\u2019t have to manually activate when the power goes out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you think you need to replace your old generator, or if you\u2019d like a first generator installation in Buffalo, NY<\/a>, call us and we\u2019ll take you through the process.  We’re proud to offer Kohler Generators for installation for our customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scherer Electric is Western New York’s Favorite Electrician! Schedule generator service with us.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Even though generators do not run regularly\u2014in fact, people hope they don\u2019t have to use their generator\u2014they still age and run down until they need a replacement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[87],"tags":[91,105],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=676"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":680,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676\/revisions\/680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}