How to Choose and Use a Generator
Champion's 2018 Generator eBook contains great lessons about what factors to consider when choosing the right generator. Take a look below:
By: Steve Maxwell | Champion Power Equipment
The reliability of our electricity supply isn’t what it used to be. Utility companies have cut back on line maintenance and sometimes electricity demand across North America almost exceeds supply. The continent-wide, interconnected electrical grid means that power failures can ripple outwards like falling dominoes. It’s hard to find anyone who hasn’t experienced a power outage. Portable generators offer a safe and convenient way to provide power to a home when an outage occurs. And while none of this is news, what you might not realize is how far small-scale generator technology has advanced. It’s now more practical than ever for proactive homeowners to meet their own emergency power needs, and to meet it at lower cost than ever. Success begins by understanding your needs and options, and this is what you’ll get in this report.
What's a Generator?
This sounds like a simple question, but it’s worth asking. Generators convert the energy in gasoline, diesel fuel, propane or natural gas into electrical energy of the kind used by us all in everyday life. Household generators sold in North America put out 120 volts or both 120 and 240 volts, just like the power that comes into your home from the local utility. Generators can be large or small, portable or stationary, but they’re all energy conversion devices.
Where I live we get at least three or four extended power outages each year. Sometimes more. That’s one reason I invested in my first generator back in 1988. Building and renovating beyond the grid is another reason why generators are a part of my life. Considering a portable generator for your own place? This report explains the key issues you need to know about choosing and using your own. In this report you’ll learn how to:
- Choose the Right Size of Generator
- Understand Weight, Portability and Voltage Output Issues
- Decide Between a Generator and an Inverter Generator
- Connect a Generator to Your Home
- Maintain Your Generator Properly
Read the full eBook by downloading it here (PDF)