Generator Maintenance Checklist

Use this whole-home generator maintenance checklist to track exercise cycles, warning signs, outage runtime, homeowner observations, professional service needs, and maintenance after extended generator use.

Why Won’t My Generator Start?

Learn the common reasons a whole-home generator may fail to start, including weak batteries, fuel problems, active faults, charging issues, overdue maintenance, controls, and mechanical conditions.

How Long Does a Whole-Home Generator Last?

Learn how age, operating hours, maintenance history, environmental exposure, repair frequency, and parts availability affect how long a whole-home generator may remain dependable.

Does a Generator Turn On Automatically?

Learn how a whole-home standby generator detects an outage, starts automatically, transfers planned electrical loads, exercises between outages, and returns the home to utility power when service is restored.

Preparing Your Generator for Hurricane Season

Learn how to prepare a whole-home generator for Houston–Galveston hurricane season, including maintenance, battery condition, fuel readiness, exercise history, active faults, extended runtime, and post-storm service needs.

Can a Generator Power My Entire House?

Learn how generator capacity, HVAC demand, starting loads, household priorities, and load management determine how much of your home a whole-home generator can realistically support during an outage.

How Does a Whole-Home Generator Work?

Learn how a whole-home generator detects an outage, starts automatically, transfers the home to backup power, uses natural gas or propane, and supports the electrical loads included in the system design.

Generator Maintenance Investment Guide

Understand the cost of whole-home generator maintenance, including typical planning ranges and how operating hours, service intervals, batteries, fluids, filters, diagnostics, and repair needs can affect the total investment.

Whole-Home Generator Investment Guide

Understand the cost of a whole-home generator, including typical planning ranges and how generator size, transfer equipment, fuel infrastructure, electrical work, placement, load management, and installation conditions can affect the total investment.