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What to Expect When Installing a Whole Home Generator

You donโ€™t realize how much your family relies on electricity until your power goes out. Suddenly, youโ€™re worried the food in your fridge will spoil, the house will get uncomfortable because the AC canโ€™t run, and your kiddos are scared because the lights wonโ€™t turn on during a dark and loud storm.

Donโ€™t let your family get caught off guard by power outages anymore! Itโ€™s time for you to install a whole home generator from Morris-Jenkins.

What Is a Whole Home Generator?

A whole home generator (also called a standby generator) is like a personal powerplant for your home! Itโ€™ll keep the important things powered up in your home even if the rest of the neighborhood loses power. Whether itโ€™s your air conditioner, furnace, refrigerator, medical equipment, home security system, internet, chargers, television, lights, or your basement sump pump, your family relies on electricity for a LOT of things! A whole home generator keeps your home running like normal during a storm so you can stay comfortable and stress-free.

Who Needs a Whole Home Generator?

Everyone could benefit from a whole home generator! Theyโ€™re becoming more and more popular in the greater Charlotte area (mostly to prepare for those nasty summer storms). Weโ€™ve got all kinds of options to suit every homeโ€”whether you want just a few necessities powered up during an outage or you want your home to feel like normal in a storm. Standby generators are a powerful yet safe way to keep your homeโ€™s power on.

When you decide a whole home generator is the right move for your family, weโ€™ll be happy to help! You donโ€™t wanna stress over all the small details, and thatโ€™s why weโ€™ll handle everything for you. You just have to let us know what all youโ€™d like to stay powered on during an outage, and we can take care of the rest!

During Your Whole Home Generator Installation

Do I Have to Be Here All Day?

You donโ€™t need to be home all day while we install your whole home generator!

Do I Need to Put My Pets Up?

You donโ€™t have to put your pets up for a whole home generator installation.

When/Who Do I Pay?

If you decide to go with an easy payment plan, then all the financial details are handled before your install even starts. If youโ€™re paying in full, your install crew will accept payment once theyโ€™re done installing your whole home generator. You can pay them with card, cash, or checkโ€”whatever is most convenient for you!

What to Do to Prepare for Install?

You donโ€™t need to do anything to prepare for your whole home generator installation appointment! Just sit back and relaxโ€”weโ€™ll handle everything.

Do I Need an Inspection?

When you have a whole home generator installed, you need some inspections. But donโ€™t worryโ€”weโ€™ll take care of all of that!

Your generator needs to be inspected by the county inspector. Weโ€™ll take care of all the details of these inspections, and you donโ€™t even have to be home for them!

Whatโ€™s the Timeline Like?

On the first day of your generator installation, our team will get the site of your new generator all set up! Weโ€™ll prep the area by mounting the electrical boxes, plumbing the gas lines, and more. Day two is when things get exciting! Weโ€™ll bring your shiny new generator and start getting things hooked up. This does require your power to be off in the meantime, but weโ€™ll bring a portable battery pack to keep your fridge running the whole time. As the finishing detail, weโ€™ll coordinate with the county inspector to get the installation checked out. The power company will turn your power back on once weโ€™re all done. After that, your home will be ready to face whatever storms and power outages are thrown its way!

What Kind of Options Do I Have?

Our whole home generators are personalized! That means whatever you need powered up during a storm, we can make happen. When you meet with one of our experts, theyโ€™ll ask you some questions about what kinds of appliances and things your family would like to keep powered up when you experience outages. Weโ€™ll install a generator thatโ€™s the perfect match for your home and your familyโ€™s needs!

Who All Is Involved in the Installation?

A whole home generator is not an easy installation! It takes a large team of talented people to make sure things are done the right way. When it comes to installing your generator, weโ€™ll send out our install team and electrical team, and weโ€™ll involve the county inspector.

What Do I Have to Do for Generator Maintenance?

Just like your heating and cooling system, your generator needs regular maintenance to run well and live a long time. Generator manufacturers recommend annual maintenance to give your generator the best (and longest!) life. As our thank you for trusting us to install your familyโ€™s whole home generator, your first maintenance is complementary!

Mr. Jenkins Told Meโ€ฆ Morris-Jenkins Makes Generator Installation Easy!

Gone are the days of relying on candles during a storm! Your family can keep the lights on, keep the air conditioner running, and keep the food in the fridge safe, even in the worst weather. All you need

is a whole home generator installed by Morris-Jenkins! From start to finish, weโ€™ll take care of all the little details so your family doesnโ€™t have to worry about a thing.

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