E6: Generators For The Home
Join hosts Aaron and Jonathan as they interview Burt Koenig. Burt is a forty-year veteran of the generator sales and consulting business. The show focuses on installed dedicated standby generator systems for your home.
This episode we ask:
- Why do you need a generator?
- What are the different kinds of generators?
- What are the different fuel types?
- Advantages vs Disadvantages of the different fuel types.
- What do the different fuels cost for the average homeowner?
- Is a standby generator a realistic DIY project?
- What is the installation process?
- Are all generators safe to use to supply power to my computer, TV, and other sensitive electronics?
- How long will I be without power while a generator switches on?
- I have a portable generator; is it worth buying a transfer switch for it, or should I consider a fixed whole-house system?
- To save money, can I pick and choose what in my house is “backed-up” and what is not?
- What kind of maintenance do different generators require?
- How long can a generator be operated and how long do they last?
- When the generator is running, will it be loud? Will my neighbors complain?
- When looking at a home or office, what factors should I take into account when determining what generator size and system is right for them?
- I have an older home; is there anything special I need to consider when installing a generator?
- Are generators vulnerable to theft like AC units are?
- I have seen solar generators on TV? Are they worth looking at?
Plus listener-submitted questions.
Note: Halfway through the show there is a sixty-second gap due to a technical issue. The beginning of the conversation that was cut off was about the power grid as a whole. In summary, Burt explains that as time goes on we will see more brown-outs, blackouts, and cascading power failures. As our populations grow, we put more and more strain on our rapidly aging power grid. If you have a backup generator you will help take strain off the grid when cascading failures happen, in addition to protecting yourself from the dangers and inconveniences of such events.
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If you are in the Houston area and would like to contact Burt, you can do so through the form we set up here.
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