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Residential Back-Up Generators a Growing Trend

With electronic power blackouts in the news, builders have an opportunity to increase their business by installing back-up generators in their homes, according to Eaton/Cutler-Hammer.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Eaton/Cutler-Hammer is a member of the National Council of the Housing Industry — the Supplier 100 of NAHB.

Cutler-Hammer, together with Briggs & Stratton, offers two automatic generator systems for the home. According to the manufacturer, the systems use advanced electronics to continuously monitor the availability of normal power. The generators turn on automatically, in seconds, if there is an interruption in power and shut down when the power is restored.

The systems are quiet, says Cutler-Hammond, and include an automatic weekly exercise function to ensure that they remain in excellent working condition.


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Ten- or 12-kilowatt systems will keep most major appliances running during a power failure. These include: refrigerators, well pumps, garage door openers, lighting, heating and air conditioning, kitchen appliances and sump pumps.

“Generator systems not only will keep home owners worry-free in a storm or blackout,” says the manufacturer, “but they will increase the value of the home. There is no longer any need to sit in the dark, worrying about the cold or the heat or any other problems associated with loss of power.”

For more information on the home generator systems from Eaton, click here.

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