RESIDENTIAL — SERVICES
BACKUP GENERATORS
When the grid goes down, your house doesn't. Whole-home Generac and Kohler generator systems with automatic transfer.
BC storms don't ask permission before cutting your power. A standby generator answers automatically — sensing the outage, starting itself, and restoring your home within seconds while the rest of the street goes dark. Furnace, fridge, sump pump, WiFi: all still running.
Able Electrical installs Generac and Kohler systems, matching generator capacity to your home's actual load — from essential-circuits coverage to full whole-home backup. We size it with a proper load calculation, not a brochure chart.
The heart of the system is the automatic transfer switch, which isolates your home from the grid and switches to generator power without you touching anything — and switches back, safely, when BC Hydro service returns. We install and wire the transfer equipment to code, permitted and inspected through Technical Safety BC, and coordinate licensed gas fitting for natural gas and propane connections.
Standby power is only as reliable as its upkeep, so we offer annual maintenance — exercise checks, transfer testing, and inspection — to make sure the system starts on the night it matters.
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- What happens when the power goes out?
- A standby generator senses the outage, starts itself, and restores the home within seconds. Furnace, fridge, sump pump, and WiFi stay running.
- Which generators do you install, and how are they sized?
- Generac and Kohler systems, matched to the home's actual load — from essential-circuits coverage to full whole-home backup. Capacity comes from a load calculation, not a brochure chart.
- What does the automatic transfer switch do?
- The automatic transfer switch isolates the home from the grid and switches to generator power without anyone touching it, then switches back when BC Hydro service returns. The transfer equipment is installed and wired to code, permitted and inspected through Technical Safety BC.
- Do you connect natural gas and propane?
- Yes. Licensed gas fitting is coordinated for natural gas and propane connections.
- Do you maintain the generator after install?
- Yes. Annual maintenance covers exercise checks, transfer testing, and inspection so the system starts on the night it matters.