Being a somewhat affluent suburb of Chicago; the city of Elmhurst has more than few large or luxurious homes within its boundaries. As to be expected, many of these homes will be fitted out with all the latest in household appliances plus computers and home entertainment systems and will be well heated in winter and cooled throughout summer.
Everything possible for the creature comfort and enjoyment of those living there is likely to be found in such homes. However, to a greater or lesser extent; all these trappings of modern life depend on being fed a supply of electricity. Even a gas fired furnace needs electricity to run its fuel pump and any fan or blower circulation devices.
Cut The Power And It All Grinds To A Halt
Fortunately, brownouts are a rare experience these days but there is always a chance of unscheduled (and unexpected) power outages. Strong winds can cause trees to fall on power lines; distribution transformers can fail and breakdowns can happen at even the best maintained power plant.
It matters little what caused a power outage when your household is suddenly cut off. What does matter to you is – “when will the power come back on?” From this comes the question of what is the knock on affect likely to be on all the electrically powered equipment in your home.
If it has a UPS, your computer should be OK for an hour or so but you definitely will not be watching your big screen TV and, depending on the time of day and the season of the year, you may have to choose between going out or hunting down candles and flashlights while you sit shivering or sweating contemplating how long it will be before the contents of your freezer thaw out. This is about the time when your thoughts might turn to the question of why didn’t you have a standby generator installed at your home?
Home Generators
These days, the prices for the likes of guardian generators for Elmhurst are not over exorbitant and can be considered well worth the investment when compared to the inconvenience, discomfort and financial loss that any power outage could cause. Naturally, the costs increase in relation to the amount of power that you wish to generate – as does the size of the unit.
