Standby Generator Installation
As an authorized Generac dealer, we size, set, and wire standby backup units for homes across Michiana. When the grid drops, your house picks back up on its own. Call (574) 404-1973.
Power That Comes Back On Its Own
A standby generator sits outside your house and waits. When the power drops, a transfer switch feels it, starts the unit, and moves your home onto generator power without you touching a thing.
A portable generator is fine for a camping trip. For a house, it is a different story. You haul it out in the rain, run cords through the snow, and refill the gas every few hours while the fridge slowly thaws. A standby unit does none of that. It is wired in, it runs on natural gas or propane, and it kicks on by itself.
L&L Electric is an authorized Generac dealer, so we sell and install the units ourselves. We size the generator to your house, not to a chart. We add up the loads that matter, like the fridge, the furnace, the well pump, and the lights, and pick a unit that can carry them without strain.
The install is the real work. The generator has to sit on a pad, connect to your gas line, and tie into a transfer switch that talks to your panel. We map the layout carefully and coordinate with the utility company so the gas and the electric both line up the day we set it.
When we are done, we walk you through it. You know what it powers, what it does in an outage, and what to expect the next time the lights go out. No surprises, no guessing in the dark.
Why People Add a Standby Unit
Storms roll through Michiana and the grid goes down more often than anyone likes. Here is what a standby generator buys you.
- The freezer stops running and the fridge stays cold through a multiday outage.
- The furnace or well pump keeps going so the pipes do not freeze.
- Medical equipment, oxygen, or a CPAP stays on without scrambling for cords.
- You work from home and cannot afford to lose a day to a downed line.
- No extension cords running through a snowstorm to a neighbor with power.
- The whole house picks back up on its own. You do not even have to be home.
Out in Goshen and the edges of the area, storms and outages make backup power a bigger deal. Closer in, it is about not losing a freezer full of food or a day of work. Either way, a standby unit sits ready until you need it.
How a Generator Install Goes
From sizing to the first test run, we handle every step ourselves. Here is what happens between the first call and the day the power comes back on by itself.
We size it to your house.
We add up the loads that matter most and size the unit so it carries the essentials without strain, not just a number off a chart.
We set it on a pad and tie it in.
The generator sits on a clean pad outside, connected to a transfer switch that senses the outage and brings the unit on automatically.
We coordinate with the utility and the fuel.
Gas and electric both have to line up. We map the layout carefully and work with the utility company so the install day goes the way it should.
We walk you through it before we leave.
You get the straight price up front, and we show you what the unit does, what it powers, and what to expect in an outage. No guessing later.
Pair It With These
A generator is part of a bigger picture. These are the jobs we usually do alongside one.
Keep the Lights On Next Storm
Call us to size a Generac standby unit for your house, or send a request with a photo of where you want it. The estimate is free.