Sales of portable generators tend to spike around major storms. But getting a portable generator up and running in a hurry often means bypassing the recommended installation procedure and making do ...

Carbon monoxide from generators kill dozens of people in the U.S. each year. Here's how to use one safely.Most ...

Based on federal safety guidelines, we outline four important but easy steps to ensure the safe operation of your portable ...

Heath installs a generator transfer switch; Mark fixes a faulty brick lintel repair. Heath Eastman assists a homeowner who wants to hook up a generator to their home by installing a transfer switch to ...

The Harbor Freight 5000W Predator is an inverter generator, so it's quieter and more efficient than conventional models, but ...

If your home is much larger than 2,500 square feet and you need more power, we also recommend Generac’s 26-kilowatt home standby generator as an alternative. The other benefit to this bundle is that ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Whether it’s a hurricane, an ice storm, or even a wildfire, power outages seem to be happening more often and in more places. Maybe you’re thinking about buying a generator to keep ...