Standby generators from E Franklin Blvd
Certified Generator Installation in Gastonia, NC
When Helene dropped trees on lines in the last week of September 2024, roughly a third of the power customers in Gaston County lost service. From E Franklin Blvd, we size, permit and install Generac and Kohler standby generators for Loray mill homes and Heritage Woods builds alike.
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Life in a Gastonia house once the generator is in
The crew that installs your unit works out of the same Gastonia shop that services it. Once the live load test is done and the controls are explained, we can put the system straight onto a yearly plan for generator maintenance in Gastonia, booked before we leave the driveway.
No trip to the breaker box
The automatic transfer switch senses the outage, starts the generator and moves your circuits over by itself, then reverses the steps once utility power is back.
Central air on the list
In a Catawba Hills or Heritage Woods house built after 1970, central air is often the deciding load, and the calculation shows whether whole-home coverage is worth it.
Older panels checked first
York-Chester houses go back as far as the 1850s and Loray's mill houses to the early 1900s, so the panel is inspected before a transfer switch is tied into it.
Fuel decided at the site visit
If gas already reaches the house, we check the line has room to feed the generator too. If it does not, a propane tank is set and sized to the unit.
Through the tree-clearing days
While crews work through fallen trees one street at a time, the furnace, the freezer and any medical equipment in the house keep running on standby power.
Signed off by the county
Gaston County inspects the switch and the fuel hookup, and the signed permit goes into the paperwork you keep with the unit.
Why Gastonia homes get their generators from E Franklin Blvd
Two certified lines to pick from
We install both Generac and Kohler, so your quote can show either one at the size your load calculation calls for, with what sets the two apart explained in plain terms.
Here since 1973
Roland Black has worked from Gastonia since 1973, long enough that our crews have opened panels in mill houses, York-Chester homes and the subdivisions that came after them.
Licensed electricians at the panel
Panel and transfer switch work stays with our licensed electricians (license #34773), the same people who look over an older Gastonia panel before anything is connected to it.
Ten-year warranty, with financing
A 10-year warranty covers the install, and financing spreads the cost of a standby system for households that prefer not to pay in one go.
Calls taken around the clock
If the unit ever acts up during a storm, our Gastonia phones are staffed 24/7, and a technician can head out from E Franklin Blvd once the roads are clear.
Standby generator questions from Gastonia homeowners
Two offices can be involved. On August 29, 2022, building permits and inspections for work inside Gastonia city limits moved to Gaston County, and zoning stayed with the City of Gastonia. If your install needs a city zoning approval, we get that first. Then we file with the county, schedule its inspection and stay on site while the transfer switch and fuel connection are checked.
In most cases, once we have opened the panel. Loray's frame houses were built in the first decades of the 1900s, and much of York-Chester predates 1955, so neither was wired with central air or car chargers in mind. After the panel check, we either size an essential-circuit system to the service the house already has or plan the upgrade that has to come before the transfer switch.
With the power loss, yes. With the storm damage, no. A properly sized unit starts by itself within seconds of the outage, runs on natural gas or propane for as long as the grid stays down, then shuts off when service returns. That covers the days of cleanup. What it cannot do is keep a tree off the roof, so think of it as backup power, not storm protection.
Get your Gastonia house sized for standby power
Our crew comes from E Franklin Blvd, so the site visit stays local. You get a measured load, a look at the panel and a free written quote to weigh at your own pace.
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- Backed by a 10-year warranty
- Financing available
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