Category: Generators

“After five days with no power last winter, having to replace our refrigerator because of damage from repeated power surges, and the loss of hundreds of dollars of food in the freezer we decided to get a generator. Washington Electric was recommended by a friend, and they have been fantastic...

First off I want to say if you are considering back up power you are in good company.  Many of your neighbors have already installed their systems and have the peace of mind knowing that they are prepared.    Now that you are considering making a purchase let’s take a...

Washington Electric wants you to have a good “relationship” with your generator.  And as all of us know, maintaining a relationship means we cannot just ignore our old reliable partner.  Periodically we need to show a little love-and-attention proving we still "care". Yes, this is very true for our standby...

I was surprised when a friend of mine a few years back told me his Chevy van ran on LP gas.  At first when he said it I didn’t believe it.  But since then I have learned that many cars can and to run on CNG (compressed natural gas).  Honda...

I always get this question from my customers that are interested in getting the right generator (who doesn’t want the “right” one?).  There are just so many options!  Let me just go over a few: Natural gas Propane 7kw, 8kw, 10kw, 14kw, 17kw, 20kw Air cooled or liquid cooled How...

My back almost starts to hurt when I think about just how heavy and hard to move around these standby generators.   After the first generator hoist was built into the frame of our vehicle one of our first installations was for a Boeing employee that lived in the Renton Area. ...

Every year the family goes on a fishing trip up past Astoria to fish for Salmon at the mouth of the Columbia River.   One of the secrets about the great Northwest is that we have one of only two last remaining “great” salmon runs (the Columbia and Alaska). As you...

Ready to eliminate power outages in Alaska with automatic standby generator. We ship anywhere in Alaska from Seattle.

The amount of LP gas needed to run a standby Generator can really vary. The picture above its from a install we did in Snohomish. This customer has 400 gallons available which will cover them for about a 1 week outage. Since most outages are much shorter this Will work...

We reworked the landscaping a little to accommodate the generator. Buried gas lines made for a nice clean installation. King county came to inspect the gas line. We worked with the homeowner to carefully select the most important circuits. Generac is a great fit for providing reliable power. This is...