Maintenance SERVICES

Service Call

Knapp’s Electric provides maintenance service to our customers.

We inventory Generac parts to rectify issues that may arise in a timely manner.

For a maintenance quote.

Call: 613-929-9679

Maintenance

It’s not uncommon for a standby generator to have a lifespan that ranges from 500 to over 30,000 hours. If you think about it, backup generators are typically used as little as 30 hours each year (based on typical 8-12 minute cycles each week and assuming no outages during the year), but can be used over 100 hours per year depending on the number of outages.

Regardless, your standby generator should have a great lifespan that can last 20-30+ years! However, your generator is no different than the family car. It needs an annual inspection, regular oil changes (annually), battery replacement every 3-4 years, new air filter(s), etc.

Generator yearly maintenance checklist.

  • Change engine oil
  • Change engine oil filter
  • Check valves (adjust if needed)
  • Inspect air filter (replace if needed)
  • Inspect spark plugs (replace if needed)
  • Inspect fuel system
  • Inspect exhaust system
  • Inspect enclosure and insure all openings are unobstructed
  • Check battery
  • Check all connections (electrical and mechanical)
  • Check operation of battery charging equipment
  • Simulate temporary loss of power from utility company and
    observe proper operation (generator start, power transfer and
    shutdown) we typically only do this on exterior transfer switches.
  • Check generator voltage and Hz (adjust if needed)