How To Service & Maintain Your Generator
Whether you use your generator daily, weekly, monthly, or if it is a backup generator that only gets used in emergencies maybe once or twice a year, it still needs regular servicing and maintenance. This essential guide to generator maintenance will go through the reasons for this as well as what generator service and maintenance […]
Generator VS Inverter: What’s The Difference?
You’re in the market for a new generator. Either you have an old one that needs replacing, or you are purchasing a generator for the first time. With an enormous amount of information and a wide array of choices for an off-grid power supply, it helps to know some of the basics so you can […]
Watch And Strap: A Backup Power Case Study
Whether you have a billion pound technology business or a small coffee bar, power is essential to keep your business running. For this reason, Generator Pro has spent thousands of hours research the best portable and backup power solutions. Enabling us to use our expertise to find a solution when the national grid fails you. […]
Installing A Backup Generator
We are now all feeling and seeing the effects of climate change ourselves. Extreme weather events are increasingly common and all of them; wildfires, floods, strong winds and hurricanes or snowstorms are known causes of power outages. Elsewhere in the world, such as in the US, it is common practice for homes and businesses to […]
What Size Generator Do I Need?
When purchasing a generator, you want to find the ‘goldilocks zone’. You need to have a generator big enough that you have the power to run everything you want safely and without damaging your generator. Still, you don’t want a generator that is bigger than required either as that will hit your bank balance hard. […]
How To Bleed A Diesel Generator
Is your diesel generator difficult to start? Perhaps it is refusing to start at all. Or maybe it does start but then splutters out a short time later. If so, then it might be time for you to bleed your diesel generator. Don’t worry, it’s an easy job once you know how and this, no-nonsense, […]
Diesel Generators VS Petrol Generators: Which One Is Best?
People can get defensive about their choice of generator and they are likely to tell you that their choice (whether petrol or diesel) is the best choice for you too, but without necessarily giving you any facts about why this is the case. At Generator Pro we love all generators, they’re like our children, we […]
How To Ground A Generator When Camping
When camping, many of us use a portable generator to help keep foods fresh, to keep us cool using a portable fan, to watch the TV, or to charge our phones, tablets and laptops. Even without using larger electrical items, a generator will prevent your battery in your motorhome, camper, or car from being drained […]
How To Change The Oil In A Generator
Oil is the lifeblood of your generator. It keeps it running in tip top condition and ensures that all your working parts have a long life. This article highlights the tools you need to change the oil in your generator, why and when you need to change it and how to change the oil in […]
The Best Silent Generators
In some situations and environments when you need power, you also need it to be delivered as quietly as possible. For home or camping use, a noisy generator disturbing the kids or the neighbours, or for work sites where noise needs to be kept to a minimum, is not ideal. The practicality of silent generators […]