Your generator is the heart of your home or business; it “pumps” electricity to everything that you, your family or your employees depend on to run efficiently every day. Just like your heart, you need to be taking proactive steps to make sure that your generator is running smoothly.

Our electrical contractors in Philadelphia recommend regular tune-ups and inspections for your generator, but how do you know when it’s time to schedule an emergency appointment to fix a problem before it gets bigger?

Read on to learn the biggest three signs that you need to call an electrical service in Montgomery County to check up on the health of your generator as soon as possible.

• Your generator is making strange noises. If you notice that your generator is making noises that it normally doesn’t, such as a clunking or stirring sound, call for an inspection immediately. This may signal that two parts of your machine are rubbing against one another, which can both ruin the generator as well as cause a safety hazard if let go for too long!

• Your generator takes a long time to get going. Most generators are specifically designed to turn on as soon as the power goes out. If you find that your generator needs a push to get going or it takes a bit longer than normal to start working, you should call us to take a look at your generator.

• Your generator is using a huge amount of fuel. After a certain period of time, a generator will begin to lose its efficiency and require more fuel to create the same amounts of electricity. Much like a car, excessive fuel usage can be a sign that the generator is losing its ability to do its job, costing you money in the process. An electrical contractor can tell you if the machine is worth saving or if it’s time to upgrade.

Hiring a qualified electric service to give your generator regular tune-ups can help to extend its life and save you money. While A-1 Electric provides leading electrical services in the Philadelphia area, the company cannot perform an electrical service and an inspection at the same time.

When you need to hire an electrical company or an underwriter, you want them to perform service based around your schedule and know that they can get to your home or business to fix your problem or perform an inspection fast.

Here at A-1 Electric, we’ve taken steps to make sure that our electrical contractors and inspectors are the fastest in Philadelphia; that way we can get in, get out and you can get on with your day.

You can rely on us to complete the inspection process quicker than our competition. This is because we’re the only company to communicate directly with our trucks, meaning we can complete a service quicker than competitors.

Most third-party inspection agencies rely on faxing approved inspections to the utilities. This process can take days, and you’ll be waiting longer for service. Once our inspectors are finished with their work, we submit the results electronically to all PA utilities via our Utilink system to make sure everything gets accomplished in under 24 hours. Our inspectors have made us a trusted third-party agency in Philadelphia, and we pride ourselves on providing you with great service at even better speeds.

When you have an electrical emergency, you need a service that’s reliable, knowledgeable and fast. With us, you can rest with the peace of mind knowing that a professional and knowledgeable master electrician will be at your door, ready to solve any issue that you have in 24 hours or less. We take pride in our community, and we give back to you by providing our customers with modern technology that ends in quick services at your door faster than the competitors.

Remember, we are both an electrical contracting firm and third-party agency but can’t perform both the inspection and electrical service on the same property. We can only provide you with one service or the other. We enforce this standard to remove any bias whatsoever.

If you wish to learn more about A-1 Electric, our electrical contractors in Bucks County, PA and inspection services, you can give us a call at 800-401-6114 or fill out a contact form on our website.