The week after a landfall, every Generac® dealer on the Gulf Coast gets the same call: how fast can you put one in? The honest answer depends on inventory, the permit office, the gas company and how many people called before you. This page explains how the sequence works, what moves you up the list, and what to do about power while you wait.
Call (251) 680-7500 Request Storm ServiceStandby generator demand on the Gulf Coast runs on a two-year memory. After a quiet season the phones are manageable; after a storm that left Mobile dark for a week, orders spike for two to three months, dealers sell through what they staged, and the manufacturer allocates what comes next. Installers who do not stock units quote what the distributor tells them, which can be a season away.
As a certified Generac® dealer we stage inventory before the season and receive allocations through it, and we tell you what is on the floor the day you call rather than what we hope will arrive. Units are assigned in the order deposits are received. During an active event the current lead time is posted in the notice bar at the top of this site; for the number today, call.
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A phone or on-site consultation sizes the generator for the loads you want covered, including the air conditioning. A deposit holds a unit from inventory or the next allocation.
Placement against the clearances the code and the manufacturer require, distance from windows and the gas meter, the panel and transfer-switch location, flood elevation, HOA rules and noise.
The electrical and mechanical permits are pulled; the gas company upgrades the meter where the load calls for it, or the propane tank is set. After a storm this is often the slowest step.
The pad poured or set, the generator placed, the automatic transfer switch installed, the gas line run and pressure-tested, the control wiring connected.
Inspected, commissioned, exercised under load, and walked through with you. From then on it starts itself.
An inlet box with an interlock or manual transfer switch is a half-day install and runs the refrigerator, lights, internet and a window unit safely. The wiring is reused when the standby goes in.
A gas-meter upgrade or a propane tank set is the long pole in the schedule. Starting it the week you put the deposit down takes weeks off the install date.
Clearances, the gas meter, flood elevation and where the sound goes. A survey done early means the pad can be set before the unit arrives.
The restoration flicker kills electronics every storm. Whole-house surge protection at the panel is a short visit and protects the new generator's controls as well.
Monthly-payment options turn the install into a fixed cost. Ask when you call; the approval does not hold your place in line, the deposit does.
A generator that is exercised, serviced and battery-checked every year starts when the next storm comes. Plan customers get priority storm service, too.
A deposit holds a unit, the survey picks the spot, and the gas and permit start moving the same week.
The code and the manufacturer both have a say: a set distance from operable windows, doors and vents for exhaust, clearances from the house and from property lines, a non-combustible pad, and access for service. On the bay and in the flood zones the generator goes on an elevated pad or stand above the base flood elevation, because a flooded generator is as dead as a flooded panel. We also think about where the sound travels and what the HOA will ask.
Most Mobile homes end up with the unit on the side of the house nearest the gas meter and the panel, which keeps the gas run and the conduit short and the price down. If the only spot that works is across the yard, the survey tells you that before the deposit, not after.
After a storm, generators show up at big-box stores and online, and the owner then needs an electrician, a gas fitter, a permit, a transfer switch and someone to warranty the whole thing. A certified dealer sizes it, supplies it, installs it, pulls the permits, registers the warranty and services it afterward, and when the manufacturer allocates units in a shortage, the allocation goes to dealers with installs scheduled, not to the web.
We have been installing and servicing standby generators in Mobile and Baldwin County for more than 25 years, with our own electricians and HVAC technicians, so the same company that sets the generator can size the air conditioning it has to carry. Call for today's inventory and lead time; you will get a real answer.
"A storm came through and messed up the electric in our house. We got a quote quickly and they got us up and running fast! The guys did a great job and even helped us save money."
— Devan H., Google review"Came home late afternoon to find my power off. I called after hours and Robby was over in 15 min. It was a bad circuit breaker. From the time I saw I had no power til the time I had power back on was around 30 min. Amazing. Super nice guys as well."
— Gary S., Google review"They diagnosed a power issue that other companies weren't able to. The technician was extremely knowledgeable and professional, and explained everything very well. Also, I called them at 8 at night and got a human being on the phone!"
— Laura B., Google reviewIt depends on inventory, the permit office and the gas company, and all three slow down for 60 to 90 days after a landfall. We stage units before the season and assign them in order of deposit; call for today's lead time rather than a guess.
We stage inventory ahead of hurricane season and receive allocations through it. Stock changes daily after a storm, so the honest answer is the one you get on the phone the day you call.
It depends on the tonnage and the rest of the loads. Most Mobile homes with central air land in the 22 to 26 kW range; larger homes or multiple systems go up from there. The consultation sizes it from your panel and equipment, not a rule of thumb.
We install and service the units we supply, because the warranty, the allocation and the service relationship all run through the dealer. If you already own one, call and we will talk about it honestly.
A portable generator connected through a proper inlet box with an interlock or manual transfer switch. It is a half-day install, it is safe, and the wiring carries over to the standby installation.
Yes, with monthly-payment options on standby installations. Ask when you call. A deposit holds your unit and your place in line; financing approval runs alongside it.
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Portable hookupsCertified Generac® dealer with staged inventory, our own electricians, and a sequence that gets the permit and the gas moving the week you decide.
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