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Generator Installation in Birmingham, AL
Standby generators, transfer switches and portable generator interlocks installed in Greater Birmingham, any brand, sized for your house.
Power for the things that cannot go off.
Storms knock out power across Greater Birmingham every year. A standby generator starts on its own when the grid fails and runs the circuits you choose until power returns.
Most of getting one right is in the planning: what it has to run, where it can sit, and how it connects to the panel and the fuel supply. That planning is the estimate visit.
We install any brand of generator, including one you have bought yourself. Autumn Air is not an authorized dealer for a particular generator manufacturer, so the recommendation follows your house, not a product line.
Generator installation is done by Autumn Air, which holds Alabama Electrical license #05422 and has served Greater Birmingham since 2016.
How an installation comes together.
01
Sizing
We list what has to keep running, from a few essential circuits to the whole house, and size the generator to match.
02
Placement
A location that meets clearance requirements and keeps exhaust away from doors and windows.
03
Connection
A transfer switch connects a standby generator to your panel so it can never feed power back into the utility lines. For a portable generator, we install a transfer switch or a panel interlock.
04
Fuel
Standby generators run on natural gas or propane. We look at what the house has and plan around it.
Worth considering if:
A generator earns its place when:
- Someone at home relies on powered medical equipment
- You work from home
- The house depends on a sump pump or a well pump
- You have lost a fridge of food to an outage before
- Outages where you live tend to last more than a few hours
- You want the house covered while you are away
Generator questions.
What size generator do I need?
That depends on what you want to run. We size it from a list of your essential circuits or the whole house's load.
Does it start on its own?
A standby generator with an automatic transfer switch starts on its own and switches back when utility power returns.
Can I plug a portable generator into the house?
Never into an outlet. A portable generator needs a proper connection installed by an electrician, or it can back-feed the lines and endanger utility workers. We install transfer switches and interlock kits for exactly that.
Which generator brands do you install?
Any brand, including one you supply. We are not tied to one manufacturer as an authorized dealer.
Will you install a generator I bought myself?
We will install parts and equipment you supply, but customer-provided parts and equipment carry no warranty from Autumn Air.
Plan for the next outage.
Book a generator estimate and we will size it with you.
