Whole-house generator installation in York, PABackup power, sized for your home and installed start to finish.
As a Generac Authorized Dealer and certified technician, Jamie handles the whole job: load review, sizing, pad, automatic transfer switch, fuel planning and start-up. One person, from first visit to first outage.
Coverage
Essential circuits, or the whole house?
The first decision shapes everything else. Flip between the two to see what typically stays on in an outage.
Essential circuits
Keeps the things that matter in an outage running: heat, the fridge, the sump and well pumps, and lights in the rooms you use.
Usually means: A smaller generator and a transfer switch that powers selected circuits.
Whole house
Your home runs like the power never went out, central air and electric appliances included.
Usually means: A larger generator sized to your full load, often with load management for big appliances.
- Refrigerator & freezer: on in both
- Central air conditioning: on with whole house only
- Furnace or boiler: on in both
- Washer & dryer: on with whole house only
- Sump pump: on in both
- Every room, every outlet: on with whole house only
- Well pump: on in both
- Electric range & oven: on with whole house only
- Lights & outlets (key rooms): on in both
- Water heater: on with whole house only
- Garage door: on in both
- EV charger: on with whole house only
What’s included
A complete installation, not just a generator.
- 01
Load review & sizing
A look at your panel and what you want running, so the generator is sized for your home, not a guess.
- 02
Site & pad
A location that meets the manufacturer’s clearances from windows, doors and vents, with a level pad.
- 03
The generator
A new Generac home standby generator, set, secured and ready to connect.
- 04
Transfer switch
An automatic transfer switch wired in so your home changes over on its own when the power drops.
- 05
Fuel
Natural gas or propane, planned with you based on what your home already has.
- 06
Start-up & walkthrough
First start, a test under load, the weekly exercise set, and a walkthrough of how your system works.
The process
How a whole-house install comes together.
Load review
Jamie looks at your panel and what you want running in an outage, then recommends a size.
Plan and quote
You get a quote for the complete installation: generator, pad, transfer switch and wiring.
Install
The unit is set, the transfer switch is wired in and the fuel connection is completed.
Power on
Start-up, a full test under load, and a walkthrough of how your system works.
Fuel
Natural gas or propane?
Home standby generators run on either. The right choice usually comes down to what your house already has.
Natural gas
- Runs from your utility gas line
- No refills to schedule
- Needs gas service at the house
Propane (LP)
- Runs from a propane tank
- Works where there’s no gas line
- Tank size sets how long it can run
From recent jobs
What an install looks like.
From the pad and the trench to the finished unit, a few photos from recent installs.
Propane-fed standby install 
Pad poured and curing 
Digging the line in 
Composite pad, set level 
Conduit routed along the foundation
Installed by the person who’ll service it.
Jamie installs Generac home standby generators as an authorized dealer, then maintains and repairs them for years after. No hand-off to a different crew.
About our Generac dealershipInstallation questions
Before you plan an install.
Still have a question?
Jamie answers every call and request within one business day.
How much does a whole-house generator installation cost?
It depends on the generator size, your fuel type, the transfer switch and how much electrical work your panel needs. Jamie reviews your home and gives you a quote for the complete installation.
What size generator do I need?
That depends on what you want running during an outage. Jamie reviews your electrical load in person and recommends a size for essential circuits or the whole house.
Where can the generator go?
Outside, on a level pad, with the clearances from windows, doors, vents and the house that the manufacturer requires. Jamie picks a spot that meets those and works for your yard.
Will it start on its own when the power goes out?
Yes. With an automatic transfer switch, the generator senses the outage, starts, and takes over your home’s power, then hands back to the utility when power returns.
Do you install generators other than Generac?
New installations are Generac, as a Generac Authorized Dealer. Jamie services and repairs Kohler, Briggs & Stratton, Champion and Cummins units too.
Start with a load review.
Tell Jamie what you want running in an outage and he’ll recommend a size and quote the complete install. Replies within one business day, or call (717) 668-9144.