Nor'easters take Swampscott power out for days, not hours. A standby generator starts on its own, carries the circuits that matter, and shuts down when the utility returns. OSB sizes, sets and wires the whole system.
“The dispatcher actually understood what I was describing on the phone and told me which breaker to shut off before they arrived.”
“They found a loose neutral that had been slowly cooking our appliances for years. Nobody else even looked for it.”
“Fan on a vaulted ceiling that two handymen said couldn't be done. Right downrod, right box, level and silent.”
It depends on whether you want essential circuits or the whole house. A typical Swampscott single-family runs well on 18-24kW for whole-house coverage; essentials-only systems can be half that.
Usually one to two days of electrical work once the pad is set and the fuel line is run.
Both. Natural gas is simplest where Swampscott has a service line; propane is the answer where it doesn't.
Yes — the automatic transfer switch senses the outage, starts the unit, transfers the load, and switches back when utility power is stable.
We do. Annual testing, oil and filter service, and battery replacement are all available in Swampscott.
Panel-mounted surge protective devices
See serviceCKT 15ANew boxes, remotes, high ceilings
See serviceCKT 14/2Knob-and-tube and aluminium replacement
See serviceCKT DIAGTroubleshooting and fault finding
See serviceCKT 20AGFCI, USB, dedicated circuits
See serviceCKT 200A100A to 200A service, breaker boxes
See serviceFlat pricing quoted before the work starts. Same-day and next-day slots available across Massachusetts.
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