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Standby Generac generator maintenance Seattle, wa

Washington Electric wants you to have a good “relationship” with your generator.  And as all of us know, maintaining a relationship means we cannot just ignore our old reliable partner.  Periodically we need to show a little love-and-attention proving we still "care". Yes, this is very true for our standby...

Generac Standby Generator Power Redmond, WA

I was surprised when a friend of mine a few years back told me his Chevy van ran on LP gas.  At first when he said it I didn’t believe it.  But since then I have learned that many cars can and to run on CNG (compressed natural gas).  Honda...

Automatic Generac Generator Burien, WA

I always get this question from my customers that are interested in getting the right generator (who doesn’t want the “right” one?).  There are just so many options!  Let me just go over a few: Natural gas Propane 7kw, 8kw, 10kw, 14kw, 17kw, 20kw Air cooled or liquid cooled How...

Standby Generator installation Renton, WA

My back almost starts to hurt when I think about just how heavy and hard to move around these standby generators.   After the first generator hoist was built into the frame of our vehicle one of our first installations was for a Boeing employee that lived in the Renton Area. ...

Generac Generator install Tukwila, WA

Every year the family goes on a fishing trip up past Astoria to fish for Salmon at the mouth of the Columbia River.   One of the secrets about the great Northwest is that we have one of only two last remaining “great” salmon runs (the Columbia and Alaska). As you...

How much Propane gas is needed for a standby generator

The amount of LP gas needed to run a standby Generator can really vary. The picture above its from a install we did in Snohomish. This customer has 400 gallons available which will cover them for about a 1 week outage. Since most outages are much shorter this Will work...

Overheating utility wires

The splice above is from the overhead service drop.  While we were doing other work we noticed the wires dangerously overheating and called PSE to make an emergency repair. This customer had a significant amount of work done. We upgraded his main electrical panel to 200 amps, and installed circuits...

How much does is cost for an electrician in Seattle?

How Much Does it Cost to Hire an Electrician? Are you frustrated because you need an outlet where there is none or have an outlet where you don't need it? Want to install a dimmer? With technology booming and becoming a more prominent fixture in our lives, adding or updating...

Emergency 200 amp panel upgrade Tacoma

This Tacoma homeowner contacted us after having repeated breaker failures over the last three years. Sometimes lights would flicker and at one point the oven stopped working entirely. The electrical problems became very clear as soon as we opened the 200 amp Electrical panel. We found pooling water on the...