October 14, 2025
The arrival of spring and summer often means warmer weather and bright sunshine, as well as spring cleaning and other maintenance. Unfortunately, damaging storms are also possible during these months. Performing routine generator maintenance and taking care of any necessary generator repairs can help avoid outages and ensure that your generator is ready when you need it most. In addition to do-it-yourself or professional generator care, the remote generator monitoring available at Northeast Generator also supports the optimal performance of your generator. Keep reading to learn more about emergency readiness with generator maintenance and how generator monitoring services can help!
As per the EPA, increasing average temperatures across the world likely mean that weather events, such as powerful storms and brutal heat waves, may become more frequent and more intense. Consequently, ensuring that your generator is in peak condition is crucial for keeping your home or business powered up! From quick cleaning efforts during seasonal yardwork to professional generator services, a comprehensive approach to caring for your generator is the best way to make sure it can support your household or business in the event of a power outage. To avoid experiencing this year’s outages and ensure that your generator is prepared for emergencies, likes those possible during the Atlantic hurricane season, here are four helpful tips:
Regularly checking on your generator helps with early identification of repair needs like frayed wires or leaks. The accumulation of fallen leaves and other debris can also block essential airflow, so removing that material as part of your spring yard cleanup (and throughout the year) is beneficial for generator maintenance and operation.
Problems with your fuel system and other fluid levels impact generator reliability during outages. Therefore, it’s important to have the necessary fuel and fluids for your generator and to check for cracks or leaks in the system. Additionally, every generator has a specific hour interval for both the first oil change and maintenance oil changes. If your fluids are not at the correct levels, this situation could cause catastrophic damage to your engine. Learn more about your specific unit’s requirements or schedule routine generator maintenance by contacting the generator experts near you.
Exercising your generator helps prolong the life of your battery, ensure it is in good working condition, and confirm its readiness in the event of an outage. When scheduling your preventative generator maintenance, inquire about setting up the exercise to run weekly or bi-weekly. As you design a schedule, plan accordingly so you can be present when the generator is running and confident that its operation is successful.
To keep your generator system ready for the next emergency, the factory trained and certified technicians at Northeast Generator will inspect your unit with an extensive 23-point checklist. We also offer remote generator monitoring services. Additionally, Northeast Generator is one of the only businesses in the region capable of servicing and repairing every make and model of generator, regardless of age.
As available through the customizable preventative maintenance plans at Northeast Generator, routine maintenance already reduces the chance of generator breakdown and provides priority access to 24/7 emergency service. In addition to our generator maintenance plans, both homeowners and business owners can enjoy additional peace of mind with generator monitoring and testing. With this service, property owners can check on their generator systems from locations across the world on a smartphone, tablet or PC. Northeast Generator also has access to the vital information available through remote monitoring packages.
For homeowners, this generator monitoring service means faster generator repairs when needed, maintenance reminders and alerts about faults, and easier fuel level management. In addition to accessing this kind of up-to-date information about their own commercial or industrial generator systems, business owners can also take advantage of testing services including load bank testing, engine oil testing and more. To ensure your readiness for potential summer power outages or any other emergency throughout the year, contact Northeast Generator to discuss generator maintenance, generator monitoring and other essential generator services.
If you have concerns about power outages due to storms, heat or other circumstances, Northeast Generator is here to help. From permitting and site surveys to generator maintenance, repairs and generator installation, the experts at Northeast Generator can assist you through every detail of any service, ensuring you get reliable backup power without the guesswork! Our generator services are available to both residential and commercial customers throughout Connecticut, as well as in eastern New York and western Rhode Island. Contact our team today with any questions or call us at (800) 972-4264 to schedule generator maintenance, repair or any other service!
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