Generator Repair & Maintenance

Overview

Generator Repair & Maintenance

Generators help protect your home by keeping essential appliances and lighting operational. By maintaining power, they can also help preserve perishable foods, maintain home security, and help you to continue home and work activities. Our team at Ace Hardware Home Services can help you keep your standby generator system operating reliably with routine service, and we can repair any issues with your generator, so it is ready when you need it.

Does your generator need service? Find the location of an Ace Hardware Home Services near you to schedule generator repairs or maintenance.

Repair

Signs Your Generator Needs Service

Generator problems are not always obvious until you need backup power. Paying attention to changes in how your generator starts, runs, or performs during routine testing can help you address problems before the next outage.

Signs that it may be time to schedule generator service include:

• Trouble starting or failing to start

• Failed self-tests or error codes

• Unusual noises or excessive vibrations

• Oil, coolant, or fuel leaks

• Visible corrosion or damaged wiring

• Inconsistent power output

• Frequent or unexpected shutdowns

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Generator Repair

To avoid emergency generator repairs, pir team at Ace Hardware Home Services recommends having generators inspected annually. This gives our technicians a chance to identify any potential concerns with your standby generator. If we do notice any problems, we’ll clearly explain them to you and walk you through what generator repairs are required. Our technicians work on a range of generator brands for your convenience, including Generac, Kohler, and Briggs & Stratton generators.

Common generator repairs that our team can perform include:

• Cleaning corroded battery connections and changing dead batteries

• Replacing worn-out belts

• Checking and tightening hose connections

• Fixing damaged valves

• Replacing clogged fuel filters

• Adjusting gas pressure

• Resetting tripped circuit breakers

• Removing fuel line moisture

• Testing battery strength

• Replacing starters

• Replacing control boards

• Repairing or replacing faulty radiators or engines

Maintenance

Generator Maintenance

Just like your car, backup generators have a gasoline engine that needs routine maintenance to perform reliably. Professional generator maintenance helps ensure standby generators and other backup power sources perform reliably at a moment’s notice. Between annual maintenance appointments with our service providers, Ace Hardware Home Services also recommends reviewing and adhering to manufacturer maintenance and warranty instructions laid out in your owner’s manual.

When our team at Ace Hardware Home Services arrives for your annual generator checkup, we will perform a checklist of tasks tailored to the make, model and age of your device. Steps may include:

• Clearing debris from inside and outside casing, intake louvers, and exhaust vents.

• Checking control panel fuses.

• Cleaning battery terminals, verifying battery strength, and testing electrical connections.

• Checking fuel system assembly, gas pressure, connections.

• Changing oil, spark plugs, and air filters.

• Testing the transfer switch. (While your generator probably self-tests on a weekly basis, transfer switch testing is conducted during annual maintenance.)

• Checking all wiring for corrosion and pest damage.

• Verifying generator’s power capacity output.

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Local Generator Service You Can Trust

Your generator is an important part of keeping your home prepared for unexpected power outages, so you want to know it will work when you need it. Ace Hardware Home Services provides professional generator repair and maintenance backed by the trusted Ace name. Our experienced technicians carefully inspect your equipment, explain any issues they find, and provide practical recommendations for keeping your generator operating reliably.

Find an Ace Hardware Home Services location to help with generator maintenance or generator repairs near you today.

FAQs

Generator Repair & Maintenance FAQs

How often should a generator be serviced?

We generally recommend scheduling annual maintenance for your standby generator, although service requirements can vary by manufacturer, model, and usage. Always follow the maintenance schedule in your generator's owner's manual or consult our team to find out the best cadence for your specific generator.

Why won’t my standby generator start?

A standby generator may fail to start because of a dead or weak battery, fuel supply problem, tripped breaker, faulty starter, control system issue, or another mechanical or electrical problem. If you are experiencing this issue, reach out to us for standby generator services. We can diagnose the cause and complete the necessary repairs so your generator is ready for an outage.