Every hurricane season is eventful for our customers. No different will be 2014 with the present Hurricane Iselle bearing down on the Big Island of Hawaii where all residents are bracing while hurricane warnings are in full effect. This appears to be the first hurricane to hit Hawaii since 1992’s Hurricane Iniki on Kauai and the only hurricane on record to have ever hit the Big Island.
Absolute Generators stands ready to support our clients affected by Hurricane Iselle with emergency home backup power by a standby generator or portable generator. Here is what you will need to know when working with Absolute Generators to get you back up power and fast:
1) Shipping a home backup generator to Hawaii historically has a transit time of approximately 10-15 business days. This will be no different in the event of a storm. We often times see transit times drastically decreased during storm events, as well.
2) Our “free freight” offer on generator shipments applies only to residents in the lower 48 states.
3) Hawaii residents do have the option of Absolute Generators sending their generator with free freight to the port of Los Angeles, San Francisco, or another location to then handle the freight beyond that point by a third party freight forwarder.
4) To accurately accommodate your shipment to Hawaii, we will need to provide you a freight quote on a case by case basis.
5) Contact us or simply call us at 888-264-2189 to discuss your order. During a storm event we carry extended business hours and will make every effort to be available to you 24 hours per day.
6) You can also get a jump start by searching our emergency generators and home standby generators.
Absolute Generators is following the storm hour by hour as it appears to likely be poised to impact the the Big Island, if not all of the Hawaiian islands. With unprecedented back-to-back hurricanes, both Hurricane Iselle and Julio are unfortunately ready to menace the state like never before. Residents of Hawaii are certainly making preparations and we wish them the safest of outcomes.
Why do commercial roofing contractors enjoy powering their operations with Winco generators? We asked our top flat top roofing contractor clients and found out just why they continue coming back to Absolute Generators for their Winco WL12000HE and WL18000VE BIG DOG industrial portable generators. Of the variety of responses, here are the top reasons for their brand loyalty and model specificity.
Power Outlet Continuity Within Their Fleets Of Generators And Plugs: Commercial contractors power several high powered production oriented screw guns on a given roofing job with their Winco generators. Night work can also demand light plants. The WL12000HE and WL18000VE BIG DOGS both have NEMA 14-60R 60 amp receptacles, NEMA L6-30R 30 AMP receptacles, and 3 duplex NEMA 5-20R outlets. The WL18000VE adds another NEMA L5-20R 20 amp receptacle to its control panel. Their present cords, adapters, and central power distribution centers, and ultimately, screw guns and light plants, are counting on power distribution through predictable receptacles and outlets. Changing the generators receptacle package is not an option without the net result forcing contractors to purchase a whole new fleet of reconfigured power cords, adapters, and power distribution boxes. So, the high output contractor minded receptacle packages that attracted these production minded commercial roofing contractors in the first place, continues to be especially critical when many competing brands do not offer such contractor grade outlet and control panel configurations.
Power Capacity: As previously described, flat top roofing crews have large portable power requirements. The WL12000HE boasts a continuous wattage of 10,800 while its big brother, the WL18000VE tops out at 15000 continuous watts, being easily one of the largest portable gas powered generators available. With a small army of screw guns and night work light plants, the contractors have enjoyed fully supporting their superintendant and foremen’s power requirements. One of the first ingredients in project performance is having the right tools for the job. Starting with these, Winco certainly provides the power you will need.
Honda and Briggs & Stratton Vanguard Engines: A large aspect of a generator purchase is the engine the contractors own within the generator itself. The contractors we spoke to favor the Honda and Briggs & Stratton engines. They were receptive to other engine brands such as Subaru, Kubota, Isuzu, John Deere, and Yanmar, but certainly approved Winco’s partnership with these heavy weights of engine technology. Both offer three year warranties, strong parts support, and a mechanic population that has become well acquainted with servicing and maintaining these well known engine brand names.
“Durable, Dependability, Reliability, Performance”: Many generator manufacturers suggest they have a contractor grade portable generator. Contractors know that likely is not the case for many. They know this well by experience and typically through the school hard knocks. Let’s look at this from a cost-per-crew-hour perspective. A crew of 10 guys sitting for a couple hours because of generator failure or less than adequate power is worth about $1000. Let’s run this out over a day, week, or month. Take that same crew and cut production by 25% (generous) over a day’s time because of production loss and you’ll see about a $1500 loss. Over a 6 day work week, this may look more like a $9000 loss. In a month’s time, your inferior generators may have cost you every ounce of profit you had in the job to begin with at a whopping $36000. The cost of a generator pales in comparison to unfortunate down time a crew might experience because of inferior generator quality or insufficient power production and has lead many of our commercial roofing contractors to maintain their loyalty to Winco because they can rely on their generators to perform. That is why our contractors responded to us with adjectives describing Winco as durable, reliable, and dependable. It doesn’t hurt that Winco backs their generators by a 2 year commercial warranty as well.
Hard Wired Screw Guns Necessary, Battery Powered Screw Guns Are Not Feasible: Our contractors rely on hard wired screw guns as opposed to a battery powered unit. We would guess this is likely the case for a large percentage of the commercial roofing contractor population due to cost and durability with battery powered screw guns. Though screw guns are an important tool in the arsenal of a roofing contractor, they are tremendously abused. Investing more in this variable of the operation seemed unfeasible to our contractors.
Clean Power From A Generator End Second To None: Sensitive equipment need not fear the Winco WL12000HE and WL18000VE. Contractors specifically noted the clean power Winco is known for and that they require to protect their fleet of electric power tools and light plants. Each unit offers less than 5% total harmonic distortion, 100% copper windings, robust internal wiring, heavy duty capacitors and diodes, and a host of other Winco specific generator end nuances that make Winco their preferred generator manufacturer.
Checkout the Winco WL12000HE and Winco WL18000VE and see what the professionals are raving about.
Absolute Generators is very proud of our association with Subaru Industrial Power Products. Our relationship with Subaru, or in some circles “Robin Subaru Generators,” has strategically positioned Absolute Generators to offer world class portable generator power from 2900 to 13000 watts, backed by an industry leading 5 year commercial warranty.
We are not suggesting you will need the warranty, however it is always nice to have some assurance that Subaru backs up their machines unlike any other manufacturer. Subaru’s generators are designed and manufactured second to none in a class welcome only to those manufacturers willing to provide sophisticated machines able to operate on a daily basis in the most grueling of environments. Subaru does not appear to be a compromise within their organization as they equip each generator with the needs and wants of high performance end users in mind. The flag ship gas powered portable generators are equipped just how a professional would want them. They have large capacity fuel tanks so your unit doesn't run dry in the middle of a work day when constant operation is mandatory. Many units are equipped with automatic idle control for fuel efficiency, sound reduction, and overall increase of generator life span. Copper windings and brushless alternators on various units provide for smooth, clean power that protects the life of your tools and appliances. GFCI receptacles are provided on units for safe operations and compliance where applicable. Hour meters will help you or your mechanic keep a handle on maintenance intervals. Subaru’s world class technologically-advanced overhead cam engines round out the massive upside there is to investing in a Subaru portable generator.
Subaru joins a select pedigree of generator manufacturers with the likes of Caterpillar, Cummins, Honda, and Briggs & Stratton, who double as an engine manufacturer distributing their engines to other competing generator manufacturers. Subaru is the fourth largest engine manufacturer in the world with an annual production of over 1.2 million engines. Just ask Mi-T-M Generators, Pramac Generators, and Powermate Generators, and several other manufacturers how they feel about equipping their equipment with Subaru's engines. Subaru Generators have also stood strong being utilized in rental fleets.
Also available from Subaru are inverter generators, 3-phase power generators with the RGV13100T, portable diesel generators, and an SGX line of generators that finds itself well equipped and priced for commercial and residential users. Shop Subaru generators and find out for yourself.
