Generator sales and installation
Safety and compliance focused
Backup power for varied needs
Options for qualified customers
Generator sales and installation
Safety and compliance focused
Backup power for varied needs
Options for qualified customers
Backup generator installation in Belleville covers a wider range of homes than you might expect. The city grew up where the Moira River meets the Bay of Quinte, so the blocks around downtown and on the East and West Hills have many older brick houses. Newer subdivisions have spread out around Highway 401. Beyond them, the Thurlow Ward is rural, with Cannifton, Corbyville, farms and country homes on wells.
A home by the bay and a farm in Thurlow need different things from a generator. As a Generac dealer and licensed electrical contractor, Platinum works out what yours has to do, then supplies and installs the unit and the automatic transfer switch, and arranges the electrical permit and ESA inspection.
See our Generac home generators, learn how generator installation works, or request a free consultation.
Elexicon Energy is the electricity distributor across much of the city, and rural addresses in Thurlow may be served by Hydro One. Natural gas may be available where Enbridge Gas service is available at the property. We confirm the service and fuel details for your address during the consultation.
In the older parts of the city, the first thing we look at is the electrical service. A brick home around downtown may still have a 100A service, perhaps with the panel tucked under a stairway in a stone basement. We check that it is in good order and can accept a transfer switch. If not, it is usually best to plan the upgrade and the generator as one job.
Thurlow and the other rural edges bring wells, septic pumps, outbuildings and often propane. A well pump's starting current is easy to underestimate, and it can stall a generator that looks big enough on paper. On propane, a 22kW burns about 9.3 litres an hour at half load and 14 at full load, which lets us estimate how long your tank will last in a multi-day outage.
The Moira River and the bay shore have low-lying land, where spring runoff and storms can leave water standing. The generator's base should sit above where water collects, and a sump pump deserves an early place on the circuit list.
Bay of Quinte weather is a mix of freezing rain in the shoulder seasons, wind over open water and summer thunderstorms. Buried lines in newer subdivisions help, but those homes still go dark when the supply feeding the neighbourhood fails, and they typically have more to protect, with central air, finished basements and bigger kitchens.
Begin with what could cause damage. In an older home, that is often a boiler or furnace and a sump pump. On a country property, it is the well, because no power means no water for the house or for any animals.
Then add what makes a long outage easier to live through: the fridge and freezer, a stove if it is electric, internet and lights. We can quote the system with and without the larger items, so you can see what each one adds.
For an outage that runs into days, fuel planning matters as much as size. Natural gas keeps flowing in most outages, while propane has to be watched. Keeping the load modest stretches your tank, and Mobile Link shows you the generator's status from your phone.
Keep essential heating systems running during cold-weather outages.
Help reduce the risk of basement flooding during storms.
Keep refrigerators, freezers, and essential appliances powered.
Protect Wi-Fi, computers, and home office equipment.
Keep lighting, alarms, cameras, and basic home systems operating.
Power more of your home with the right generator size and transfer switch.
Platinum offers maintenance plans and generator service for Generac generators across Belleville and the Thurlow area, including units installed by others. We replace the oil and filters, test the battery, inspect the fuel connections and controller, and run a transfer test under real conditions. Booking in the fall means any problem shows up before the winter storms do.
Automatic backup power for essential circuits or whole-home coverage.
Professional help choosing the right Generac model for your home.
Safe automatic transfer between utility power and generator power.
Annual service, diagnostics, repair, and warranty support.
Generator solutions for businesses, farms, offices, and essential facilities.
Site assessment, load review, placement planning, and a clear quote.
Photos of the panel, the gas meter or propane tank and your preferred location answer most early questions. Tell us whether you are on municipal water or a well, and what you would most hate to lose in an outage.
For rural properties, we also ask about any barn or shop, how it is fed, and what large motors it has. These details change the switch we use and the length of the wire run.
Ask about financing or monthly rental if you would like to spread out the cost.
An older home with gas heat and a short list of circuits may need only a 10kW or 14kW. Many homes with central air and a full panel fall between an 18kW and a 22kW. A country property with a well, a workshop and electric appliances may call for a 22kW or 26kW. Our guide on how to choose the right kW size walks through it.
If you have only a 100A service, you probably do not need a large unit. We may suggest a 100A service-rated switch or a 16-circuit switch, depending on how the home is wired.
Ratings differ by fuel. A 22kW is rated at 22 kW on propane but 21 kW on natural gas, and a 28kW drops to 25 kW on gas, so compare the figures for the fuel at your address.
Often considered for furnace blower, fridge, sump pump, lights, internet, and selected circuits.
Supports more appliances, comfort systems, and broader home coverage.
For homeowners seeking more complete automatic backup power.
Site assessment required for larger homes, farms, businesses, or specialized systems.
Platinum Electrical Contractors has been a licensed Ontario electrical contractor since 1991, is an ESA Authorized Contractor and is a five-time #1 Generac dealer in Canada. Because our own electricians plan and wire every job, the person checking your load is working from the same plan as the person connecting your panel, and there is one company to call afterwards.
Supply and installation of Generac standby generator systems.
Professional installations with safety and compliance in mind.
Residential, commercial, and industrial backup power needs.
Clear help with generator size, placement, fuel source, and cost.
Flexible options may be available for qualified customers.
Maintenance, repairs, warranty support, and ongoing care.
Experience with Ontario weather, homes, and outage concerns.
Licensed electricians plan, install, test and service every system we sell.
First we review your photos or see the property, calculate the load and send a written quote. Once you accept it, we arrange the permit and ESA inspection, prepare a level base, set the generator, wire the transfer switch and connect the fuel, working with your propane supplier if you have one. Then we run a live transfer, including any well pump, register Mobile Link on your phone and walk you through the controls.
We review your home, goals, fuel source, and backup power needs.
We recommend a system for essential or whole-home requirements.
Placement, electrical, transfer switch, and fuel planning.
The generator and related components are installed professionally.
We test the system and explain how it operates.
Annual service and continued generator support are available.
Yes. Platinum is a five-time #1 Generac dealer in Canada. We sell, install and service Generac generators throughout Belleville and the Bay of Quinte area, with our own licensed electricians.
It depends on the size of the generator, the fuel, the transfer switch, the length of the wire and gas runs, and any electrical upgrades. We send a written quote after reviewing your home, and we offer financing and rental.
Yes. We install throughout the city, including Cannifton, Corbyville and the rural Thurlow area.
Yes, provided the sizing allows for the surge when the pump starts. We read the pump's rating and work out how it starts alongside your furnace and other loads.
Most can. We look over the service, the panel and the wiring before quoting. If any part needs an upgrade, we explain why and can add it to the job.
It should be installed above where water collects, on a proper base. We look at the grade and drainage, and if a spot is too low, we find another one.
Yes. We install liquid-cooled commercial generators, including 3-phase models, for shops, offices and industrial buildings. We start with what must stay on and the size of your service.
Belleville sits on the Bay of Quinte, with Quinte West to the west and Prince Edward County across the bay. Platinum also serves Prince Edward County, Peterborough and Oshawa.
Tell us about your home, your fuel and whether you are on a well. Call 1-844-443-6776 or request a free consultation. Platinum installs and services Generac generators across Belleville and the Bay of Quinte.
A member of our team will be in touch shortly to discuss how we can help to meet your needs.
