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
Looking for a Generac dealer in North York? Platinum sells, installs and services Generac home standby generators across the area, with our own licensed electricians doing the work.
North York has more variety than most people give it credit for. Post-war bungalows sit next to newly rebuilt custom homes, Don Mills has its mid-century neighbourhoods, and the area around York Mills and the Don River ravines has some very large properties. Condo towers are a separate matter, since a standby generator like this is for a house, not an individual unit.
For a homeowner, the deciding factors are usually lot size, the location of the panel and gas meter, and how much of the house really has to stay on. City lots leave less room to work with, and neighbours are close, so placement gets as much attention as sizing.
Platinum works across North York. See our Generac home generators, or request a free consultation and send us a few photos of your property.
See how our generator installation process works from first call to final test.
Toronto Hydro is the electricity distributor, and natural gas may be available where Enbridge Gas service is available at the property. Platinum confirms the service and fuel details for your specific address during the consultation.
A rebuilt home usually has a modern 200A panel, or larger, and loads to match: two air conditioners, a heated driveway, a basement suite or a steam shower. These homes can demand much more than the bungalow they replaced. Sizing needs real numbers, particularly if electric snow melting or in-floor heat is involved.
An older bungalow can be the opposite. It might have a small service and modest load, and a smaller air-cooled unit may be enough once the panel is ready for a transfer switch. We check the condition of the panel before designing around it.
Space is the recurring challenge. Between a fence, a gas meter, an air conditioner and a side door, the usable area can be small, and the generator also has to stay clear of windows and air intakes. Rear yards can work, but a longer run of pipe and wire adds cost.
Many North York streets still have overhead lines under tall trees, and the ravines mean heavy canopy in some neighbourhoods. Ice and high winds are the usual reasons for outages here, even though the city is often restored faster than rural areas. In a home with a finished basement, even a few hours without a sump pump in a rainstorm can be a real problem.
Many North York homeowners first look into backup power after a basement floods or a storm takes out the street. A standby generator is a permanent answer to both: it runs on your natural gas supply, connects through an automatic transfer switch and restores your chosen circuits within seconds. Because Toronto lots are small, we plan the location and the sound together, and show you where the unit would sit before anything is ordered.
Basement flooding is what most owners here want to avoid, so sump and backwater protection come first, followed by heat and refrigeration. If you have a basement apartment, think about what your tenants would need as well, since it can change which circuits go on the list.
Working from home has raised the priority of internet and home office circuits. A short outage during the working day can cost as much in lost time as a longer one overnight, so we often include these even in a small system.
Running a portable generator is hard on a city lot. It takes up space, makes noise and is dangerous near a garage or window. A permanently installed unit with an automatic transfer switch avoids those problems.
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 provides maintenance plans and generator service for Generac standby generators across North York, including units we did not install. We change the oil and filters, test the battery, update the controller where needed and run a transfer test. A check before winter is the best way to catch a weak battery.
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.
Where is your panel, and where is your gas meter? How much clear wall do you have on each side? Are there windows or an air intake nearby? Photos answer most of this, and they let us give you a realistic idea before a site visit.
We also consider sound. Exercise cycles are quiet on current models, about 55 dB(A) in Quiet-Test on a 22kW at 7 metres, but we still try to keep the exhaust side away from a neighbour's bedroom window.
Ask about financing or monthly rental if you would like to spread out the cost.
Real winter photos from a brick home in North York. The generator stands on a raised base in a corner by the fence, and the wiring runs along the wall past the gas meter to the transfer switch and electric meter.
A smaller bungalow may do well with a 14kW or 18kW. Larger rebuilt homes often compare a 22kW or 26kW with load management against something bigger, especially if there are two air conditioners.
All of the 22 to 28kW air-cooled units share one footprint, 46.4 by 26.3 inches, so moving up a size often does not take any more yard. The weight does go up, though, and on a tight lot, that can affect how the unit gets into position.
We calculate the load for your own home rather than going by square footage. Electric heat and snow melting can change the result dramatically.
Our guide on how to choose the right kW size explains how the numbers work, and we confirm them against your own panel.
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 worked as a licensed Ontario electrical contractor since 1991, and Generator Experts is our Generac dealership. Tight sites call for someone who understands both the electrical work and the generator, and we handle both in-house rather than passing the job around.
Platinum Electrical Contractors is a licensed Ontario electrical contractor working since 1991, an ESA Authorized Contractor and a five-time #1 Generac dealer in Canada.
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.
We review your site and loads, then quote the job in writing. We arrange the permit and ESA inspection, prepare the base, get the generator into place, wire the transfer switch and connect the gas. Before we leave, we run a live transfer test, set up Mobile Link and walk you through it.
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.
Often, yes. A Generac air-cooled unit can be as close as 18 inches from the house, away from doors, windows and air intakes, subject to local rules. We measure the site first and tell you plainly if it will not work.
A standby generator is not something an individual unit owner can install. Building backup is a matter for the condo corporation. We work with freehold homes and can talk with a building manager about commercial options.
Yes, subject to the electrical code, gas requirements and city rules such as noise limits and setbacks. We handle the electrical permit and tell you what else applies to your property.
It can, if those circuits are included. Tell us what the apartment needs, and we will include it in the load review.
It depends on the generator size, the location on your lot, the length of the gas and wire runs, and any panel work. We give you a written quote after reviewing your property, and financing and monthly rental are available.
Most homes here have Enbridge Gas, but we confirm availability and check that the meter and pipe can supply the generator at full load.
Yes, in most cases. Give us the model and serial number and we will confirm parts and service options.
North York borders Etobicoke, Scarborough, Vaughan, Markham and Richmond Hill. Platinum also serves Mississauga, Brampton and Newmarket.
Send us photos of your panel, gas meter and side yard. Call 1-844-443-6776 or request a free consultation. Platinum serves North York and the GTA.
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