Ft. Lauderdale Businesses: Prepare Your Industrial Generator For Summer Now

Florida summers bring unforgiving heat, heavy humidity and the harsh hurricanes. With these environmental factors, your industrial generator turns into a lifeline for your business. With summer season coming quickly, here are some tips on how to prepare your generator now for its busiest season. 

Conduct a visual inspection 

You’re on site daily at your business. Take some time to take a slow walk around your generator and do a visual inspection. Here are key things to look for: 

• Loose or frayed wires
• Corroded terminals
• Leaking fluids 
• Signs of pest intrusion (nests, chewed wires, etc.)
• Rust

If you see any of the above signs, call our maintenance team now, well ahead of summer’s harsh weather. 

Check the fuel level and quality 

Proper fuel is the lifeblood of any industrial generator. If the fuel level is too low or if the fuel is contaminated, your industrial generator will run inefficiently. Ft. Lauderdale businesses, call us to inspect if you are unsure how to gauge this. 

Check the coolant system 

Coolant systems work overtime in Florida’s summer heat. Thus, overheating in the summertime is a real risk, so ensure your generator’s coolant levels are topped off, radiators and cooling fans are clean and unobstructed, and that hoses are free from cracks/bulges. 

Check that your generator isn’t cooking itself

The Ft. Lauderdale sun is hot! Your industrial generator doesn’t need to help it out by cooking itself. Ensure there is proper ventilation and airflow. For this, there should be three feet of clearance on all sides. We give bonus points if your generator is shaded from the sun, too. 

If you need help inspecting your industrial generator and are in the Ft. Lauderdale area, give us a call at (954) 328-0232. We will check your generator before summer hits our area.