Generator installation in Tomball, TX.
The generators are on the floor at 13910 Alice Road. For a Tomball home, the install crew and the unit come from the same street.
Generac Prestige DealerGenerac's highest dealer designation. We sell, install and service Generac home standby generators.
Generac generatorsWhole-home standby generators for Tomball homes.
Sized, permitted, installed and serviced from the showroom down the road.
Tomball is where Wired started installing Generac standby generators, and it is still where we install the most. The pattern is familiar by now: a two-story home in one of the communities along Highway 249 or the Grand Parkway, two air conditioners, gas appliances, an HOA that wants a drawing, and a family that sat through a week without power after Beryl and decided that was the last time.
- Free sizing visit from the showroom, or from photos of your panel and meter
- Generac Guardian (10 to 28 kW) and Protector (25 kW and up) units in stock on Alice Road
- Permits pulled with the City of Tomball or the county, inspection scheduled and met
- HOA application with a site plan, prepared and submitted for you
- Gas line, pad, transfer switch, electrical by our own crews
- Startup and a test under load with you watching, then warranty registration
- Yearly service recommended and remote monitoring through our Shield Protection plans
Permits and HOA approval in Tomball.
City, county, and the community architectural committee.
Inside the Tomball city limits the City of Tomball permits and inspects the electrical and gas work. Outside the limits, Harris County (or Montgomery County north of Spring Creek) issues the permit. Either way it is an electrical permit plus a gas permit, with the gas piping done by a licensed gas fitter. The master-planned communities add an HOA step: an application with a site plan showing where the unit sits, how it is screened, and that it meets the setback from the property line. We have done enough of these in Wildwood at Northpointe, Village Creek, Canyon Gate and the Northpointe subdivisions to know what each committee looks for.
From the showroom to your side yard.
- See one run. Come by Alice Road, or send photos of your panel, your gas meter and the spot you have in mind.
- Free sizing visit. We count the circuits, check the gas meter, and recommend the unit.
- Permit and HOA. We pull the permit and file the HOA application. Usually a few weeks all in.
- Install day. Pad, gas line, transfer switch, electrical, startup. One day. You watch the lights come back.
- Service. Once a year is what we recommend, with other plan schedules and remote monitoring if you want them.
Why Tomball homes lose power longer.
Trees and long lines on the northwest side.
The lines that feed Tomball run through miles of pine and oak, and the northwest side of the Houston area is usually among the last restored after a big wind event. The May 2024 derecho and Hurricane Beryl that July both left Tomball neighborhoods without power for days in the heat. A standby generator turns that into a ten-second flicker. Book in the spring: once the first storm forms in the Gulf, every installer in the region books up for weeks.
More Wired services in Tomball
Pages for the other jobs we do in Tomball.
Questions we get from Tomball.
Can I see a generator before I buy one?
Yes. Standby and portable units are on the showroom floor at 13910 Alice Road in Tomball, and we can start one for you.
How long does a generator install take in Tomball?
The install itself is one day. The wait is the permit (City of Tomball inside the limits, Harris or Montgomery County outside) and the HOA where there is one. Units are in stock, so the generator is never the hold-up.
Do Tomball HOAs allow standby generators?
Yes, with an application. Wildwood at Northpointe, Village Creek, Canyon Gate and the other master-planned communities want a site plan showing placement and screening. We prepare and submit it.
What size generator does a Tomball home need?
Most one-AC homes land on an 18 or 22 kW. The two-story, two-AC homes common off Highway 249 usually need a 22 to 26 kW, and acreage homes with well pumps go up from there. The free sizing visit settles it.
Is natural gas available in Tomball?
Most Tomball subdivisions have CenterPoint gas service, so the generator runs on the meter you already have. Acreage properties toward Rosehill and Hufsmith are often on propane, which the same units run on.
Also in Tomball and around it.
$2,000 off a generator install. While supplies last.
It only comes off the units on our floor, so when they're gone, it's gone. New air-cooled Generac installs come with a free 10-year warranty, and financing is there if you want it. Permit timing depends on your city or county. The install itself is usually one day.
Generator in Tomball?
Call. The estimate is free.