Your home generator can power plenty of devices, but there are some items you should keep unplugged to avoid damage, overloads, or tripping the system.

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The inconvenience of inclement weather can run the gamut from canceling weekend activities, ruining whatever is in your fridge to causing serious damage.While we don’t have any tech (yet) to protect ...

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Portable generators are useful in an outage or emergency. However, some everyday appliances will suffer damage or stop ...

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