Generator Testing & Maintenance

Generator testing helps ensure your generator performs at its peak when you most need it. At First Class Generator, we offer comprehensive and cutting-edge testing to keep your generator in great condition and good working order. As part of your preventative maintenance program, we perform a wide range of tests to evaluate generator performance and efficiency and identify potential problems before they become costly repairs or generator failures. Our generator specialists help you maintain your generator to save money on costly repairs and replacements and remain worry-free about power outages.

Some of the generator testing we offer at First Class Generator include:

• Fluid testing lab analysis
  • Oil
  • Fuel
  • Coolant
• Load bank testing
• Transfer switch testing
• Switchgear testing

Regular generator testing is a necessary part of maintaining your generators and extending their service life. Our factory trained and certified generator technicians utilize state-of-the-art equipment and procedures to evaluate the condition of your generators and determine whether you need minor repairs or maintenance services to improve functionality or efficiency.

Fluid analysis is a necessary part of generator testing to determine if your generator is operating properly. At First Class Generator, we offer advanced lab testing for generator fluids to evaluate maintenance and repair needs. Oil analysis is vital to understanding the condition of your generator’s engine. Oil testing even checks for small particles that indicate mechanical wear inside your engine. The results of generator oil analysis can help provide necessary insights into the condition of your generator and which maintenance services may help improve efficiency and lifecycle.

Generator fuel analysis also helps keep your generator in good repair. Fuel analysis looks for contaminants like water, microbes, and particles in your generator’s fuel and backup diesel to determine if fuel quality is compromised. Contaminated fuel can cause many problems for your generator, even leading to breakdowns and premature failure. Therefore, regular testing can help reduce the risk of costly repairs and replacements due to bad generator fuel.

Just like oil and fuel analysis for your generator, coolant testing also helps determine if your coolant contains contaminants that could damage the generator’s engine. Contaminated coolant can cause the cooling system to malfunction and your generator to run at higher temperatures and pressures. This can damage the generator and impair efficiency. At First Class Generator, we offer lab-verified fluid analysis as part of generator testing services to ensure your generator can operate at peak performance.

Load Bank Testing – Switchgear Testing

Another integral part of generator testing is load bank testing. Our power generation experts at First Class Generator provide load bank testing services based on your generator needs. In most cases, generators need load testing at least once a year. However, mission-critical facilities may require more frequent testing. Load testing is like exercise for your generator – it involves bringing the temperature and pressure of your generator up to operating levels and testing at the maximum load the generator is rated for.

Load bank testing helps you have peace of mind that your generators can provide maximum power output during service interruptions and also helps our generator technicians identify any potential problems before you’re left in the dark with a failed generator. This type of generator testing also helps prevent wet stacking, which is a buildup of fuel in the exhaust that can impair efficiency and cause fire hazards. At First Class Generator, we offer load testing for commercial generators to help keep your generators functioning proficiently.

In addition, we also test transfer switches and switchgears as part of our preventative maintenance programs at First Class Generator. This involves testing electrical resistance and mechanical components of these necessary components of your generator. Automatic transfer switches and switchgears are what transfer for your generator. Over time, these switches can start to seize from disuse, dirt, grime, and moisture. Therefore, our generator specialists offer transfer switch and switchgear testing to ensure your switches engage your generator when the power goes out.

At First Class Generator, we’re experts at maintaining generators. Our all-encompassing generator testing helps you keep your generators in great condition, so you have peace of mind that you’ll have power during an emergency. Call us today to learn more and schedule generator testing services.