Portable Generator Repair in Denver

Portable generators are a different machine from a standby unit and they attract a different kind of problem. They sit in a garage or a shed for most of the year, often with fuel in the tank and no fuel stabilizer added. They get pulled out when the power goes out or when someone needs power at a job site, and they either start or they don't. When they don't, the question is whether to fix it or replace it, and the answer depends on what's wrong and what the unit is worth.



The most common portable generator repair in Denver is carburetor service. Gasoline left in a carburetor without stabilizer degrades and leaves varnish deposits that clog the jets and passages that meter fuel into the engine. A generator that ran fine the last time it was used but won't start now, or that starts and then dies under any load, is usually a carburetor problem. Carburetor cleaning or replacement is a repair that makes sense on most portable generators regardless of age, because the alternative is a unit that doesn't run.

Spark plugs, air filters, and oil changes are the service items that get skipped on portable generators more than any other small engine equipment. A spark plug that's been in a generator for five years of occasional use is often fouled or corroded enough to cause hard starting and rough running. These are inexpensive items that have a meaningful effect on how the unit runs.

Generator overhaul applies to units where the problems go beyond basic tune-up work. An engine that's burning oil, a unit with low compression from worn rings, a generator head that's producing incorrect voltage due to capacitor or AVR failure. These are repairs that cost more, and the decision to overhaul versus replace depends on the age of the unit, the cost of the repair, and what a replacement would cost.

Generator replacement is sometimes the right answer. A twenty-year-old portable generator with a worn engine and failed electrical components may cost more to repair correctly than a new unit of equivalent capacity. We'll tell you honestly where that line is on your specific unit rather than pushing repair work that doesn't make economic sense.

Call us for portable generator repair in Denver.