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| James Dicks |
LAKE MARY,
FL and ORLANDO, FL -- More
Florida homeowners and businesses have been installing generators in recent
years as hurricanes have repeatedly knocked out power to millions. But now the
threat of the coronavirus has added additional urgency as the 2020 hurricane
season approaches.
James
Dicks, CEO of DIX Generators,
a Generac brand dealer in central Florida , says his company’s web site has
been busy providing automated price estimates for potential residential and
commercial businesses.
“We’re
getting probably 10 to 15 ‘quick quotes’ out per day right now,” Dicks said,
adding that the surge is unusual in that “we haven’t even hit the selling
season yet, because traditionally that doesn’t even hit until around the end of
May.”
The
official hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30.
The
company’s automated online quote system enables homeowners or business owners
to get accurate, customized pricing information without the need to have a
person visit the home or office.
That’s
a definite benefit during the statewide coronavirus stay-at-home-advisory,
which calls for people to minimize personal contact as much as possible to
avoid exposure to the virus.
“We
do have to go to your house for the installation,” Dicks said, “but even then,
you don’t need to sign anything, we’ll just do our thing outside your house. So
our system speeds up the entire process by weeks or maybe even months, from
what the traditional process takes.”
About
18 percent of single family homes nationwide have generators, according to a
2015 American Housing Survey, by the U.S. Census Department.
In
Florida , almost 20 percent of homeowners surveyed had generators, in the 2017
survey. But most of those are smaller units from retailers such as hardware
stores.
Generac,
one of the leading international brands, has larger and more sophisticated
units that can handle everything from homes and estates to commercial
buildings, with built-in automated safety features.
Dicks
said his company, for example, is currently installing emergency generator
backup for a 10,000 square foot commercial building in Lake Mary .
DIX
Generators, a disabled veteran-owned small business, is bracing for a huge
increase in orders before June 1, and Dicks said it typically takes about four
to six weeks to install a system, from start to finish.
CONTACTS:
James
Dicks, CEO, DIX Generators, Jdicks@idefsys.com
407-459-1188
Beth
Payan, Larry Vershel Communications Inc. beth@larryvershel.com 407-644-4142
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