Carrier Puts Power Loss in a New LightNew Automatic Home Standby Generator Offers Solutions When the Lights Go Out

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Continuing its commitment to producing industry-leading products that offer not only the highest standard of quality, but also peace-of-mind to homeowners, Carrier Corporation, a unit of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX), has unveiled the Automatic Home Standby Generator. In the wake of more frequent natural disasters and power failures, this product from Carrier maintains comfort and normalcy during power outages by supplying a totally automatic backup power source to the home.

New Automatic Home Standby Generator Offers Solutions When the Lights Go Out

"Surprisingly, only 30% of power outages in the U.S. are caused by storms. The rest are due to power grid overload. The U.S. power grid was designed 25 years ago when most homes did not have a complete HVAC system, microwaves, personal computers and other high-tech appliances," said Kevin Waldo, Manager, Consumer Products. "Today's homes have all the latest technology incorporated, requiring more power to support. This overload is what causes the power outage, such as the one the Northeast faced in 2003. "

Automatic Energy
Whether it is a simple thunderstorm, a natural disaster, or a power grid failure; the Carrier Automatic Standby Generator performs to industry leading standards, providing customers with automatic power outage protection 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Designed with industry leading technology, Carrier generators forge ahead of the competition. Within thirty seconds of power loss, power is restored in the home through the generator, which operates on LP or natural gas. Additionally, the units are sold, installed and serviced through Carrier's trusted dealer network.

"We depend on our electrical systems in our homes and even take them for granted," said home improvement expert Lou Manfredini. "While being without power can be inconvenient it can also be hazardous, many of us depend on our own electricity in our homes to power critical appliances, as well as lighting for safety, heating and cooling units for comfort, well pumps for fresh drinking water and freezers and refrigerators for food storage."

Having the ability to power up to twelve circuits within the home, the air-cooled generators will keep your heating and cooling system up and running while also supplying power to lights, refrigerators, sump pumps, well pumps, computers and more. With a liquid-cooled generator from Carrier, whole-house power is possible in most applications. The automatic transfer switch constantly monitors utility voltage and senses power loss immediately. The generator automatically runs weekly self-tests for 12 minutes to keep the engine lubricated and to ensure dependable operation.

Quiet Comfort
Unlike portable generators, Carrier generators feature acoustically designed enclosures utilizing the latest insulation and sound baffling technology. The cabinet is designed with advanced sound-deadening insulation material to keep the sound levels as low as 69 dB. Portable generators are not only loud and inconvenient, but they could use up to 400 gallons of gas during a two-week outage. A power loss at the gas station will make obtaining fuel to refill the portable units difficult if not impossible. Running on a constant fuel supply of natural gas or liquid propane, is a value-added benefit of the Carrier Automatic Standby Generator.

Designed with industry leading technology, Carrier stand-by generators are ahead of the curve. To learn more about Carrier industry-leading products, please visit www.carrier.com.

About Carrier Corporation
Carrier Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems and equipment. It is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX), provider of a broad range of high-technology products and support services to the aerospace and building systems industries.

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