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Installation of a generator for a house.

Tomgunn
Hello all,


I'm moving house, (been here for over 42 years'!!), and one of the first items on my mind is installing an electrical generator.


SO; I guess there will be contactors / switch gear etc as I would like it to be 'automatic', (OR, maybe 'manual' too), changing from incoming to the generator.


a; What would be the best type of generator to purchase? Load wise? I'm not too worried as the bigger the load the bigger the           generator would need to be as long as I could run the basics within the house.


b; What switch gear would be appropriate?


I would't fancy the idea of switching tails around on a Henley block each time I needed the generator to be in use!!


Thanks, in advance!


regards... Tom
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    Simon Barker:

    We don't have that many power cuts in Hastings - a dual redundant HV connection to the National Grid helps there.


    We've had a couple of short outages in recent months.  On the first one, I'd had time to grope around to find a torch, and crawled into the meter cupboard to switch to battery power*.  Then all the lights came back again before I had the chance to hit the switch.  On the second one, I didn't even try.


    *Solar and battery.  It's great if it's been sunny during the day.  If not, the battery can be flat by the time the sun has set.


    Hello Simon, 


    Thanks for the update!! 


    I haven't been to Hastings for decades! I'm going to view two houses, on Sunday, and I'm sure they would know about power cuts as well BUT... new start and I am concerned about what may, (OR may not), be coming up in 2021 anon!!! 


    If you have any info, about Hastings, then let me know... if you get the time!


    regards... Tom


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    Simon Barker:

    We don't have that many power cuts in Hastings - a dual redundant HV connection to the National Grid helps there.


    We've had a couple of short outages in recent months.  On the first one, I'd had time to grope around to find a torch, and crawled into the meter cupboard to switch to battery power*.  Then all the lights came back again before I had the chance to hit the switch.  On the second one, I didn't even try.


    *Solar and battery.  It's great if it's been sunny during the day.  If not, the battery can be flat by the time the sun has set.


    Hello Simon, 


    Thanks for the update!! 


    I haven't been to Hastings for decades! I'm going to view two houses, on Sunday, and I'm sure they would know about power cuts as well BUT... new start and I am concerned about what may, (OR may not), be coming up in 2021 anon!!! 


    If you have any info, about Hastings, then let me know... if you get the time!


    regards... Tom


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