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Manual generator transfer switch - make recommendations?

Tim Watts

Hi,

I'm arranging with an electrician to fit a 100A generator transfer switch to my house and ensure all regs, earthing etc are compliant.

He's happy for me to source a transfer switch - so I was wondering:
Lewden, JFK, Eris Industrial (from yessss) - are there any to avoid, or go for quality wise. Or any others?

Spec: plastic, IP65 (will be outdoors) next to the incomer, 100A, 2P (but 4P OK).

Next project is then to find a reasonably priced inverter genny around 4kVA.

Many thanks, Tim

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    To keep things simple and inexpensive I would just run an extension lead into the house and have a 13 Amp socket or two. Some generators will not like appliances with high a starting current such as motors. I would keep the house wiring and generator circuits separate. Ensure that the generator is not delivering fumes into the house.

    Z.

  • 0 in reply to Zoomup

    Funny you should suggest that :) That's where I started, sort of... I though: Well, I could run a genny circuit (installed wiring) drops to near the fridge, freezer, internet router, boiler as in independent circuit.

    For some reason I revisited the idea of a transfer switch and thought: sod it - it's going to be less messing about, people don't have to change plugs over everywhere and I'll give the whole job to an electrician as the potential unreliability of the supplier's  earth still needs addressing (I have a fat copper gas pipe that runs at accessible height around the house outside - so that's a touch risk, so seemed like a rod would be wise, but the regulatory aspects of putting rods on a TN-C-S are beyond my competence.

    Yes - it was a bit of a full circle, but I think it's enough to expect the missus to go start a generator and throw a switch if I'm not there - running cords in and changing plugs over may go down less well Slight smile

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  • 0 in reply to Zoomup

    Funny you should suggest that :) That's where I started, sort of... I though: Well, I could run a genny circuit (installed wiring) drops to near the fridge, freezer, internet router, boiler as in independent circuit.

    For some reason I revisited the idea of a transfer switch and thought: sod it - it's going to be less messing about, people don't have to change plugs over everywhere and I'll give the whole job to an electrician as the potential unreliability of the supplier's  earth still needs addressing (I have a fat copper gas pipe that runs at accessible height around the house outside - so that's a touch risk, so seemed like a rod would be wise, but the regulatory aspects of putting rods on a TN-C-S are beyond my competence.

    Yes - it was a bit of a full circle, but I think it's enough to expect the missus to go start a generator and throw a switch if I'm not there - running cords in and changing plugs over may go down less well Slight smile

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