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93-DY-SAM

Quote from: Sportacus on January 29, 2025, 09:52:04 AM
Quote from: Jim Bob on January 29, 2025, 09:13:52 AMBest thing would be a changeover switch.
You'd need to get an electrician to fit one. It's a unit which is fitted beside your fuse box and is connected to a fitting which he would fit on  an outside wall. My changeover switch which I had fitted last February was £250 which included the labour
Once you buy a generator you connect the cable from it to the outside fitting , turn it on for a couple of minutes then change the switch over on your unit from mains power to generator power. Fairly straightforward operation

Ah right, thanks very much.

Just exactly as Jim Bob has said. Simple enough job for any electrician.

LC

Anyone any experience of using battery storage in the context of solar panels?

WeeDonns

Quote from: LC on January 29, 2025, 11:52:36 AMAnyone any experience of using battery storage in the context of solar panels?
Often see case studies like this
Residential Solar Install In Moira
but no hard figures on previous electricity units used/cost in a year V what it is now & the costs of installation/maintenance

Would be interesting to know the installation costs on a basic family home, say 2 adults 3 kids & would it produce enough power to run all the appliances in the home year round, or in addition would it also produce enough power to charge an EV to do 100mile a week

armaghniac

Quote from: 93-DY-SAM on January 29, 2025, 10:47:10 AM
Quote from: Sportacus on January 29, 2025, 09:52:04 AM
Quote from: Jim Bob on January 29, 2025, 09:13:52 AMBest thing would be a changeover switch.
You'd need to get an electrician to fit one. It's a unit which is fitted beside your fuse box and is connected to a fitting which he would fit on  an outside wall. My changeover switch which I had fitted last February was £250 which included the labour
Once you buy a generator you connect the cable from it to the outside fitting , turn it on for a couple of minutes then change the switch over on your unit from mains power to generator power. Fairly straightforward operation

Ah right, thanks very much.

Just exactly as Jim Bob has said. Simple enough job for any electrician.

It might not be a bad idea for clubs in areas unaffected to offer to ship their generator for a week to someplace in darkness. Training etc could manage with the mains for a week, and the GAA could probably round up 100 generators.
MAGA Make Armagh Great Again

giveherlong

Quote from: Jim Bob on January 29, 2025, 09:13:52 AMBest thing would be a changeover switch.
You'd need to get an electrician to fit one. It's a unit which is fitted beside your fuse box and is connected to a fitting which he would fit on  an outside wall. My changeover switch which I had fitted last February was £250 which included the labour
Once you buy a generator you connect the cable from it to the outside fitting , turn it on for a couple of minutes then change the switch over on your unit from mains power to generator power. Fairly straightforward operation


Seen a few ones in dire straits without a change over switch back feeding the generator into a socket. Wouldn't be recommended but would get you going if totally bate. You need to totally isolate the house at the meter board so you aren't feeding out into the grid

armaghniac

contrary to some opinion, storms are not actually becoming more common, they just have names

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RedHand88

Quote from: giveherlong on January 29, 2025, 04:58:27 PM
Quote from: Jim Bob on January 29, 2025, 09:13:52 AMBest thing would be a changeover switch.
You'd need to get an electrician to fit one. It's a unit which is fitted beside your fuse box and is connected to a fitting which he would fit on  an outside wall. My changeover switch which I had fitted last February was £250 which included the labour
Once you buy a generator you connect the cable from it to the outside fitting , turn it on for a couple of minutes then change the switch over on your unit from mains power to generator power. Fairly straightforward operation


Seen a few ones in dire straits without a change over switch back feeding the generator into a socket. Wouldn't be recommended but would get you going if totally bate. You need to totally isolate the house at the meter board so you aren't feeding out into the grid

This is very dangerous. If an engineer is working on a cable on down the line, you will be sending power from your house to where he is working, putting him at risk.

93-DY-SAM

Quote from: RedHand88 on January 30, 2025, 11:56:28 PM
Quote from: giveherlong on January 29, 2025, 04:58:27 PM
Quote from: Jim Bob on January 29, 2025, 09:13:52 AMBest thing would be a changeover switch.
You'd need to get an electrician to fit one. It's a unit which is fitted beside your fuse box and is connected to a fitting which he would fit on  an outside wall. My changeover switch which I had fitted last February was £250 which included the labour
Once you buy a generator you connect the cable from it to the outside fitting , turn it on for a couple of minutes then change the switch over on your unit from mains power to generator power. Fairly straightforward operation


Seen a few ones in dire straits without a change over switch back feeding the generator into a socket. Wouldn't be recommended but would get you going if totally bate. You need to totally isolate the house at the meter board so you aren't feeding out into the grid

This is very dangerous. If an engineer is working on a cable on down the line, you will be sending power from your house to where he is working, putting him at risk.

This above and not to mention the risk of frying everything in your house including yourself and your family. A sure way to start a fire or risk electrocution. I know we all do silly things from time to time thinking it won't be us but never back feed a generator.