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Lets See Your Backup Power Generator

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8 am. Major rain storm came through , lost power. Good thing for the generator, now we can finish cooking the turkey. 1000003355.jpg1000003356.jpg
 
That looks like an easy connect, it would involve all sorts of shenanigans, no doubt the elec company would give you a nice big bill too in the uk.
I am close to the centre of destruction - Asheville in North Carolina, it was on the interstate signs when we stopped at a hotel last night, so far not a sign of anything, not even a branch off a tree but the photos online are showing a really desperate situation, some people have literally lost everything. I really feel for them, most didn’t have flood insurance as no one would have imagined it necessary where they were.
 
Cabinetman said:
That looks like an easy connect, it would involve all sorts of shenanigans, no doubt the elec company would give you a nice big bill too in the uk.
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Surprisingly not - you just need a specially designed changeover switch to make sure the generator and grid can never be connected to each other, and as long as you do it after the meter the power company has no interest either way. They'll only start hunting you down if you go pushing power back into the grid while it's turned off and electrocute the person trying to fix it.

With all that said, most of the country so rarely gets any sort of real weather, and is so much closer to the cities, that the vast majority don't need it. I'd probably have a similar setup to that if we were an awful lot more rural than we are, but with the country being so small there aren't many places like that.
 
We do have one, but oddly enough no photo to hand. It's similar power output to yours and trolley mounted likewise. Various different types of switchable outlets. Th engine is Honda, which I particularly wanted as they are bullet proof. Bought second hand from a guy who services and reconditions them. I intended to install a changeover switch but haven't got round to it yet. It's extremely noisy!

Also have a small one, that a girl could lift, which is Hyundai and only about 1000w I think. It was bought as a back up generator for use on a boat if the bilge pump system failed. That one is very quiet. That one came free as part of a delivery and teaching job I did (I refused to get on the boat at sea without it as I didn't trust what was installed).
 
Honda generators are the best, quite and dependable. Our geny connects into a generlink transfer swith at the metre base. When power is restored the geny power is bypassed. Always need to check Metre for operation lights then I can shut the geny off. Eta for grid power is 5pm.
 
No extra cost via hydro company. This transfer unit cost $1000 12years ago now upward of $3000. Installed by and electrician, ie necessary permits disconnect and reconnect by Ontario Hydro One.
 
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