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Generator Connection point installation

March 5, 2024

We recently completed a generator connection point into a residential switchboard in Cashmere.

We were asked to install a switch as they are having more and more blackouts recently.

The switchboard was lacking a a few things, and the way it was wired was not very convenient for the owner.

"Last time we had a lot of rain, we lost power to half the house as well as lights to the same half of the house, we had to wait 3 days to get an electrician out to sort it out, and it turned out to be a power point"

We replaced all the circit breakers that weren't protected by a safety switch, and installed each circuit onto its own dedicated safety switch, allowing the home owner more options for when theres another fault in the future.

The Changeover Switch we installed isolates the solar and the mains power from all the sub circuits and allows the generator power to flow through.

Its essential to have the solar disconnected from the generator input when the generator is running, as its not enough to expect the home owner to isolate the solar, its a simple thing that can be forgotten, and is dangerous because, when the mains powere comes back on, this will power up the solar inverter, which will then send power down the line to the generator, causing damage to the generator or electric shock.

Finished Job and Testing

We finished the job with labels and testing each circuit, making sure that the safety switches would work under fault conditions as well as sending down a higher voltage to see if there are any potential faults waiting to happen.

We've done this hundreds of times cant stress the benefit of having safety switches on all circuits in the home, its not the cheapest up front investment, but they last years and years and are the only way to protect yourself or loved ones from potential electric shock.

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Generator Connection point installation

We installed a generator connection point into a residential home, allowing the owner to run a generator and power the home.

We recently completed a generator connection point into a residential switchboard in Cashmere.

We were asked to install a switch as they are having more and more blackouts recently.

The switchboard was lacking a a few things, and the way it was wired was not very convenient for the owner.

"Last time we had a lot of rain, we lost power to half the house as well as lights to the same half of the house, we had to wait 3 days to get an electrician out to sort it out, and it turned out to be a power point"

We replaced all the circit breakers that weren't protected by a safety switch, and installed each circuit onto its own dedicated safety switch, allowing the home owner more options for when theres another fault in the future.

The Changeover Switch we installed isolates the solar and the mains power from all the sub circuits and allows the generator power to flow through.

Its essential to have the solar disconnected from the generator input when the generator is running, as its not enough to expect the home owner to isolate the solar, its a simple thing that can be forgotten, and is dangerous because, when the mains powere comes back on, this will power up the solar inverter, which will then send power down the line to the generator, causing damage to the generator or electric shock.

Finished Job and Testing

We finished the job with labels and testing each circuit, making sure that the safety switches would work under fault conditions as well as sending down a higher voltage to see if there are any potential faults waiting to happen.

We've done this hundreds of times cant stress the benefit of having safety switches on all circuits in the home, its not the cheapest up front investment, but they last years and years and are the only way to protect yourself or loved ones from potential electric shock.

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