Changeover Switch (for portable / home generators) Installation
When you're temporarily without a mains electrical supply and need power for essential loads such as alarms, communications equipment, fridges and freezers, you just can't beat having a portable diesel/LPG generator and fuel on stand by.
A changeover switch allows you to manually and safely isolate the mains electrical supply in one place. Once the mains is isolated, only then will this allow a standby or portable generator to power any downstream essential loads, with no risk of backfeeding electricity to the grid.
At the same time as installing the changeover switch, we will ensure that all the earthing and the existing electrical safety equipment such as MCBs and RCD will continue to work correctly when the loads are being powered by the generator. We will also be pleased to install the sockets where portable / home generators can be plugged in.
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Identifying the installation area:We are looking for a space as close as possible to the incoming mains/grid supply meter. Ideally this will also be in a convenient place for you and anyone else that might need to use the switch without mains power and lighting. In the first instance, if possible please email us a picture or a few pictures of the mains/grid supply meter's location, showing the space and equipment around it and let us know in an accompanying email or phone call about any essential loads and where might be a good place for the changeover switch and any sockets to be installed.
Quotation Once we understand the installation area and what's needed for the installation, we will send you a quotation and let you know the earliest date from which the work can be booked in. Book Installation: Engineers can usually be scheduled to start within 14 days, their names, phone number and the time of their visit will be known to you in advance. Installation and Commissioning: We will have the grid/mains power supply off for the duration of the installation, depending on the amount of work involved, the installation and commissioning of a changeover switch would usually take between 2-4 hours. We will let you know at the time of quotation if we are likely to need more time than this. Finishing: When the work is complete we will remove and dispose of any rubbish or packaging, recycling as much as we can. |
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Changeover Switch (for portable / home generators) Summary:Manually isolate the property's electrical system from the grid/mains to allow for portable / home generator use without grid backfeeding.
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Solar PV Surge Protection (DC Surge Protection)
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DC surge protection devices (SPDs) are installed between the solar panels and the solar inverter to protect both the solar inverter and the downstream electrical equipment from transient overvoltages of an atmospheric origin impacting the electrical system via the DC side of the system / the solar panels. DC Surge protectors are in compliance with the recently updated 18th edition amendment 2 of BS7671. |
Solar Power System Testing, Servicing & Maintenance
Regular solar PV system testing, servicing and maintenance will extend the life of a solar PV system and ensure that solar panels are always operating safely and at their best, whilst maximising yields.
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We offer complete safety and performance testing for solar PV power systems of any size. Includes solar panels, cables, solar PV inverters, isolators and mains connections.
We provide solar power system testing and maintenance services for residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural clients across Southern, South West England and the West Midlands, with specialist experience working with farmers, developers and commercial and industrial buildings owners. |
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Mains Power Supplies & Earthing Systemsmains power supply and Earthing Systems: Location & accessability, supply systems, earthing, bonding, labelling, installing RCDs. Surge Protection for UK Solar PV SystemsRecent changes to the BS7671 UK Wiring Regulations 18th Edition in the form of amendment 2 have introduced requirements and considerations for surge protection on both the AC and DC side of a solar PV System. In this article we take a look at surge protection, particularly in the context of the updated UK wiring regulations and how surge protection could best be incorporated into new and existing solar PV systems installed in the UK How to provide power to a house using a portable generatorIn this article we show you how to power your home using a portable diesel, petrol or LPG generator. We look at changeover switches, the importance of earthing, generator loadings, how to isolate non essential loads. We ask where to locate the generator when it's in operation, how best to safely isolate the grid/mains power supply and switch to a generator supply. |
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