New toy day
- Thread starter Gedd
- Start date
That’s like me with the today at work thread! I forget about it for a couple of months then catch up as I don’t like to miss out on any pictures!
Dave6170
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- Location
- Watten, caithness
I cant face it yet! Haven't been on it since May. Must make a start on the ooooooohh thread though
First things first indeed!
- Location
- North West
Not too exiting but a new extra long mag drill cutter landed today for a job, needed to sit down when they told me the list price on it though £358! 
Luckily there’s a hefty discount on that 
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Luckily there’s a hefty discount on that .
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Nice, probably going to be looking for something like this as well. Got another Arwen triggered purchase today.
oil barron
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Where did you get it from? Have you got an electrician to install an Auto transfer switch or are you just plugging into the ring main and trip the main breaker?
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Got it from here:
Hyundai DHY8000SELR Diesel Generator Long Run - Generators Direct
*Please be advised that Hyundai Power Products now have an extended lead time and you may not receive them next day. The current delivery time is estimated at 2-4 working days.* The DHY8000SELR is the long running version of the DHY8000SE, with a large 25L fuel tank which boosts the maximum...
www.generators-direct.co.uk
It will have its own input into the electrical circuit parallel to the main incomer. An auto transfer switch is a bit too dear so will just use a manual one. All critical circuits will get a UPS anyway so if there is a power cut during the night then the heating pump and well heater will continue to run until we wake up and figure out there was a power cut. Am electrically trained myself and usually do the installs myself and then get a professional to sign off and sort out the certificates.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
How long before diesel and petrol generators are banned and have to be electric?
oil barron
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
What type of manual transfer switch are you installing?Got it from here:
Although the price has since gone up a bit I see.Hyundai DHY8000SELR Diesel Generator Long Run - Generators Direct
*Please be advised that Hyundai Power Products now have an extended lead time and you may not receive them next day. The current delivery time is estimated at 2-4 working days.* The DHY8000SELR is the long running version of the DHY8000SE, with a large 25L fuel tank which boosts the maximum...
It will have its own input into the electrical circuit parallel to the main incomer. An auto transfer switch is a bit too dear so will just use a manual one. All critical circuits will get a UPS anyway so if there is a power cut during the night then the heating pump and well heater will continue to run until we wake up and figure out there was a power cut. Am electrically trained myself and usually do the installs myself and then get a professional to sign off and sort out the certificates.
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Originally I was just thinking a rotary 100A/2 pole/3 position switch. But these got me interested and might buy one just to see what's what.
125 Amp Changeover Switch with Busbar, Generator / Mains Transfer, Single Phase, Din Rail Mount : Amazon.co.uk: Garden & Outdoors
Great prices on your favourite Gardening brands, and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
oil barron
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Do you have a second switch upstream of your main breaker box or will you have to get the power switched off at the transformer fuse to install that?
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
There is a switch inbetween the meter and the cable to the main breaker box. That switch will feed the changeover switch and the cable to the main breaker box will then be connected to the changeover switch to allow a safe way to switch between main and generator.
oil barron
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Perfect. Will you have to have the generator located next to your house meter?
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
The plant room which I referenced in another post for our heating system is next to the house and the generator will be approximately 5m from the changeover switch so will run some cables and get it hardwired in.
- Location
- Northumberland
Is there a common method to alert when the mains comes back on? I was thinking a switched strobe connected to the mains incomer in your example, but wondered if there was a done thing.
- Location
- Northumberland
That's a bit of a contradiction isn't it ?
Would have been really useful round here last week, as would the leccy vehicles & leccy chainsaws.
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
I left lights on in cattle shed opposite house.
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
As long as you ensure proper protection of the device a strobe could work. The main incoming fuse protection needs to be brought down to probably single amp values with a MCB or fuse specifically for the strobe. Matching incoming and outgoing wire diameter on a single device will be fun. Get a tame electrician involved if you are not 100% confident as playing about is just too risky.