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Sorry for not replying earlier, we have been out all day in Scarborough.
I believe if memory serves me right. When connecting to the main incoming supply you must have a change over switch. The generator will be a floating earth so an earth rod would need to be installed and connected to the house main earth, then a link fitted between earth and neutral in the plug feeding the change over switch from the generator. (This is so that the rcd will function). The last time I used a generator was for a charity stall and that was some 40 years ago, all we had to do then was put an earth rod in. I will try and check all this for my own benefit, as I have seen some differing opinions on this. I have a 16amp supply to the garage which I will use to feed back into the house by disconnecting at each end, fitting a socket outlet at the fuse board end and connecting whatever we want to use from there. The generator can be run in the garage so it will be a lot quieter. We purchased the generator after making an informed decision with what information that is currently available. (We remember the good old 3 day week and blackouts). So for £500 I think it will be worth while having. We will be running a small heater or a ninja multi cooker or some lights. We could connect and run the heating controls,. Even though it’s an inverter generator I am reluctant to run the heating as if any damage is done it could be more expensive and inconvenient. The house is a new build so very well insulated. We do now live in North Yorkshire in a rural area and have experienced power cuts in the past 4 years so it could well be used again in the future.
