Manual Transfer Switch Or Automatic? Which Is Best?

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Manual Transfer Switch Or Automatic? Which
Is Best?
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At Blades Power Generation we have noticed a
considerable increase in enquiries for both new
and used standby electricity generators over the
last few months. No doubt this is because of the
imminent possibilities of power outages, as a
result of a number of factors. Climate change is
one, as it is bringing more severe storms,
particularly to the north of England and
Scotland, and this can result in power lines
coming down, and indeed has done. Another factor
is the war in Ukraine which is resulting in many
countries trying to reduce reliance on Russian
gas for obvious reasons. Yet another is the
threat of rail strikes starting any minute which
may go on for months. All of these combined means
that power outages are more likely to happen on
an ongoing basis such as we have never seen since
the 3-day week in 1973/1974. Fifty years ago! Who
would have thought it? Installing a generator in
your home or business will ensure that you always
have a supply of electricity no matter what
happens. Lets face it, we all rely on
electricity today more than ever before. What
would we do without our laptops? What about our
mobiles? If you have no electricity, you cant
charge your mobile, and in a day or two you are
cut off from family and friends. Not to mention
cooking your dinner or sitting in the dark with
no TV and no news!
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• No Worries When The Power Goes Down
• A standby generator relieves you of any of these
  worries because there is no problem if the power
  goes down. You simply switch over to your
  generator and carry on as usual.

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There are two possible ways of switching over to
your generator when the power goes down. You can
either have an automatic transfer switch or
a manual transfer switch. Of the two, an
automatic transfer switch is preferable because
it does what it says on the tin. When the power
goes down, the automatic transfer switch notices
it, fires up your generator, and within seconds
switches over to it from the mains, so you will
hardly know it happened. A manual transfer
switch does cost less than an automatic one but
has the disadvantage that you have to switch over
manually, as you might have gathered. That means
that you have to go outside to your generator (no
fun if there is a storm) and start it up. Then
when it is fully running you have to switch over
from the mains. There is also the question of
what happens if you are away on holiday, for
instance. Your freezer is going to go down, and
you will lose all the food in it. You may also
need to keep an aquarium of tropical fish at the
right temperature. All things considered, an
automatic transfer switch is the preference for
most people.
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