Published on 12, July, 2020
The Generator setup didn't work, today, during the essential maintenance.
After contacting the electrician who set her up, for me, who's away on a job, I followed his advice. Still no joy.
Then, I checked the trips. It's the trip for the solar panels which was affected. He said that the generator doesn't like solar panels. However, the electricity will be back on in a few hours time. It's not worth any more effort. Note for next time.
I'm sorry your generator wasn't working, hope the problem is fixed now. I’ve been very lucky that I haven’t had to use my generator for an emergency and it's mostly stayed working. That said, I have tested and practiced with them... hobby of mine, god I'm a nerd lol. I do test mine regularly, just to be sure it will be working in case of an emergency.
Crikey... what an erilie helpful and constructive criter, albeit, as with most, no sense of time whatsoever.
It sounds like you've hit a snag with your generator, and that can be a real pain! It's frustrating when things don't work as they should. Have you tried checking the fuel, spark plugs, or any fuses that might have blown? Sometimes it's the little things that can cause big problems.
You have picked my specialist subject. the problem will be that you cannot run the generator with solar panel in parallel. It causes something called reverse power. The solar can turn the generator into an electric motor.You will need to get your electrician to disconnect the solar when it running by installing a contactor that isolates the Solar when the generator is running.
That's great. Pleased it is all sorted for you now. And you know for next time if it happens again, (hopefully it won't).
Sorted, now.
The electrician arrived, when I came back from the local shop, and told me there was a trip on the generator, itself, which was off.
Live, and learn.
My dad used to work on generators. He always said they were a marvel of technology but problematic with it.
Sorry it went wrong. I hope your power comes back on soon and it stays working for you.
They are great things (generators) but can be a devil to make work in association with other bits and bobs.