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I'm getting a manual transfer switch installed - I live in the city (although it's rural-ish where I live) but we get occasional power outages and it's often en
by bentcorner 5y ago
I'm getting a manual transfer switch installed - I live in the city (although it's rural-ish where I live) but we get occasional power outages and it's often enough (and long enough) to be worth the annoyance of getting a generator and switch installed, but not enough for me to shell out big $$$ for a natural gas generator and automatic transfer switch to ensure 100% uptime for my house.
- jacquesm 5y agoThis works well as long as there is a reasonably high chance of someone being in the building when the power fails. For many rural setups (for instance: weekend cottages) that isn't the case so more and more inverters come with an automatic transfer switch built in or for a small surcharge as an option.
- ghaff 5y agoOr if you travel. If I ever get a generator installed (with automatic transfer switch), it would be primarily for the case of a power outage during the winter when I'm not around.