Blog posts of '2022' 'November'

Open any newspaper over the last few weeks and you will have seen dark threats about the possibility of power outage in the coming winter. What with the war in Ukraine and other factors, undersea gas pipes being cut by – well, your guess is as good as anyone’s.

But it all adds up to the fact that if we have a cold winter – and most winters get cold, and we need to turn the heating on – there could well be a shortage of electricity resulting in power cuts. 

What’s the perfect answer? Generate your own electricity! If you do that, you won’t have to worry when the power goes down because you will still have all the electricity that you need for your home. Your lights will stay on, you will be able to cook, and you can have as much heat as you wish. Oh - and you will be able to power up your laptop and mobile which are essential pieces of technology today. Where would we be without them?

Obviously, you will need to install a generator in your home, but it is by no means as costly as you might think. At Blades Power Generation, we have used generators for sale in the UK.

You might ask why you should find used generators for sale in the UK. Why wouldn’t you buy a new one? 

The Same As Buying A Used Car

The answer is very simple. It is exactly the same as buying a used car in the UK, which many, many people do. It saves a lot of money! OK, you don’t have the latest swanky, luxury leather seats and so on when you buy a used car, but when it comes to a generator, you are going to put it outside in the garden where you may hardly ever see it. For many families it makes total sense.

You will need a transfer switch so that you can switch to the generator when the power goes down, and you have the choice of an automatic transfer switch or a manual one. An automatic transfer switch does cost more than a manual one, but it has one great benefit. When the power goes out, your generator will fire up automatically and the lights will come back on in seconds, your TV will be on, and your dinner will be cooking in the oven. It makes sense, doesn’t it? 

If you are thinking that you should buy a new generator in the UK for your home, you are by no means alone. With the current situation, shortages of gas and everything else going on at present, the last thing that you need is to be sitting at home in the dark with no TV, no heat, no cooker, and the food in your freezer melting so that you have to throw it all out. Not only that, but your Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio in the fridge will warm up as well! It doesn’t bear thinking about.

Many people are looking to buy a new generator in the UK for all these reasons. There are several considerations if you are among this group, one of the most important of which is the amount of power that you need to produce. This will depend partly on the size of your home and also what you use electricity for. So, if you have a gas boiler, or an AGA, for heating, you won’t need as much power as if you have electric heating. It can be a little complicated to calculate the amount that you need, so the best bet is to call in an electrical expert who will be able to do the calculations for you.

You Need One With The Right Power Output

No matter how much power you need to generate, at Blades Power Generation we have generators of all sizes and output. While you want a generator that will cover you for all your needs, there is no point in buying one that produces more power than you require. You need one with the right output, with a little extra just to be safe. 

You will also need a changeover switch. This is used to transfer from the mains to the generator when there is a power outage. There are two types of switch - a manual one or an automatic one. 

If you have a manual changeover switch, as the name implies, when the power goes down you have to manually use the lever switch to change to the generator once you have fired the generator up. An automatic one takes care of everything automatically, firing up the generator when the power dies and switching over to it as soon as it is up and running. 

A manual changeover switch is quite a lot less expensive than an automatic one, so if there is always someone on the premises it might be the best bet. If not, an automatic switch will keep everything running even when there is nobody at home.