Sizing Generators, Securing Lighting Fixtures and More

摘要

Small generators can't handle the load We have been extremely busy installing standby generators for small commercial and large residential installations. In many cases, it is obvious that the generator will not handle the entire load of the premise served. Since these standby generators will start automatically on the loss of normal power, I think they should be able to handle the entire connected load. When we brought this up with the owner, we were told sizing them for the full load is too expensive and that the installations are safe. If the load is too high, the circuit breaker in the generator will open. It just does not make sense that we install a standby generator that will fail just after it starts.