JustMe Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 No, I want someone who has got an effective monopoly of supplying electrickery to Shetland to give me a decent service or to compensate me for their failings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairyian Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 No, I want someone who has got an effective monopoly of supplying electrickery to Shetland to give me a decent service or to compensate me for their failings There is loads of competition in the supply market. Just find one that meets your requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 No, I want someone who has got an effective monopoly of supplying electrickery to Shetland to give me a decent service or to compensate me for their failings There is loads of competition in the supply market. Just find one that meets your requirements.Oh no there isn't. Hydro are the only people who actually supply electrickery to shetland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairyian Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 No, I want someone who has got an effective monopoly of supplying electrickery to Shetland to give me a decent service or to compensate me for their failings There is loads of competition in the supply market. Just find one that meets your requirements.Oh no there isn't. Hydro are the only people who actually supply electrickery to shetland I guess Sullom Voe and Burradale, to mention but two, don't count ?But you don't have to buy directly from a Generation Company.There are loads of companies offering different prices and levels of service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairyian Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 No, I want someone who has got an effective monopoly of supplying electrickery to Shetland to give me a decent service or to compensate me for their failings There is loads of competition in the supply market. Just find one that meets your requirements.Oh no there isn't. Hydro are the only people who actually supply electrickery to shetland I guess Sullom Voe and Burradale, to mention but two, don't count ?But you don't have to buy directly from a Generation Company.There are loads of companies offering different prices and levels of service. There is a company that offers a 'no standing charge' just pay for what you use. During a power failure you will be using nothing, so get charged nothing. Sounds just what you need ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 Here again. Bog all juice again at the Ness since 5pm! Weather, tonight its no! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daegerty Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 If powercuts are bothering you pick up a cheap UPS off ebay or a second hand shop, maybe throw in a new battery or 2. PC and modem (and other things) will run off those for at least 15 minutes even with a fairly high end PC I got mine for 7 euros at a car boot, 15 for a new battery and has kept my server running through several power cuts one or two of them were nearly 2 hours long. My server and modem use very little power so will stay running for a long time We have a generator here too but {'f' it was funny in Father Ted 'eck'} it power cuts don't really bother me since I have plenty other things to do, all we use it for is to make coffee during a power cut. If its late just sit down around the table with a few candles lit and have a hot whisky. {'f' it was funny in Father Ted 'eck'} it I dunno how people can do so much complaining about short power cuts like that. You know there are more of them coming so if they bother you that much get the UPS and it will help keep the ould blood pressure down a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveh Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 As our house had been wired up for a generator, by a previous owner, we bought one this last winter as it had been taken with them by the owner before last.However, as it can take up to 10 minutes to switch it over at the fuse box, turn off most of the switches, look for a torch, put my jacket and shoes on to go out to the shed, clear all the rubbish away from the generator and start it up, I tend to sit there with a candle thinking that the power will undoubtedly come back on in a minute or two. Hence, despite having 2 or 3 power cuts in the winter, I haven't actually used the generator for the reason I bought it so far. On one of the occasions, as it was near 10-00pm, we just went to bed early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crofter Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 I haven't actually used the generator for the reason I bought it so far. It's good to give them a run occasionally, put a good load on it. Fresh fuel before winter sets in is not a bad idea either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveh Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 ^^ Thanks.I was wondering about that as I have never owned or used a generator previously. It has a full petrol ready to be used. Perhaps I will start it up and leave it running a few minutes some time this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Keep the oil fresh as well, really, service it each year.You can get a change over switch fitted, saves that messing.Keep it wrapped up when not in use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Here again. Bog all juice again at the Ness since 5pm! Weather, tonight its no! I phoned them up. They very kindly phoned me back. Said power would be back on at 20:15hrs and they even called back at 20:30hrs to see if it was. It came back on at 20:11hrs. They suggested I asked it be logged as an official complaint and said that several others from Shetland had already done so. Where was the fault, I asked. Reply: Nashville. Eh? sez I, to which they said, Nashville, Ward Hill. For a moment there I had visions of our power coming courtesy of the USA! Turns out it was a broken overhead cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme_Storey Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 ^^ Thanks.I was wondering about that as I have never owned or used a generator previously. It has a full petrol ready to be used. Perhaps I will start it up and leave it running a few minutes some time this week. A bit of advice on fuel left in tanks:- Petrol doesn't like to be left for much more than 4 or 5 months without being used, or it can start to 'go off' (can start to get more viscous and clogs up the fuel system - ask folk who store a motorbike over winter) - modern petrol is worse for 'going off' than petrol from 15 or 20 years ago. Diesel, if left too long in a tank, runs a risk of getting 'diesel bug' (search for it on Google etc.) something well known about by many folk with boats. Best to use it, or flush through with clean fuel every few months, otherwise fuel filters (and maybe even pumps) can end up being ruined. Diesel bug can be eradicated, but it is a lot of hassle, and best avoided if possible. Fuel of any type needs to be used up within a few months, is the simple rule, and don't leave it lying around in a tank (including jerrycans, etc.) for too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daegerty Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 I find the petrol in my generator or indeed a lot of the other petrol powered machines I have starts to evaporate. Older fuel tanks are worse for this cause they don't seal as well. but having said that I have often used year old petrol and older in machines without a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveh Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 I have to say that some of these posts are worrying me. My generator is topped up with petrol and oil and is waiting to go at the next big power cut. I also have a can of petol ready to top it up again. It would seem that I either need to run it for some time or drain the petrol (goodness know how I do that), drain the oil, dispose of sll of the oil and petrol and start again. It seems somewhat drastic and a complete waste of time having the thing. Nobody is likely to be putting petrol and oil up into an empty generator by the light of a torch, when the power cut comes. Nobody knows if it will last 5 minutes or 5 hours when it comes along. Surely it is good to have it topped up ready for use. I am very confused now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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