The Joker
Thread Killer MKII
Technically speaking its actually a suicide cord but I call it a suicide plug because that's where it'll go wrong (At the plug end).
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=suicide+cable
Woo! Load shedding, woo!
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Technically speaking its actually a suicide cord but I call it a suicide plug because that's where it'll go wrong (At the plug end).
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=suicide+cable
matt
Local caffeine junky
That's the page I ended up on when I Googled it.
Aside from the obvious safety issues, I can foresee really bad things happening when the power comes back on and you still have one of those plugged in to a running generator.
The Joker
Thread Killer MKII
Well the main idea is to turn off the power to your house via the main board and then running the back feed via the generator. Once power comes back on, turn off the generator, unplug it and switch the mains back on.
matt
Local caffeine junky
But if you neglect to turn off the mains, and you suddenly have double the voltage... can't be good
I'm no electrician though so I wouldn't even consider doing something like this
The Joker
Thread Killer MKII
Yeah a lot can go wrong if you aren't careful, hence the suicide reference.
Best is to get a proper switch over installed (Costs around R1500).
Nimatek
New member
Since I'm renting I use the suicide plug method - drop mains & earth leakage, also any high use appliances (geyser / stove) then connect everything and start the generator.
Neighbour's alarm goes off when power is restored, then it is just a matter of disconnecting the generator and starting everything back up again.
As for which generator, it depends on what you need to run. If you just want your electronics and a few lights, make sure you look for an inverter generator (inverter built in) which also has the word QUIET on it
If you need more power then you need to start looking at the bigger units.
Honda is by far the best choice if you can find one and have the budget. I'm quite happy with my power master though, local support in CPT as well
Neighbour's alarm goes off when power is restored, then it is just a matter of disconnecting the generator and starting everything back up again.
As for which generator, it depends on what you need to run. If you just want your electronics and a few lights, make sure you look for an inverter generator (inverter built in) which also has the word QUIET on it
If you need more power then you need to start looking at the bigger units.
Honda is by far the best choice if you can find one and have the budget. I'm quite happy with my power master though, local support in CPT as well
matt
Local caffeine junky
Ah man! There goes the eveningNooooo!
Stage 1 load shedding from 17:00 until 22:00.I really hope Citypower can circumvent this.
Wyvern
Khaleesi
Nooooo!
Stage 1 load shedding from 17:00 until 22:00.
Aww soli that sucks! I am hopeful to miss the loadshedding, since ours this week starts at 4pm till 6:30. Why are your hours so long tho Soli?
Solitude
Mr. Nice Guy
Luckily we are now only hit from 6pm until 10pm. So I can browse a little bit. Unfortunately we almost always get hit by 4 and a half hours at a time.
matt
Local caffeine junky
18:08 and still have power. Here's hoping
Solitude
Mr. Nice Guy
Yeah for some reason we still have power. Even though the website says we shouldn't. I switched off everything and sat and waited... yet nothing.
Dohc-WP
Ron Burgundy
Yeah for some reason we still have power. Even though the website says we shouldn't. I switched off everything and sat and waited... yet nothing.
dont worry revolution season 3 is coming to you soon
its sad that tax paying citizens have to be exited if the electricity doesnt go off.
Eskom a company that wants you to pay them, then asks you not to use their service
, for the sake of improving their service 
Kwaai
Finally Have An Avatar And Signature!
Same thing happened to us last night, waited 15min and no outage [emoji1]Yeah for some reason we still have power. Even though the website says we shouldn't. I switched off everything and sat and waited... yet nothing.
matt
Local caffeine junky
​​We are currently LOAD SHEDDING​
​Eskom has declared Stage 1 Load Shedding from 17:00 till 22:00.
Load Shedding STAGE 1 in progress:
17:00 to 18:30 - Block 2B
18:00 to 22:30 - Block 3B
However City Power will not be load shedding all their areas of supply, due to interventions mitigating load shedding for the City of Johannesburg customers.
​Eskom has declared Stage 1 Load Shedding from 17:00 till 22:00.
Load Shedding STAGE 1 in progress:
17:00 to 18:30 - Block 2B
18:00 to 22:30 - Block 3B
However City Power will not be load shedding all their areas of supply, due to interventions mitigating load shedding for the City of Johannesburg customers.
Solitude
Mr. Nice Guy
The 3a and b are just ways to group areas together.
https://www.citypower.co.za/customers/pages/Load_Shedding.aspx
So on that site if you pick Harveston (where I live, I'm in 3B) then select the load shedding stage then you can see when you will be load shed.
But welcome back Wyv!
To the world of light.HavocXphere
New member
jikes that is one moerse bleak timeslot to get...