New: Back up generator for Lily Pond

Posted on Fri October 18, 2019.

Since September we have a full back up generator installed in case of power failures or load shedding.
Yesterday and today we had the benefit of this investment, as Eskom (our power supplier) had 2 load shedding's and the generator took it seamless over. Yesterday it happened during the late evening and we even could go to bed as it automatically switches on and off. What a relieve compared to the old situation where we had 2 small generators that could hardly cope with the demand and were only running for the room pumps and some light. Especially our guests appreciated this as it is not pleasant to come back after a hike to find out that the shower is cold......

 

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