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 If you're looking at your solar setup and thinking about the next storm, you've likely come across three ways to keep the lights on. They all aim to keep you powered when the grid goes down, but they come with very different price tags and levels of convenience. If you're looking at your solar setup and thinking about the next storm, you've likely come across three ways to keep the lights on. They all aim to keep you powered when the grid goes down, but they come with very different price tags and levels of convenience.
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 Because your inverter will be creating its own "island" of power, the earthing arrangements must be verified to ensure safety. Also, never try to "back-feed" your home by plugging an inverter output into a standard wall socket — that's a recipe for a house fire or, worse, electrocuting an ESB linesman working on the local pole. Nobody wants that on their conscience. Because your inverter will be creating its own "island" of power, the earthing arrangements must be verified to ensure safety. Also, never try to "back-feed" your home by plugging an inverter output into a standard wall socket — that's a recipe for a house fire or, worse, electrocuting an ESB linesman working on the local pole. Nobody wants that on their conscience.
  
-**My advice?** Do your sums. If you're just looking to survive the odd winter outage, an EPS socket is a brilliant, thrifty, and seamless solution. If you want the comfort of the whole house staying powered without running extension leads, go for a changeover switch — manual if you're on a budget, or automatic if you want that "set it and forget it" peace of mind. ☀️+**My advice?** Do your sums. If you're just looking to survive the odd winter outage, an EPS socket is a brilliant, thrifty, and seamless solution. If you want the comfort of the whole house staying powered without running extension leads, go for a changeover switch — manual if you're on a budget, or automatic if you want that "set it and forget it" peace of mind. ☀
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