Great video, loved the explanations as you went through everything. Perhaps a little concerning that the customer is storing combustible materials in the generator room though 😁
i feel like you should have a water detector in your generator building in case it starts leaking from rain and then you know before the generator is damaged. Another great video, nice job Nic!
There is another floor and roof above you would need a couple feet of water before it got to a dangerous level not something that is likely to happen in the school
@@wibwabz I'm not worried about that one. It is in a building with a sealed roof which is much more protection than they would usually get being ran outside
Nic, that vent you mentioned was closed at 13:30 , after the generator shut off and you were discussing the Alarm monitoring and Supervisory modes, the vent was opening at 21:30
I honestly feel that the emergency lights should have a delay before turning off to give the lights time to come back on. Watching this video you would have been in the dark for 1 second during the transfer back to utility power if you did not have that extra light. Or if this was unscheduled.
Stupid question from down in the 'States where things can often be quite different. Is there a reason you don't have a supervisory on the FACP to indicate when the system is running off backup power? Since the AC to the panel is on the LSC transfer switch, the panel itself gives no indication that the genny is supplying the load. (here, at least in my area, the inspectors want to see that (It's not mandatory, that I'm aware of, but they STRONGLY suggest it...))
As I said in the video towards the end the fire alarm system usually goes into a supervisory condition for generator running however it has not gone off on either generator test I have done recently but did during the last power outage
Are there any provisions for heat in the building in the case of an emergency during the colder times of the year? Down here in the South, it’s not unusual for air conditioning systems to be on generator power.
Most modern diesel engines have turbos on them using the exhaust gas to pressurize the air for combustion giving more power and reduced fuel consumption
It looks like what would be the air blowing in is going into the radiator. What's going on there? Or is the coolant line just near by and it looks like going into the turbocharger?
You won't see anything too special or exciting I do have videos showing the smoke exhaust fans and the generator separately. It's difficult to test both of them to find a time that the building has low occupancy for enough time to do your testing
Pre-heat vs rapid start is just whatever ballast is installed. I believe I said it in the video but the school is from 2015 not 2024 up until around 2018 fluorescent lighting was still very common.
I feel like ive seen this video already, yet it says it was uploaded 7 hours ago? Is this a re-upload? Ha you said " Restroom". On TV here in the US, the few"Canadian" programs that they show, they always say "Washrooms" lol. Maybe that's only " an Ontario thing"? I know you're on the West Coast in BC. Good Idea running the generator off Diesel vs NG. Don't ruin your hearing my dude!
Not a re-upload I did a similar video a few months ago this is another one with some more details and information that wasn't in the previous one if I did say restroom that is unusual as usually I say bathroom or washroom not sure where in the video I said that
We have a Generac Guardian natural gas. I’ve seen it run during an active power outage. Amazing to see how these generators work.
Great video, loved the explanations as you went through everything.
Perhaps a little concerning that the customer is storing combustible materials in the generator room though 😁
i feel like you should have a water detector in your generator building in case it starts leaking from rain and then you know before the generator is damaged. Another great video, nice job Nic!
There is another floor and roof above you would need a couple feet of water before it got to a dangerous level not something that is likely to happen in the school
@@nics-systems-electric I think he meant the one at your house.
@@nics-systems-electric i mean the generator at your house
@@wibwabz I'm not worried about that one. It is in a building with a sealed roof which is much more protection than they would usually get being ran outside
@@nics-systems-electric thats good.
Those smoke exhaust fans are definitely some great ideas to get the smoke out of the building quickly
Awesome. I love how the generator starts
its got a turbo on it
@@GavinWeighknecht-rh3cn it's a modern diesel almost every has a turbo
Nic, that vent you mentioned was closed at 13:30 , after the generator shut off and you were discussing the Alarm monitoring and Supervisory modes, the vent was opening at 21:30
Yeah I see that I'm not sure how that vent operates as for why and when it does what it does
Good job on the generator test
I finally subscribed to you, and don't know why I didn't a while ago.
I honestly feel that the emergency lights should have a delay before turning off to give the lights time to come back on.
Watching this video you would have been in the dark for 1 second during the transfer back to utility power if you did not have that extra light.
Or if this was unscheduled.
That is completely fine the rest of the building is in the dark for 12 seconds at the time of power failure
I just love that generator. Nice video
Stupid question from down in the 'States where things can often be quite different. Is there a reason you don't have a supervisory on the FACP to indicate when the system is running off backup power? Since the AC to the panel is on the LSC transfer switch, the panel itself gives no indication that the genny is supplying the load. (here, at least in my area, the inspectors want to see that (It's not mandatory, that I'm aware of, but they STRONGLY suggest it...))
As I said in the video towards the end the fire alarm system usually goes into a supervisory condition for generator running however it has not gone off on either generator test I have done recently but did during the last power outage
Generator start delay --> 3 seconds
Generator speed & warmup --> 4-5 seconds
Utility power return delay --> 2 minutes
Generator cooldown delay --> 2 minutes
Neutral delay --> 3 seconds
Interesting video. Thanks!
Are there any provisions for heat in the building in the case of an emergency during the colder times of the year? Down here in the South, it’s not unusual for air conditioning systems to be on generator power.
No heating or cooling on emergency generator, except for essential cooling for electrical and data rooms
Cool. Also if anyone sees this user grounding jimmy 06 please report him because he’s nothing but a troll.
Is it ok to use a v10 engine w turbo? 💀💀🤓
How long does that generator run for in a power outage until it needs more fuel?
Seems like if it was full about 25 to 30 hours
Hey Nic, can you do a video on the schools pa systems?
This school is Telecor E series that's all I know
More durability testing with your neighbor pls
One question, why does the generation have a Turbo on top
Most modern diesel engines have turbos on them using the exhaust gas to pressurize the air for combustion giving more power and reduced fuel consumption
It looks like what would be the air blowing in is going into the radiator. What's going on there? Or is the coolant line just near by and it looks like going into the turbocharger?
Intercooler for cooling the air to make it denser@@BobConnor-n2g
@@BobConnor-n2g turbo charged air is hot so it's ran through the intercooler to keep it cool
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You should test the smoke exhaust fans on generator power
You won't see anything too special or exciting I do have videos showing the smoke exhaust fans and the generator separately. It's difficult to test both of them to find a time that the building has low occupancy for enough time to do your testing
I love the generator
10:32 no way pre heated fluorecent lights in 2024????
Pre-heat vs rapid start is just whatever ballast is installed. I believe I said it in the video but the school is from 2015 not 2024 up until around 2018 fluorescent lighting was still very common.
Sounded like Nissan car
Can you show a voice evacuation system?
No I don't have one
I feel like ive seen this video already, yet it says it was uploaded 7 hours ago? Is this a re-upload?
Ha you said " Restroom". On TV here in the US, the few"Canadian" programs that they show, they always say "Washrooms" lol. Maybe that's only " an Ontario thing"?
I know you're on the West Coast in BC.
Good Idea running the generator off Diesel vs NG.
Don't ruin your hearing my dude!
Not a re-upload I did a similar video a few months ago this is another one with some more details and information that wasn't in the previous one
if I did say restroom that is unusual as usually I say bathroom or washroom not sure where in the video I said that
@@nics-systems-electric Ahh, and 2:44 Mark.
@@nics-systems-electric Oops, you said Bathroom. My bad.
Amazing
But when the power from the mains comes back on the generator should go off.
Yes it does
Like your boots, what brand?
Just got these new ones last week they are Dakota Not sure what specific boot
How does the unit get refilled? For fuel
We just call a fuel truck to bring some diesel and they have a hose on the truck that gets pulled to the generator to fill it up
is this a reupload nic?
No
@@nics-systems-electricokay, thought I had seen this before, weird. but still was awesome to see.
@@WhitfieldProductionsTV I did a similar video before a few months ago but this is a different one with different information added to it
@@nics-systems-electric okay awesome nic, sorry man was confused.
Nice video
Awesome
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