Phoning around for three phase generators in Kimberley takes time you don't have when the power is off. Send one job card instead and we pass it to generator dealers and suppliers who serve Kimberley and nearby areas of Northern Cape. They quote on the work, parts, travel and warranty.
Three Phase Generators for Kimberley sites
Need a three phase generator in Kimberley? Independent dealers and installers serving Kimberley and the rest of Northern Cape quote on new and used 400 V diesel gensets for workshops, farms, factories and business premises, including sizing for motor starting, changeover switching and the Certificate of Compliance.
Want to know more first? Our three phase generators guide covers the options, what to check and what affects the price.
Generators in Kimberley
Kimberley's diamond legacy lives on in tailings retreatment and small diggings, but today its generator users are mostly hospitals, government offices, schools, shops and homes dealing with an unreliable municipal network. Substation failures and cable theft have caused long outages, so homeowners in Hadison Park and Royldene, and businesses in the centre, keep standby units on hand. Farms along the Riet and Vaal rivers use diesel sets on irrigation pumps. Summers are very hot and dry, which strains cooling systems, and fine dust gets into everything. Kimberley has a few established workshops, with specialist parts usually couriered from Bloemfontein or Gauteng.
Typical three phase generators requests in the area come from:
- Homes: a large house on a three phase supply with a pool pump, borehole and heat pumps
- Shops, offices and restaurants: a canopied genset backing up air conditioning, lifts and a commercial kitchen
- Clinics, schools and towers: standby power for a clinic, school, water pump station or cell tower
- Farms and smallholdings: a diesel set behind the borehole, irrigation pumps, dairy and cold room
- Factories, mines and sites: prime or standby power for compressors, welders, conveyors and production lines
Local conditions in Kimberley
Local conditions matter: extreme heat and fine dust is a common cause of breakdowns in Kimberley. Specify heat-derated sizing, a clean radiator and heavy-duty filters, and keep the service record with the generator.
At about 1 200 m above sea level, expect roughly 2% less output than the nameplate rating from a naturally aspirated engine, and summer highs around 33 °C. Three Phase Generators usually covers 10 to 500 kVA, diesel.
What to include in your request
- List your three phase motors and their kW ratings
- Say whether it is standby or prime (continuous) power
- Give your main breaker size and supply type
- Mention the site altitude, dust or coastal exposure
- Ask for installation, ATS and CoC on the same quote
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be.
Service area: Kimberley and surrounds
Technicians, dealers and hire companies on our network work in Kimberley and surrounding areas, including Galeshewe, Roodepan, Ritchie, Barkly West, Hadison Park, Beaconsfield. Give the suburb so the quote can include travel, and say whether the generator can be brought to a workshop or needs a mobile call-out.