JMOR said: (quoted from post at 12:19:27 07/11/14)
buickanddeere said: (quoted from post at 08:43:22 07/11/14)
JMOR said: (quoted from post at 20:32:11 07/10/14)
Milan said: (quoted from post at 18:54:58 07/10/14) Who said anything about not turning off the power?
A transfer switch would do that.
Why are you reading into this that there would be a possibility of not disconnecting the house from the mains?
Most definitely the house was disconnected from the mains when I used the generator, every time.
So, why so defensive?
M
It is just that when I decide to do things right, and use a transfer switch, I am being told that I can't.
That's where the frustration begins.
Go to Rent-All? and get a 120/240 generator. Call the electrician, when job is finished, inspected & tested, return rental. After that, mate your gen output to his installed plug, add single jumper in the transfer switch & you will have what you want. There is no magic here! I don't even see any danger or safety issues, beyond you trashing you little generator, so long as you remove the aforementioned jumper when you sell/depart the place. OH Sheet! Wait, better yet forget the transfer switch jumper! Don't alter anything he installed. Just the output of your gen needs a cable that splits into both L1 & L2 of the certified/licensed/installed/inspected/tested set up. If you or anyone else comes along later with a 120/240 generator, simply plug it into the same installed socket & go! :idea:
Install the jumper between Line 1 and Line 2 inside the transfer switch ??? You did not think this one through did you.
Later you are either dead or gone and some unsuspecting person plugs in a 120/240 generator and BOOM.
Put your jackleg jumper in the patch cord between your 120V genset and the transfer switch .
Rest assured you will still be able to overheat the neutral on a split receptacle with 2500watts.
Generators are cheap now. Just install a Generlink transfer switch in the meter base and purchase a 8,000-10,000 watt 120/240V generator .
Tell your friends , family and neighbours you could afford to do it right . Instead of a dangerous cob job around your home and family.
Why don't you read as much or more than you type?....The last 2 -3 sentences of my post negated the idea of transfer switch jumper. I said, "Just the output of your gen needs a cable that splits into both L1 & L2 of the certified/licensed/installed/inspected/tested set up. You said the same thing, "Put your jackleg jumper in the patch cord between your 120V genset and the transfer switch ."
Overheating neutral with 2500 watts? OK, you design me a 100amp service for a house, sizes the wires & show me where/how 2500 watts overheats that neutral. Remembering that he has only 20.8 amps (2500W) to push in there. And do you know that his home is wired with split receptacles? Let us all see the calculations. I'm not to old to learn!
You can be assured that the wife or kids will home in on and plug two 1200W loads into a split receptacle on the kitchen counter. 10amps on L1 , 10 amps on L2 and 20amp on the neutral of the 14/3 cable. 2X15amp = 30amp protection on that neutral.
Don't waste your time telling me you will be careful and never let that happen. The connection and use of equipment has to be foolproof.
This post was edited by buickanddeere at 11:12:44 07/11/14.
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