On Sun, 04 Nov 2012 09:56:01 -0500 Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote:
> I would also add that backfeeding a distribution panel with a > generator, even if you have an interlocking breaker, is inherently > dangerous. So you are saying Reliance Controls should not have made and sold me the manual transfer panel, with interlocking breaker, I have installed at our house? Here's where I bought it; the Reliance Controls product page isn't responding at the moment. http://www.wayfair.com/Reliance-Controls-TWB-4-8-Circuit-200Amp-Transfer-Panel-Link-for-Generator-up-to-25000-Watt-TWB2010DR-RLC1055.html > You may also negate the operation of GFI devices as well. GFCI devices do not need a ground to work properly, nor are they concerned about the potential on the neutral. They are only concerned about the balance of current between the line and neutral wires. > In a nutshell, don't do it. If you're so inclined, break out the > circuits you want on the generator and isolate them with a knife switch > or load rated disconnect. The backfeeding approach kills people. I > have been an expert witness on more than one occasion to defend a > generator manufacturer from litigation when people have done this and > been killed. It's not pretty. With a transfer panel, you are not backfeeding anything. In addition, our electrical service is grounded at three points: - the inside sub-panel installation that connects to the copper water pipes in the old part of the house, - the 50' long, separate, seamless tubing that supplies water to the new part of our house, and, - a ground rod at the outside transfer switch panel, which, under UL certification, is suitable for service entrance and may be used as a main panel or feed-through to a sub-panel. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
