Which is what it is being used for. It's for power backup to plug in a
portable generator.
I talked to Eaton, and they didn't think it was a legitimate reseller,
since it was on Amazon. I'll report to the list what I find out on
whether it's a genuine Eaton switch or not. Non UL and/ or counterfeit
equipment is definitely bad for the electrical industry.
Thanks,
Ray Walters
On 1/27/2026 12:56 PM, William Miller via RE-wrenches wrote:
Ray:
With the non-detent you appear to have acquired a manual, UPS-grade transfer
switch.
William Miller
Miller Solar
www.millersolar.com
CA License C-10 77398
-----Original Message-----
From: RE-wrenches [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Ray Walters via RE-wrenches
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 11:46 AM
To: 'RE-wrenches'
Cc: Ray Walters
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Eaton T Switch
Greetings Wrenches;
I just recently purchased a couple of Eaton 100 A manual transfer
switches (DT 223URH-N) from Amazon. They appear to be UL listed, but
the quality is non UL, import level. The handle is loose, and there is
almost no middle detent to hold it in the off position. It just glides
from "on" at the top through "off" in the middle, to "on" at the bottom,
without catching. It is supposedly service entrance rated, which it
needs to be, but it is nothing like T switches I've worked with before.
Some of those seemed over kill, and needed 30lbs or more of force to
over come the springs that hold it in each position.
Did I get a counterfeit, or is this just how this switch works? I
purposely avoided the Vevor, and other Chinese brands because they were
not UL listed. There are some really crappy electrical products being
sold into the US market right now. The Eaton brand was 4 times the
price of the Vevor, but I don't think it's any better, that's why I'm
suspecting its counterfeit. I know from the music industry, that we are
being flooded with counterfeit equipment in that industry.
Thanks,
Ray Walters
Remote Solar
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