Transfer switch vs. interlock
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PTO generator hookup to home-w/o transfer switch
Comments (1)and that qualifies as the RIGHT way to do it. it technically makes your panel into a manual transfer switch....See MoreExterior Transfer switch installation
Comments (2)I hope your dryer is gas. Standing outside in a storm switching over power is not my idea of fun. My friend who has a set up like this has the generator outside connected to an outlet box. This runs to the inside panel. He basically checks the transfer switch on the way out the door, goes out and starts the genny, connects it, comes back inside and hits the switch. He then turns on whatever he needs. He doesn't have to go outside to switch loads when necessary....See MoreGenerator Transfer Switch
Comments (17)Hehehe. I just reread. Backfeeding through the dryer was a mistake. I missed the NOT when I typed it. Oops! >>>I am NOT backfeeding through the dryer.I AM using a transfer switch. Sorry for the mistake. Now I get the confusion. My apologies. OK, I if I leave ground in place on the main breaker panel and run the neutral through the transfer switch THEN to its current position on the main panel, I will successfully keep them separated while not killing a lineman, yes? No fires or danger? The generator will have its own ground stake from the frame. I was thinking of using a GE TC10324R or similar. http://www.homedepot.com/buy/electrical-breakers-distribution-load-centers-safety-switches/ge-200-amp-emergency-power-transfer-switch-175644.html I will have to manually make sure that no two large loads are running at once. Short of buying a 70Kw generator, I think this is all I can do. A neighbor works for an electrical supply house so I will go with what transfer switch he suggests....See MoreInterlock or Transfer Switch?
Comments (14)A lot depends on how much you want to spend. To me, dealing with an outage means we maintain essentials, and not luxuries. That means we keep the gas furnace, water pump, freezer, and refrigerator running, and provide a little CF light in each main room. That's it. OK, it doesn't take that much to keep the computer modem and network up, and a laptop doesn't use much energy, so that too. Maybe a small television set. But that's it. I mean it. :) I don't expect to have all the comforts of home when the power is off. If we can comfortably read our books, take showers, and so on - that's enough for us. We can cook regardless, thanks to the gas stove (just light with a match), and the water heater is gas too. Enough power to run an electric space heater - no way would I pay for that kind of extra genset capacity. We have a gas furnace and a woodstove with backup-powered fan, what else do we really need? I say let the whiny family members whine. Running an electric heater is redundant anyway, if your backup power is a genset. You have an engine making waste heat. Why not just duct in the heat from its radiator if you want some extra? As for fuel, I've seen natural gas fueled gensets that sat for years nearly unmaintained, and started right up when they were needed. The downside is that in a really dire situation nat gas service may be interrupted. But if it's that bad, you're also going to have trouble getting more gasoline or Diesel fuel when you run low. And large capacity onsite liquid fuel storage is a hassle, for where to put it, and keeping it fresh and safe. If you absolutely have to store fuel onsite, at least LPG won't go stale or evaporate. You could also go all out and install a grid-intertie PV system with backup battery and (optionally) genset. Then you can (eventually) pay for your backup system through the reduction in your electric bill from the energy your PV generates year-round....See More- 11 years ago
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