On Sun, 4 Nov 2012 16:42:19 -0500 "Gerry Archer"
<arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
If I turn off the two main breakers, why should I need any kind of a
switch when I plug the two cords from my generator into the two primary
circuits in the house? The only wire still connected to the power
company is the ground/neutral at the main switch box. (I'm only running
the fridge, lights, and computer with a small generator.) When I see
the neighbors lights on, I unplug the generator and turn the mains back
on. Gerry....who has used this arrangement for several power outages.
That sequence of connections is actually what a transfer switch does, but
it does it in a way that makes mistakes impossible. If you make a mistake
in your procedure, you leave yourself open to very high legal liability.
Craig
Then a transfer switch is simply a high amperage DPDT switch.
Thanks,
Gerry
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