----- On Aug 31, 2021, at 2:11 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) li...@packetflux.com wrote:
Hi, > I just wish the electrical code would permit or require certain low cost > things > which make temporary generator connections more likely to be safe. > For example, code requires most furnaces to be hardwired. But a furnace is one > of the first things you want on a generator in an extended winter power > outage. > If instead of hardwired, the code required plug and socket connections at each > 120v furnace then Joe homeowner would be more likely to run an extension cord > from his generator to his furnace instead of trying to rig up his generator > with a suicide cord. Now I'm wondering which jurisdiction you're talking about. I live in California in a home which was finalized in 2019. As I'm the first owner, I was there when the inspector went up into the attic and checked my HVAC. My HVAC has a plug in power cord running into a regular household socket (all in the attic). The inspector didn't say a word about it and issued the occupancy permit. My electrically powered oven is hardwired, but I guess that's because it requires two 50amp breakers? Thanks, Sabri
