Speaking further of ATS's I presume a half an hour under load every couple of
weeks does them good?
Also, how long should you set the transfer switch to delay on emergency
availability (immediate?)
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On Nov 8, 2012, at
Let me say that there is nothing wrong with breaker interlocks, nor are they an
issue with the NEC.
I just don't like them, that's all. It's a matter of personal preference.
Dan
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On Nov 8, 2012, at 12:56 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> On Nov 8, 2012 6:54 AM, "Dan Penoff" w
On Nov 8, 2012 6:54 AM, "Dan Penoff" wrote:
>
> While breaker interlocks have been
> around for some time, I'm just not
> comfortable using one.
>
Can you expand on this, Dan?
When I bought my whole-house backup generator, local electrician hooked it
up via a breaker interlock in the main panel.
While breaker interlocks have been around for some time, I'm just not
comfortable using one.
Maybe it's because of my time in the business, or the experience from seeing
what can happen when a system gets backfed, but I just don't like them.
Give me a true transfer switch, auto or manual, and I
It looks like Eaton makes a slap-on interlock assembly that mounts on a 2,3 or
4 pole CH series breaker; it is designed to prevent both the breaker it is
affixed to and the breaker immediately to the right of it (calling the bus "up"
and the lugs "down") from being "on" simultaneously.
The par