Stus-List Shore power protection - ELCI's - who has installed one? Survey issue?
An ELCI is an electric leakage current interrupter. Any lister installed one? Essentially, they are the equivalent of a GFCI for receptacles but protect the whole boat. An ELCI is installed on the shore power feed to the boat. It can take the place of the main AC breaker. https://www.bluesea.com/products/category/ELCI_and_GFCI Whereas your AC receptacles may be protected by a GFCI, your other AC users, hot water heater, air conditioner, hard wired battery charger, etc. are not unless you've installed an ELCI. I think they may be ABYC required for new boats. Any lister heard a surveyor mention one during a survey? Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Shore power protection - ELCI's - who has installed one? Survey issue?
I installed the ELCI breaker panel PN8102. Having such a breaker does not remove the GFCI requirement at other outlets. These ABYC regulations apply to new boat construction but are worthwhile upgrades. Ed On Nov 24, 2014 1:36 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: An ELCI is an electric leakage current interrupter. Any lister installed one? Essentially, they are the equivalent of a GFCI for receptacles but protect the whole boat. An ELCI is installed on the shore power feed to the boat. It can take the place of the main AC breaker. https://www.bluesea.com/products/category/ELCI_and_GFCI Whereas your AC receptacles may be protected by a GFCI, your other AC users, hot water heater, air conditioner, hard wired battery charger, etc. are not unless you've installed an ELCI. I think they may be ABYC required for new boats. Any lister heard a surveyor mention one during a survey? Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Shore power protection - ELCI's - who has installed one? Survey issue?
I also have the ECLI breaker, but have not installed it yet - I started a total rewire of the Enterprise’s AC circuits and expect to be finished by the Spring. The first outlet in the series will be GFCI. I’ve run all the wires, installed new outlets and just need to install the panel with the inverter/shore power switch. The torn skin on my knuckles and the bruises have all healed. so I can’t wait to get going again. Launch in 5 months! Want to see the finished product? Come to the 2015 Northeast CC Rendezvous :-) All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise CC 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/ On Nov 24, 2014, at 2:12 PM, ed vanderkruk via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: I installed the ELCI breaker panel PN8102. Having such a breaker does not remove the GFCI requirement at other outlets. These ABYC regulations apply to new boat construction but are worthwhile upgrades. Ed On Nov 24, 2014 1:36 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: An ELCI is an electric leakage current interrupter. Any lister installed one? Essentially, they are the equivalent of a GFCI for receptacles but protect the whole boat. An ELCI is installed on the shore power feed to the boat. It can take the place of the main AC breaker. https://www.bluesea.com/products/category/ELCI_and_GFCI https://www.bluesea.com/products/category/ELCI_and_GFCI Whereas your AC receptacles may be protected by a GFCI, your other AC users, hot water heater, air conditioner, hard wired battery charger, etc. are not unless you've installed an ELCI. I think they may be ABYC required for new boats. Any lister heard a surveyor mention one during a survey? Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
Re: Stus-List Shore power protection - ELCI's - who has installed one? Survey issue?
I don’t think anyone on the list has a new boat… :^) Yes, they are ABYC-required on new construction; I’ve heard of very few people who have retrofitted them on an older vessel. And I haven’t heard of a survey requiring a retrofit; more of a suggestion, maybe. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 CC Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Nov 24, 2014, at 12:36 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List cnc-list@cnc-list.com wrote: I think they may be ABYC required for new boats. Any lister heard a surveyor mention one during a survey? ___ This List is provided by the CC Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
