Generator Selection?

   / Generator Selection? #431  
if you can see the side LED green/yellow and red light from a convenient position while walking...you dont need wifi.
 
   / Generator Selection? #432  
grethegreat... I tip my hat to you for the service you generously provide.

Your posts are always educational.
 
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#434  
Yeah, he's been a big help for sure. Lots of insight.


I'll be moving some of this over to a place focused on generators, but will keep this updated as needed.
 
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#435  
Exercise run started and ran normally this morning. I kicked the furnace on while it was running and didn't notice any stumble in the sound of the engine.
 
   / Generator Selection? #436  
When generator exercises, it does not transfer load to house. best way to test it loaded is to switch off main power and let generator power house.
 
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#437  
This cable looks to be the same thing, but in black instead of orange. They're running under $8/ft shipped: 30 ft COIL- Generac Generator Standby Power Cable 3C#3+#6+6C18 XHHW/PVC 9C UL | eBay
I didn't want to say anything about this over there being a different company. I had a couple of questions for this company on another matter. In the process, they told me they had designed and commissioned this cable in conjunction with Generac for a special project. When they got done with the project, they had some left over and decided to sell it by the foot. It sold so well that they ordered another 10,000 feet and are planning on buying more when this stock runs out.
 
   / Generator Selection? #438  
I didn't want to say anything about this over there being a different company. I had a couple of questions for this company on another matter. In the process, they told me they had designed and commissioned this cable in conjunction with Generac for a special project. When they got done with the project, they had some left over and decided to sell it by the foot. It sold so well that they ordered another 10,000 feet and are planning on buying more when this stock runs out.
That’s a good price. I was buying 500 foot spools of it when i was installing. I could not ship 30 feet of that heavy stuff for that price. I Used to buy direct from manufacturer. I did just purchase a 1,000’ spool of the 7 conductor trey cable from the same company. I’m going to use it for my new sprinkler project. Its better and cheaper than rated direct bury sprinkler wire.
 
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Is there any reason to trust something like this?


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Rated for 100A and can be used for Manual switchover.

Like so many other things, conventional manual transfers are not readily available right now. I'd still have to get a weatherproof box and 30A plug, so the cost goes up.

Plan is to provide an option for a second, smaller generator. In longer outage, LP supply could be an issue and I may have gasoline on hand.

I can tap a manual TS between the standby generator and the ATS.

Generator >> Manual switch >> ATS >> House.

This is a future plan, not urgent at the moment, so I might wait for the Reliance type units to be available again.
 
   / Generator Selection? #440  
From what little I read on the link to that switch it is set for European 220 which is 220 to ground on one leg,
not the US 220/240 with 120 on each leg to ground and 220/240 between the legs. As the 2 pole model is L1 and N.
 

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