3 (easy) questions for electricians

[hr3]

I almost confused my self.. This is the way it should be,, Meter to breaker , breaker to transfer switch, transfer switch to panel. Then this makes your panel a "sub panel".. btw there is no such thing as a sub panel but that is another story..

 

[marklendiz]

Now i am confused much after reading your diplomat answer regarding panel to sub panel. I will prefer asking those question to nearby electricians so that it will be cleared briefly to me.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

It is not fair to ask an electrician these questions unless he is a friend or you have a contract with them. They make their living by spending the time to know all this stuff. Both electricians and inspectors are sometimes confused over the subject of grounding and bonding. The reference used by training courses for electricians and inspectors is "Soares Book on Grounding and Bonding" published by The International Association of Electrical Inspectors. In the trade it is considered one of the Books of the Bible. It is available on Amazon; be sure and get the latest printing, mine is now old.

I am currently studying this subject as am currently getting ready to install my transfer switch.

Friendly Sparks, Ron

 

[LouNY]

I realize that the NEC is constantly updated and all of the installs that I have been involved in or seen are a few years old, however.
A whole house transfer switch of the double pole double throw style has always been routinely installed in the feed line from the meter and before the circuit breaker box which has your main breaker installed in it. There is no disconnect or breaker before it.
Also all though I have never installed one there are kits that use your main breaker as a disconnect and another breaker as your generator feed.
Manual Transfer Switch Kits | Generator Interlock Kit
Personally I would be a bit leary of these as I have seen breakers have a fused pole in them which would not open the circuit.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

The NEC is updated on a 3 year cycle. That is typical of all the NFPA Codes and the Building Codes. That is the one thing they all agree on.

Ron

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Most commercial electricians i worked with over the years really didn't know the code. They knew how to install based upon the drawings. The were good installers. Residential electricians were more well rounded and knew code better, as it applied to residential. There will always be an exception.