[AT] Spam> OT - Transfer switch

[Henry Miller]

This sounds bad.   Do you really have 3-phase power?  Almost no houses do.  If you really have 3 phase you either need a 3 phase generator, or a separate single phase panel for just the things you want on.  

Nearly everyone installs a separate panel anyway.  You need a positive lockout so you can't have generator and utility wires connected at the same time.   

Unless you baddly mis typed what the electrition said, I'm concerened he has no clue how to do this safely.

Mike Meulenberg <msm10301 at juno.com> wrote:

>Hi all,
>I am looking to have an electrician wire a manual transfer switch into our house so we can safely back feed our whole panel. I am not great with electrical so I was wondering if those on the list that are, could look at what this guy is proposing to see if it is a good and safe idea. Thanks, Mike
>
>Here is what he is proposing: 
>
>I want to make sure I understand what you would like. If you want to back feed your panel, we would install an outdoor power inlet to which your generator would plug into, a 3-phase disconnect switch so we are able to disconnect the A and B phase and the neutral from the utility along with a 30amp circuit breaker which you would turn on and switch the new disconnect switch to the off position, when you experienced a loss of power.
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