[AT] Spam> OT - Transfer switch

[charliehill]

Mike, typically in normal house current you would have two 110V legs and a 
neutral.  When you need 220 V you pull off both of the 110V legs.  Maybe 
that is where the 3 phase idea came from.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Meulenberg" <msm10301 at juno.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> OT - Transfer switch


> No machine shop Charlie, just regular house stuff...
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: "charliehill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> OT - Transfer switch
> Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 17:08:31 -0400
>
> Henry,  I caught that about the 3 ph too but kind of figured he might have
> been talking about the 2 110 legs feeding the 220.  That's not 3 ph of
> course.
>
> Like you said, even if he has 3 ph at the transformer it's very doubtful
> he's got 3 ph at his house.  Mike, you're not running a machine shop or
> something out of your home are you?  There would be no reason for them to
> pull 3 ph to the house otherwise.  I better hush, I'm already over my head
> here.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Henry Miller" <hank at millerfarm.com>
> To: "Mike Meulenberg" <msm10301 at juno.com>; <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 2:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> OT - Transfer switch
>
>
>> 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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