jJim McLaughlin wrote:
Apropos wrote:
Well, sometimes you pretty much know how but you prefer to see it spelled
out and drawn out ;-)

At any rate, do you know anywhere which shows the procedure to hook up a
generator feed IN to the fuse box, such that I can disconnect via the
main,
from the local utility?

Except that your idea of disconecting from the grid by manually tripping
the "MAIN" to off when you want to use the generator violates code, is damn
dangerous and may kill a power company worker, exposes you to huge
civil liability, is industrial strength STOOPID and is not, at all,
apropos.





It really doesn't seem that complicated. It's just the kind of thing you
just don't want to get WRONG ... LOL



"willshak" wrote in message
...

on 6/8/2007 7:47 AM Apropos said the following:

Anyone know of any good guides showing how to hook up a fuse box to

accept a

generator? I want to hook up a 4-wire, 220v 30A connection straight

into

the box to power the whole home (obviously not everything in it, just

what I

choose to turn on).

There should be some websites or documents out there which show what to

do.

I know much of what needs to be done, I just need to know the
specifics.

Even I, a one-time part-time house builder who has personally run many
new circuits in my house, am not so stupid as to attempt this myself.
Some things you don't f__k with if you have to ask for directions.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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The interlock kits manufactured by Square D and Cutler Hammer both work
by tripping the main breaker to the off position manually, Moving the
interlock manually, and closing the generators isolating breaker
manually. These are listed devices so what are you on about.
--
Tom Horne

"This alternating current stuff is just a fad. It is much too dangerous
for general use." Thomas Alva Edison