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Default Generator Question


"Dimitrios Paskoudniakis" wrote in message
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"RBM" wrote in message
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Half of the switches in the panel are connected to the same leg of the
generator. Since everything else works, my guess is the switch. It's a
single pole double throw, center off switch. It's possible the connection
from the gen to the common is dead. It's also possible that the unit has
a bad fuse, or breaker for that switch


Actually, two circuits that definitely worked, the Sump Pump and the
Master Bedroom, are both on the "B" circuit. The Refrig was on the "A"
circuit, and now I'm remembering the Family Room, also on the "A" circuit,
was not working either.

If half the switches connected to the same leg of the generator were
working, and the other half not working, what problem would that suggest?

It suggests that one of the leads from the generator is not feeding power to
the transfer switch. It could be a connection problem, fuse, or circuit
breaker. It could be in the generator, in the transfer switch, or in the
wiring between them.

Don Young