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Dimitrios Paskoudniakis Dimitrios Paskoudniakis is offline
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Default Generator Question


"RBM" wrote in message
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If all the A circuits or all the B circuits were dead, the generator is
only putting out 120 volts instead of 240 volts. There may be a switch on
the generator that controls this, or it could be a circuit breaker on the
generator


"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?




Yep, it was a circuit breaker on the generator. Reset, and it's fine.
Thanks.