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"RBM" wrote in message ... 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? |
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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 . .. "RBM" wrote in message ... 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? |
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"Dimitrios Paskoudniakis" wrote in message . .. "RBM" wrote in message ... 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 |
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"RBM" wrote in message ... 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 . .. "RBM" wrote in message ... 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. |
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Dimitrios Paskoudniakis wrote:
"RBM" wrote in message ... 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 would suggest that you call the electrician who initially installed the transfer switch. While time has elapsed, the transfer switches most likely havent been operated enough times such that you see this kind of failure. Surely you haven't been operating them 10 times a day for 2 1/2 years. This is an abnormal early failure. |
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