Wife and I have been doing some comparison shopping for a Reliance
Generator Transfer Switch recently. We have pretty much settled on
the unit; and Amazon looks like the source.

Bit, in three stores including Home Depot, Lowes and a chain retail
store, which DID HAVE the same or similar transfer switches; sales
clerks have steered us away from the "overly expensive" transfer
switch. Instead they have promoted the sale of dryer plugs, or direct
wired plugs, wire and a circuit breaker that backfeeds the house
system.

Illegal, dangerous and a considerably smaller sale than the $250
transfer switch they have on the shelf.

Go Figure! This is the stuff that attorneys dream of.

RonB

On 5/20/2011 11:06 PM, RonB wrote:
Wife and I have been doing some comparison shopping for a Reliance
Generator Transfer Switch recently. We have pretty much settled on
the unit; and Amazon looks like the source.

Bit, in three stores including Home Depot, Lowes and a chain retail
store, which DID HAVE the same or similar transfer switches; sales
clerks have steered us away from the "overly expensive" transfer
switch. Instead they have promoted the sale of dryer plugs, or direct
wired plugs, wire and a circuit breaker that backfeeds the house
system.

Illegal, dangerous and a considerably smaller sale than the $250
transfer switch they have on the shelf.

Go Figure! This is the stuff that attorneys dream of.

RonB

While there ARE knowledgeable and experienced associates at the Borg
(look for the ones with white hair), the younger ones (IMHO) are often
the ones that know just enough to be dangerous, and got eliminated from
the tradesman gene pool for good reasons, assuming they ever actually
used tools for a living. There is one 'old coot' fellow in the plumbing
department at the local Lowes that has given me excellent advice on
several occasions, but there is usually a line waiting to talk to him.

--
aem sends...

On May 20, 11:06*pm, RonB wrote:
Wife and I have been doing some comparison shopping for a Reliance
Generator Transfer Switch recently. *We have pretty much settled on
the unit; and Amazon looks like the source.

Bit, in three stores including Home Depot, Lowes and a chain retail
store, which DID HAVE the same or similar transfer switches; sales
clerks have steered us away from the "overly expensive" transfer
switch. *Instead they have promoted the sale of dryer plugs, or direct
wired plugs, wire and a circuit breaker that backfeeds the house
system.

Illegal, dangerous and a considerably smaller sale than the $250
transfer switch they have on the shelf.

Go Figure! *This is the stuff that attorneys dream of.

RonB

TISK TISK TISK .....
TGITM

On Fri, 20 May 2011 20:06:59 -0700 (PDT), RonB
wrote:

Wife and I have been doing some comparison shopping for a Reliance
Generator Transfer Switch recently. We have pretty much settled on
the unit; and Amazon looks like the source.

When I was looking a couple years ago, I found one I liked at the
right price at A.P. electric. The one I got has gone up $50, so
maybe they aren't such a good deal anymore-
http://www.apelectric.com/30216V-Gen...h-p/30216v.htm
$220 for 30216V - Gen-Tran 30 Amp 120/240V 6 circuit 7500 watt vintage
prewired manual transfer switch w/ L1430 inlet

-snip-
Go Figure! This is the stuff that attorneys dream of.

Indeed-
Jim

On May 21, 6:45*am, Jim Elbrecht wrote:

When I was looking a couple years ago, I found one I liked at the
right price at A.P. electric. * The one I got has gone up $50, so
maybe they aren't such a good deal anymore-http://www.apelectric.com/30216V-Gen-Tran-Transfer-Switch-p/30216v.htm
$220 for 30216V - Gen-Tran 30 Amp 120/240V 6 circuit 7500 watt vintage
prewired manual transfer switch w/ L1430 inlet


Yep - we have seen that one. It appears to be a near duplicate of the
Reliance switch we have been looking at. They have a kit that
includes the power inlet box with receptacle, and a 10' cord for
$248. The box and receptacle alone seems to sell for around $50. We
ordered a kit from Amazon yesterday evening. Based on resemblance,
I'm guessing someone else builds them. It gets pretty good reviews on
quality and ease of installation.

That's what I need - Idiot Proof.

http://www.amazon.com/Reliance-Contr...pr_product_top

RonB

When I was looking a couple years ago, I found one I liked at the
right price at A.P. electric. The one I got has gone up $50, so
maybe they aren't such a good deal
anymore-http://www.apelectric.com/30216V-Gen-Tran-Transfer-Switch-p/30216v.htm
$220 for 30216V - Gen-Tran 30 Amp 120/240V 6 circuit 7500 watt vintage
prewired manual transfer switch w/ L1430 inlet


Yep - we have seen that one. It appears to be a near duplicate of the
Reliance switch we have been looking at. They have a kit that
includes the power inlet box with receptacle, and a 10' cord for
$248. The box and receptacle alone seems to sell for around $50. We
ordered a kit from Amazon yesterday evening. Based on resemblance,
I'm guessing someone else builds them. It gets pretty good reviews on
quality and ease of installation.

That's what I need - Idiot Proof.

http://www.amazon.com/Reliance-Contr...pr_product_top



*I have a regular customer who calls on average every two years to have me
replace one of those plastic manual transfer switches in that box. They
don't seem to hold up well for continuous loads as it is mostly the one for
the refrigerator that I replace.

I usually recommend an interlock kit instead: http://www.interlockkit.com/
You still need the flanged inlet receptacle and cord, but there is less
wiring because you don't need to rewire each circuit and you have the
advantage of feeding the entire electrical panel instead of a few
predetermined circuits.

On 5/20/2011 10:06 PM, RonB wrote:
Wife and I have been doing some comparison shopping for a Reliance
Generator Transfer Switch recently. We have pretty much settled on
the unit; and Amazon looks like the source.

Bit, in three stores including Home Depot, Lowes and a chain retail
store, which DID HAVE the same or similar transfer switches; sales
clerks have steered us away from the "overly expensive" transfer
switch. Instead they have promoted the sale of dryer plugs, or direct
wired plugs, wire and a circuit breaker that backfeeds the house
system.

Illegal, dangerous and a considerably smaller sale than the $250
transfer switch they have on the shelf.

Go Figure! This is the stuff that attorneys dream of.

RonB

That's the way mine gets hooked up. Turn the main off, back feed the
system. When the yard light comes on, the power is on.

--
Steve Barker
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