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Refrigerator Backup
Hello,
I have a desire to backup my refrigerator during power outages. Let's say I buy a generator with sufficient power to do so. A whole house transfer switch is not appropriate because the small generator is nowhere near big enough to handle the whole house. The cord on the refrigerator is very hard to get to because the refrigerator is built in. If I were to run the 12-2 line that currently runs from the outlet to the breaker box into a new box containing a SPDT switch and wire it to connect the hot wire from the outlet to either the original breaker or a heavy duty extension cord plugged into the generator, would that meet code? (By code, I mean NEC, not local variations. I don't want to ask a local inspector if the answer is going to be "no way".) If the above is not acceptable, how about cutting the line running to the refrigerator outlet and then installing an outlet near the breaker box and a plug to connect them back together? During a power outage, I would remove the plug from the outlet and plug it into the extension cord coming from the generator. Would having a plug and outlet in the line violate code? Here's a crude attempt at an ascii drawing (please view with a fixed width font): == is 12-2 w gnd normal house wiring. -- is the refrigerator cord plugged into the outlet behind the refrigerator. Today: Breaker-Box======================outletPlug-----Refrigerator Idea #1: Breaker-Box====SPDT-Switch=======outletPlug-----Refrigerator || || || Generator Idea #2: Breaker-Box===new-outletnew-plug====outletPlug-----Refrigerator TIA for any advice, Pat |
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