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Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 12, 2009, 5:43 pm
I was helping a freind of mine do some wiring in his
trailer. We were about to cut a branch circuit in the
bedroom. I suggested turning off the power. He thought he
had. Turns out the panel didn't have main breaker, and he'd
only turned off the power to the water heater.
Plumber came to do some work on my water heater, in a
rented shop. I suggested we turn off the power. He looked
surprised. He had flipped a switch next the the WH. The only
thing he did was turn off the heat tape for the pipes over
head. I know, I'm the guy who put that switch on.
Hey, do what you want with the transfer swich. The two
stories above are real life, I was there and saw both of
them happen. Are you 100 % sure that you, relatives, and
anyone using your equipment will open the main? Do they know
which one is the main?
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That's about a 30 amp generator. You can feed it into the
panel via the
dryer outlet and it will take care of all your stuff, except
electric
hot water heater and electric oven. Just kill the main
breaker before
you connect it. Yes, this is illegal but it works like a
charm without a
$300 transfer switch.
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Posted by Van Chocstraw on October 12, 2009, 6:04 pm
Stormin Mormon wrote:
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> I was helping a freind of mine do some wiring in his
> trailer. We were about to cut a branch circuit in the
> bedroom. I suggested turning off the power. He thought he
> had. Turns out the panel didn't have main breaker, and he'd
> only turned off the power to the water heater.
>
> Plumber came to do some work on my water heater, in a
> rented shop. I suggested we turn off the power. He looked
> surprised. He had flipped a switch next the the WH. The only
> thing he did was turn off the heat tape for the pipes over
> head. I know, I'm the guy who put that switch on.
>
> Hey, do what you want with the transfer swich. The two
> stories above are real life, I was there and saw both of
> them happen. Are you 100 % sure that you, relatives, and
> anyone using your equipment will open the main? Do they know
> which one is the main?
>
If they are that stupid what are they doing screwing with it.
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 12, 2009, 9:51 pm
"It's dark in here. And cold. I saw him do it once. Here,
it's like this.... bring that candle closer so I can see to
fill the gasoline.......I know the gascan and generator are
in the cellar here some where."
Shall I give you some more narrative?
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Christopher A. Young
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If they are that stupid what are they doing screwing with
it.
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Posted by George on October 13, 2009, 7:51 am
Van Chocstraw wrote:
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> Stormin Mormon wrote:
>> I was helping a freind of mine do some wiring in his trailer. We were
>> about to cut a branch circuit in the bedroom. I suggested turning off
>> the power. He thought he had. Turns out the panel didn't have main
>> breaker, and he'd only turned off the power to the water heater.
>> Plumber came to do some work on my water heater, in a rented shop. I
>> suggested we turn off the power. He looked surprised. He had flipped a
>> switch next the the WH. The only thing he did was turn off the heat
>> tape for the pipes over head. I know, I'm the guy who put that switch on.
>> Hey, do what you want with the transfer swich. The two stories above
>> are real life, I was there and saw both of them happen. Are you 100 %
>> sure that you, relatives, and anyone using your equipment will open
>> the main? Do they know which one is the main?
> If they are that stupid what are they doing screwing with it.
Unfortunately not everyone leads *your* life. They may live with others,
children may be involved, visitors may be involved, there can be
emergency situations, people get sick or tired or even incapacitated
etc. Thats why standard safety practices were devised.
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Posted by bob haller on October 13, 2009, 7:53 am
Linemen work 16 - 18 hurs for many days when storms strike, often in
nasty weather.
give them a break and do the job RIGHT, its not that expensive and a
positive at home resale time
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> trailer. We were about to cut a branch circuit in the
> bedroom. I suggested turning off the power. He thought he
> had. Turns out the panel didn't have main breaker, and he'd
> only turned off the power to the water heater.
>
> Plumber came to do some work on my water heater, in a
> rented shop. I suggested we turn off the power. He looked
> surprised. He had flipped a switch next the the WH. The only
> thing he did was turn off the heat tape for the pipes over
> head. I know, I'm the guy who put that switch on.
>
> Hey, do what you want with the transfer swich. The two
> stories above are real life, I was there and saw both of
> them happen. Are you 100 % sure that you, relatives, and
> anyone using your equipment will open the main? Do they know
> which one is the main?
>