Don't want to start a war, backup generator spinoff

[dodgeramsst2003]

Hi all,

I don't want to start a war here, but I have a question about the generator panel that is installed in my house. The one I have is here

http://www.galesburgelectric.com/GE-TM860SCUGEN-60-Amp-NEMA-1-PowerMark-Gold-Generator-Panel.html

It has the interlock on it, but currently isn't installed properly and I won't use it. I'd like to rewire it so I can actually use it.

So, my question is, I plan on putting in a 60 amp breaker in my POCO panel to power the one main on the generator sub panel, and then run the inlet feed from the generator to the other main (opposite side of the interlock) The mains on the generator panel are double pole single throw so I will run the hot and neutral from the POCO panel to the generator panel? This should eliminate any chance of back feeding to the grid.

Is this simple interlock up to code for MI? I always thought you had to have an actual transfer switch until I started doing some research on this particular product.

I'm not an electrician, but I spend a good deal of my time at work, working on anything from 120 to 480, I'm just not up to date on residential code, and can't seem to find what I'm looking for.

Thanks,

Chris

 

[Carter3]

I'm not licensed in MI but the generator panel you referenced acts as a manual transfer switch. The loads that you want backed up by the generator would have to be moved to this panel.

Here is a link to the product info for the panel

http://www.geindustrial.com/publibrary/checkout/DEA-207A?TNR=Data%20Sheets|DEA-207A|PDF


And here is a pic of the wiring diagram. Hope this helps.

 

[nehog]

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http://images.tradeservice.com/OMHPCVA38H2GOHK7/ATTACHMENTS/DIR100018/GENELEE03307_2_1.pdf

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[dodgeramsst2003]

Thank you for the link to the schematic, for whatever reason I couldn't find it online by searching. Looking at that it all makes sense now! Now I just have to gather some materials and make it happen.

 

[Alchymist]

I don't see any indications of equipment ground in the drawings. Since that switch doesn't switch the neutral, your generator must not have a neutral/ground connection, and the wires between main panel and transfer switch and generator and switch should be 4 wire - L1-L2-N-G. The transfer switch neutral bar should not be bonded to the case, and I believe a ground rod at the generator ( to frame ground) to be fully compliant. Local code may alter this, but I think it's pretty standard.