Re: Reminder: Never connect a generator to home wiring without transfer switch

["Forrest Christian (List Account)" <lists () packetflux com>]

Yes.   Or any other furnace where the electricity is only used for
circulation of the heat.  Gas fired Hot water furnaces would be another
example where there is minimal electricity used to run the furnace controls
and circulate the hot water.

All of these run on 120V and usually well under 15A.

It's silly that you are prohibited by code from installing a dedicated plug
and socket for these.


On Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 3:19 AM Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa> wrote:

> On 8/31/21 11:11, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote:
>
> > I just wish the electrical code would permit or require certain low
> > cost things which make temporary generator connections more likely to
> > be safe.
> >
> > For example, code requires most furnaces to be hardwired.  But a
> > furnace is one of the first things you want on a generator in an
> > extended winter power outage.   If instead of hardwired, the code
> > required plug and socket connections at each 120v furnace  then Joe
> > homeowner would be more likely to run an extension cord from his
> > generator to his furnace instead of trying to rig up his generator
> > with a suicide cord.
>
> Are you referring to a forced-air central electric furnace?
>
> Mark.