Re: [Killietalk] Battery Back-up for fish room

[David Howser <dlhowser at yahoo_com>]

If you DO NOT make a complete physical separation from
the utility grid the 120 volts produced by your
generator will become 7200 volts when it reaches the
first transformer and will most likely kill a utility
worker, like myself working to restore your power. My
life is worth something more than a circuit breaker
thrown in the off position. "Click" I'm dead.
Best Regards,
David Howser

P.S. My wife has instructions to sue on my behalf
anyone who does not have the UL aproved generator
disconnect installed by a licensed electrician!!!!!
 
--- Drummond Howard <drummondhoward at hotmail_com>
wrote:
> Most building codes require a switch that shuts off
> the utility power in 
> order to use generator power on your house circuits.
>  Otherwise you would be 
> trying to power everyone between your house and the
> downed power line and 
> when the power came back on you could damage your
> generator and the power 
> company equipment as well.
> 
> Battery systems are ok for short term outages,
> probably less than 2 hours.  
> If you live in a climate suject to harsh winters and
> frequent long power 
> outages, a hardwired full-house system is the best
> way to keep your fish(and 
> yourself) alive.
> 
> 
> 
> Drummond Howard
> Gaithersburg, Maryland
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "Bill Shenefelt"
> <william_shenefelt at verizon.net>
> >Reply-To: killifish discussion list
> <killietalk at aka_org>
> >To: "killifish discussion list"
> <killietalk at aka_org>
> >Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Battery Back-up for fish
> room
> >Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 17:10:14 -0500
> >
> >Not just for the fish room, but I got a 5 KW gas
> powered generator.  I ran
> >my house wiring for the circuits for freezer,
> refrig, furnace, fish blower
> >and of course TV to a speparate panel box.  The box
> connects with a big 220
> >v stove plug pigtail.  I  have a 50 amp 220 V line
> from my power company
> >running to a 220 socket next to the panel box.  A
> second similar socket is
> >connectied to the generator.I just pull the plug to
> the power company, turn
> >off the circuit breakers and plug into my generator
> socket, turn on the
> >breakers I need and I am on my generator.
> >For brine shrimp areation though, it is best to do
> a second small pump on a
> >DC supply as it does take a while to go crank up
> the generator etc.
> >If you want to run a generator, it is IMPERATIVE
> that you have a no fail
> >system so you cannot feed power back to the power
> lines.  Just using a
> >breaker is too risky.  If you are connected to the
> power lines, dead as 
> >they
> >may be, you are sending lethal voltage back up to
> the pole to suprese an
> >electrical repairman.
> >With this system, the rest of the house "lights up"
> when they restore power
> >and you just go to the box and change the plug to
> the appropriate socket.
> >USe of a couple of stove plugs and a pigtail is a
> very safe way to run the
> >connections.  DO NOT JUST USE A PAIR OF CIRCUIT
> BREAKERS.
> >Bill Shenefelt
> >http://shene.killi.net
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <LeeH920226 at aol_com>
> >To: <killietalk at aka_org>
> >Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 12:47 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Battery Back-up for fish
> room
> >
> >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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