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You're absolutely correct- there's no preventing any level of authority or service from applying their own restriction or regulation. Not installing on a garage seems like an asanine rule- I frequently see lots wherin only a garage or non-residential building sits, and electric power IS...

This is clearly a case of the person behind the desk not having a clue. There's an entire section in NEC which covers subjects like 'temporary power' and 'unattached services', wherin a weatherhead on a pole feeds a meter and panel, which is then distributed. Agricultural services have...

Yes, and no... NEC code notes (second paragraph, I believe) that it is not law, that all final decisions fall to the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), in which the question of required permits falls upon the AHJ. MOST localities will require a permit-pull and subsequent inspection for...

Cooling loop... Hi Wench! Okay, it doesn't HAVE to be diesel for heating, it can be any IC engine, compression ignition or spark, or even steam. The concept is simple- I live in the country, our primary heating fuel is propane. When my power goes out, I'm forced to run an electric generator...

Or... yep- sad. There MAY be some salvageable componentry in there, but it is pretty bad. I look at it from this perspective: I loan my things out to people I know and trust, and keep in mind that if I can't afford to lose it, I can't afford it. The other concept is that, no matter HOW bad...

Yes, it IS a manual-only option... so if someone needs full automatic transfer, it is NOT a suitable replacement. Very few residential situations demand full automatic transfer, and if you look at the various methods people use to establish emergency power (including, but certainly not limited...

And... I have plenty of three-phase machines at my house... if I had commercial 3ph, I'd certainly use it, but the utilco wouldn't pull it from the pole to my box, so I VFD'd most of my arsenal, and the remainder runs off a self-starting 20hp RPC.

My suggestion Okay, I'll throw in a few notes here. FIRST: NEC does NOT REQUIRE a TRANSFER SWITCH. NEC requires that the UTILITY side and an AUXILIARY source cannot be simultaniously connected. At one time, the only method deemed acceptable by most inspectors, was to have a mechanical...

Kip- If it's 400hz, you have only a few options- First, is to snag the whole thing, make it function, and then swap out the generator head with a 60hz unit... or second (as others noted) use it to drive incandescent lamps and resistive loads. One LAST possibility, is using it to push power...

Easy... Green- it's not that complicated- house wiring is set up for 120/240 single-phase. What you have is 208/125Y. 120/240 is typically home, while commercial and industrial use 3-phase Y and 3-phase delta power. On a 120/240 single-phase service, you have two HOT leads (L1 and L2) and...