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you can't really go by the hour meters on these units. They are used mostly for maintenance clocking, if something happens to the meter they just replace them. Although they are supposed to record the hours it doesn't always get done. You should know from being around tractors, that the hours...

I agree with you 100%, the utilities are supposed to be providing us with a service as long as we are willing to pay for it!!!! But you have to understand how far the mayor, and city councilmen and other "leaders" within Canton city limits and surrounding areas have their heads up there...

Got news for ya buddy, the company I work for has been prepping us for it for the last 2 years. I have more "arc" protective clothing at work than I care to think about. Got the face shields, we get brand new high voltage gloves every 6 months, special uniforms that they take care of for us...

2009 is bringing many unpleasant changes to all aspects of the code, especially if you're building a new house. My POCO will do just about anything my devilish mind can imagine, just one of the advantages of belonging to a CO-OP and letting them know you're an electrician...I got a transformer...

The gentleman in question wasn't trying to hook up a farm service. He did want to mount the meter base right on the side of the garage. AEP WILL NOT DO THIS! It seems you are very well versed in the NEC and dealing with your local utilities, but it's a little different for every utility. The...

swbradley1, Don't feel too bad, I have a friend from work who lives just outside of Canton, OH. They have AEP power up there. His neighbor wanted to do something very similar to what I did. Meaning he build a nice garage on some property he just bought. Hoping to have the garage up and have...

That is not necessarily the case. The permit requirement is dependent on what state you live in. The only time I am required to pull a permit is for a service change. If i'm only adding circuits, or doing minor modifications there is no requirement to pull a permit. Heck, I live way out in...

Now your getting down to semantics...what you described is in fact, in layman's terms "a manual transfer switch". "A rose by any other name..." That was a very informative post, and I'm sure it will help many members with their choices in the future. I guess what it boils down to is simply...

:mrgreen: Thanks for the words of praise for us lowly tradesmen. I've often felt we were an under appreciated breed...rofl

Follow the link in my post. Basically it's unburned fuel collecting in the exhaust of diesel engines not running at a high enough load.

Ike, I didn't say rural areas in my post, I mentioned suburban areas. But you are absolutely correct, where I live as well (very rural) they run what you're calling single phase for miles and miles as well. But you need to think of that single phase a little differently than what you do for a...

Yes, the NEC states you need a transfer switch. And that is by far the safest way to do it. However you can get by with just pulling (turning off) your main breaker in the panel, before you hook up the generator. If you have the generator tied into a sub panel, make sure you pull the main...

Wrench Wench, You are right about the farmers getting 3 phase installed and you could probably con the utility into putting 3 phase into your garage, but I doubt that you'll like the price. By conning them into it you're probably going to have to convince them you are running a business, and...

Ike, you are absolutely correct that in most cases the utilities will not connect 3 phase power to residences. However 3 phase power is available in those residential areas, they just won't hook it up. The utilities always transmit in 3 phase, just because it's easier. If you look down the...