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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Oct 2011
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Electrical Advice...
X ` Man wrote:
On 10/5/11 5:23 PM, Canuck57 wrote:
On 05/10/2011 11:40 AM, X ` Man wrote:
On 10/5/11 1:34 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:27:14 -0400, X `
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Yes, we'll have an auto transfer switch.
The new code says that if you have an automatic transfer switch, the
generator has to be capable of driving the entire connected load since
you may not be there to do manual load management.
Well, the 17KW genny, according to the factory, produces 70 amps at
full
load, and the 20KW, if memory serves, produces 100 amps at full load.
The final bidder is coming by tomorrow for a look-see. I'll see what he
says. The one thing I do know is that I want to use copper wire, *not*
aluminum wire.
Good choice. Aluminum is crap for electricity.
It's a $6,000 to $7,500 job...the cost difference between copper and
aluminum wire isn't going to be of any real significance over the cost
of the job.
You're paying too much. Unions will do that to you. Find a local,
licensed guy and save a few grand, silly!
-HB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg
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