Generator furnace hook-up

[Chiefster23]

RELIANCE TF151W. Look this up. An easy and relatively cheap way to properly connect your furnace to a portable generator without spending a small fortune rewiring your house. And it satisfies code! About $100

[Slippy]

http://reliancecontrols.com/ProductDetail.aspx?TF151W

I've got something similar and it works.

PS; As Reverse Murphy Law would have it, after I got my Transfer Switch up and running, I've only had a couple of small grid down power outages Damnit! I'm pretty sure if I hadn't been prepared, my dang power would be out all the time!

[Dwight55]

OR . . . you can get a qualified electrician to come to your house . . . rewire the cable going to your furnace to (in most instances) a 220 volt male plug that matches the one on your generator.

Have him then install a matching 220 volt female plug on your wall below your circuit breaker box.

You plug your furnace into the wall plug until the electric goes out.

Then you unplug it and plug it into an extension cord that was made to match your generator plug . . . and your furnace plug.

It ain't rocket science . . .

May God bless,
Dwight

[BucketBack]

Back Feed ?

[T-Man 1066]

OR . . . you can get a qualified electrician to come to your house . . . rewire the cable going to your furnace to (in most instances) a 220 volt male plug that matches the one on your generator.

Have him then install a matching 220 volt female plug on your wall below your circuit breaker box.

You plug your furnace into the wall plug until the electric goes out.

Then you unplug it and plug it into an extension cord that was made to match your generator plug . . . and your furnace plug.

It ain't rocket science . . .

May God bless,
Dwight

NEMA L6-30 Twist lock would work, good for 30 AMPS. Home depot has a 50' extension cord for $93 that you could just change the male end to match your generator. HD will also have a L6-30R receptacle to install under your electrical panel.

Would be pretty easy, but get help if you are not experienced with electrical. 240V sucks, tell all your friends...

[T-Man 1066]

Back Feed ?

The plug option would be the safest bet. Still have to swap the plug manually, but when the rest of the power comes back on, you could make sure the furnace is off, the plug back into the house current.

I use Twist Lock plugs on most of my machinery in the shop. I have machines that run on 240v 1 phase, 240v 3 phase, 200v 3 phase, and 480v 3 phase. Smaller machines that move around have extension cords, good SOOW cable, with the correct NEMA plugs for each different voltage. If you can plug in the machine, voltage and rotation are correct. Fool proof...

[Dwight55]

Back Feed ?

Not in this life time . . .

May God bless,
Dwight

[Chiefster23]

I suggested this option to my buddy. He in turn asked an electrician who told him plugs in the basement on a furnace were not up to code??? But this Reliance box I posted uses a plug! I think he is full of shit, but I’m not a licensed electrician. I spent 30 years on ships and none of my repairs of any kind (even electrical) ever caused a fire. But hey! What the hell do I know? I’m just a dumb ass! LOL

[BucketBack]

I just pull / switch the main over. Genny is on a breaker box

One time the genny ran out it's 5 gallon tank and I was in the dark. Everyone else had lights for a few hours

Over here there's a push button switch. Start the genny, plug it in and push the button it disconnects the main, and allows the genny to bring us light

A lot easier than what the SeaBee came up with, cheaper too.

It may be in my future soon.

[BucketBack]

http://reliancecontrols.com/ProductDetail.aspx?TF151W

I've got something similar and it works.

PS; As Reverse Murphy Law would have it, after I got my Transfer Switch up and running, I've only had a couple of small grid down power outages Damnit! I'm pretty sure if I hadn't been prepared, my dang power would be out all the time!

Something like that here, furnace is 110/120 V, other place is the same