Interlock locks to be used in lieu of transfer switch

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I don't know about Canada but in the US I'd think any company would fire an employee that started giving out code info. Too many lawyers running just looking for a chance to sue.

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According to no spam :

At least in the electrical isle, just about any advice that the employees give is potentially "code info". There's likely plenty of legal CYA going on, but it can't be _that_ cut-and-dried.

At least in the Canadian HDs I'm familiar with, the contractor desk, electrical and plumbing areas has at least one licensed tradesmen on staff most of the time, and I've not found them to give out any really stupid info, nor avoid commenting on something to do with code.

The original comment:

I find really hard to take at face value. HD isn't going to risk large fines (and potentially jail time) for selling unapproved electrical equipment.

[Selling unapproved electrical gear is against the law in Canada. Actions are rare, but they will do it.]

Given that his other comment about "automatic transfer switches" being illegal here, and obviously they aren't, I'm not sure he'd recognize an unapproved device if it bit him.

I've never looked for a transfer switch at HD. Their catalog carries one, the generac one, I think. But, I don't have a clue about the "hide" bit.

If they're "hiding them", it's probably because they _prefer_ to sell these devices to people who know enough (eg: electricians) to ask for one. And/or simply not enough people would want one to use up shelf space for them.

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Chris Lewis

I was talking about the LEGAL advice, not the electrical advice!

You obviously did not bother to read what I wrote or what I was responding to.

You should not put yourslf down that way. We honestly have no way about knowing how ignorant you really are, but your above post certainly sets a terrible example.

Vaughn

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Vaughn Simon

Sorry!..Wronmg! wrong! wrong!

That device is not legal in Canada and would never be passed on an inspection!

Where is the neutral disconnected?

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Solar Flaire

Many cannot read and/or love to twist the meaning of your words.

I think your statement was quite clear that the nonsense was the continuous raising of the "can I cheat the system" argument not the danger imposed by doing it.

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Solar Flaire

Maybe DD214 would do the same thing???

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Solar Flaire

There is that reading ability thing again! Where did you see me say they were selling illegal transfer switches?

The comment, once again to clarify was . HD has a shelf full of illegal (in Canada) transfer switches and they hide them (not sell them) to cover up their code ignorance. (the purchasing agent thinks he is still in the US)

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Solar Flaire

Canada is not on the NEC?

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gfretwell

No. Canada is on the CEC. Does the US use the Canadian dollar?

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Solar Flaire

"Solar Flaire" wrote on 22 May 2007 in group alt.home.repair:

We love Canadian dollars. Please send us all your spares.

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Steve

Only when we feel loony.

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Steve Austin

AFAIK, nothing works as well, while being as human safe as DDT.

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This is a mechanical interlock in the provided link. It is much different than somebody putting two padlocks on two switches and the saying the will throw away one key.

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sparky

The OP was talking about a keyed interlock with maybe ONE key or maybe many more keys.

I should have explained more clearly.

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sparky

According to Solar Flaire :

What makes you think it _isn't_ disconnected inside the meter base?

Did you find schematics for the thing?

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Chris Lewis

According to Solar Flaire :

Let me get this straight. HD Canada, which has purchasing independent of HD US, has agents that somehow manage to get confused about which country they live in, except that they get it right for just about everything _but_ transfer switches, and continues to spend money buying, stocking and shipping expensive objects they can't and won't sell?

I really really don't think HD is that dumb. They'd be broke if their inventory management system was that broken.

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Chris Lewis

No but we still get a lot of canadian quarters in our change. The point is, does the CEC deal differently with separately derived sources and things that are not SDS?

In the NEC, if you don't bond the neutral in the generator you don't switch the neutral. The SDS does have the grounded neutral in the separately derived source.

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gfretwell

It will kill you, if you aren't man enough to handle it.

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Michael A. Terrell

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