From: ham789@netzero.net   
      
   On 12/6/2012 9:42 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:   
   > Just had a cutover switch installed, but it only supports six   
   > circuits and I actually have 9 that I'd like to have power to   
   > when running a gennie.   
      
   >   
   > The three combined circuits would be a couple of bedrooms and a   
   > bathroom.  i.e. expected use would be just a few electric lights   
   > and a couple of radios.   
   >   
   > Seems like two breakers will now become unused and all 3 circuits   
   > will be running off of a single 15-amp breaker - which, in turn,   
   > would be served by one circuit from the generator transfer   
   > switch.   
   >   
   I'm trying to get my head around the math.  If you have six and combine   
   two more on one of the six, doesn't that make 8?   
      
   > Not knowing anything about electrical stuff, I'm wondering what   
   > the downside exposure is here.   
   >   
   > My hope would be that putting a 20-amp fuse in the transfer   
   > switch's circuit (which is allowed per the maker's specs) would   
   > make it so if, for instance, somebody plugged an electric heater   
   > into a bathroom outlet, the breaker in the breaker box would trip   
   > and that would be the end of the problem.   
      
   Not sure what you're planning, but if there is ANY wire smaller than   
   #12 anywhere in the system before or after your 20A breaker, you've got   
   a problem.   
   >   
   > What I'm worried about is maybe a wire melting somewhere - which   
   > seems tb a really dangerous situation.   
   >   
   > Other considerations?   
   >   
   > Code violations?   
   >   
   >   
   Acting on answers  you get on the web is risky.   
   Some people here know exactly what they're talking about...some don't.   
   It's impossible to tell which is which.   
      
   There are two people who care.   
   1)The local building inspector who'll sign off on the inspections that   
   come with the permit.  Call 'em up.   
   2)Your insurance carrier.  They'll probably not care if the building   
   inspector is happy.   
   You are gonna get a permit and have the work inspected??right???   
      
   Around here, an electrical permit costs way more than a lifetime supply   
   of batteries for bedroom emergency flashlights.   
      
   You don't say where you are, or exactly what's happening, but I expect   
   your solution will be "frowned upon" by the inspector.  Call 'em up and ask.   
      
   As usual, the time to think about 9 circuits is BEFORE you have six   
   installed.   
      
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