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Sadly this is no longer the case in 2021 - the recent FRAM P8043 I picked up doesn't have a 1/4 npt outlet, it's a knockoff of the baldwin BF5587-D now. I haven't tried to ID the specific thread.
I'm going to get into the details of the national electric code, and how it applies to optional standby generators and automatic transfer switches later.
For now - yes, it's entirely possible. Generators are sized on -load- not service. It requires load calculations (the same ones you use...
Not really (for me) - main panel is outside, that feeds 5 subpanels - kitchen, primary house, well, small shop, large shop. and directly feeds the kitchen AC and the septic pump.
In florida we aren't blessed with the ability to have basements for easy extra square footage - there is no where...
So next:
Let decompose what we think of as a complex and expensive system: The Automatic Transfer Switch
The ATS isn't just a single piece. Pretty much nothing in ATS market is.
They are composed of many parts that work together to achieve a few goals - many of these are optional pieces:
-...
I'm continuing my research.
First: No doubt we're a bit of a niche market. Except that with the inovahightech.com remote starter board ( https://inovahightech.com/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=20 ), we can ignore the specifics pretend it's any other generic two wire start...
Why?
The load shedding is a function of the transfer switch and it's associated hardware. So is the delayed load start and exercise functions. Sure it means spending money on a better class of transfer switch (ie, not whole house generac that has half of the logic in the genset).
To...
thought about selling the H1 tires/wheels and swapping on some 8 lug china steel and rubber - but a quick glance of the local market doesnt seem to make it worthwhile, unless I end up -needing- to lower it for some reason. Besides, the H1's just look better.....
network outage friday left me free from work - drove an hour south and failed to negotiate a better deal....but still a decent deal.
A tested PU798a set - MEP-803a bolted to an M116A3, pulled it home on the H1 runflats for $3800.
Tier 2 reset tag, and 835.7 hours on the meter. 2.5 qts low on...