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I've got an 802 and hooked it up to the house. Manual transfer switch. 50 amp 14 50 NEMA plug, 40 amp breaker. 6/4 copper cable.
Red and black to legs 1 and 3, green to ground, white to neutral. Phase and voltage set to 120/240 single phase.
Power on, contactor closed, switch the house to the genset from the grid. Lights are on, a few fans are on, washer is running, percentage of load shows ~25%. Genset is happy so far as i can tell.
Drop the AC thermostat to 60*, AC kicks on and runs. Percentage of load shows ~50%. Everything electrical in the house is running sluggishly.
Hz spot on at 60. Voltage spot on at 240V. Genset seems happy, no black smoke, no stumble. But electrical appliances running slowly.
What should i know that I obviously don't?
This is non-emergency testing before any potential power outages. Learn now while there's no pressure...
Thanks for any education you may provide...
Red and black to legs 1 and 3, green to ground, white to neutral. Phase and voltage set to 120/240 single phase.
Power on, contactor closed, switch the house to the genset from the grid. Lights are on, a few fans are on, washer is running, percentage of load shows ~25%. Genset is happy so far as i can tell.
Drop the AC thermostat to 60*, AC kicks on and runs. Percentage of load shows ~50%. Everything electrical in the house is running sluggishly.
Hz spot on at 60. Voltage spot on at 240V. Genset seems happy, no black smoke, no stumble. But electrical appliances running slowly.
What should i know that I obviously don't?
This is non-emergency testing before any potential power outages. Learn now while there's no pressure...
Thanks for any education you may provide...