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  1. #1
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    Default Generator lock out switch.

    I saw this lock out switch for generator back feed connection.
    Are these code approved?

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    Default Re: Generator lock out switch.

    Looks like a factory breaker interlock. Was the breaker retention device in place on the generator breaker?

    All answers based on unamended National Electrical codes.

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    Default Re: Generator lock out switch.

    Maybe I'm not seeing the photo right, but I don't see where that prevents both being on at the same time.

    Am I just not seeing it?

    Jerry Peck
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    Default Re: Generator lock out switch.

    Quote Originally Posted by Jerry Peck View Post
    Maybe I'm not seeing the photo right, but I don't see where that prevents both being on at the same time.

    Am I just not seeing it?
    I went back and zoomed in on the photo on my computer (I was looking on my phone earlier) and then I could see where raising the lockout up is blocked by the breaker when the main utility power breaker is 'on', and when the main utility power breaker is turned off - the lockout can slide up, which allows the generator breaker to be turned 'on'.

    Hope those screws on the left are not very long ...

    Jerry Peck
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    Default Re: Generator lock out switch.

    Normally just long enough to get a nut on the inside to hold the bracket.

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    Default Re: Generator lock out switch.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ken Amelin View Post
    I saw this lock out switch for generator back feed connection.
    Are these code approved?
    Manual Transfer Switch Kits | Generator Interlock Kit


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    Default Re: Generator lock out switch.

    Good infö

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