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Re: Water pump and furnace emergency electrical connections

To: Pat Horne <roadsters@hornesystemstx.com>
Subject: Re: Water pump and furnace emergency electrical connections
From: Pat Horne <roadsters@hornesystemstx.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:37:43 -0600
That should be NOW attached to the breaker, not NOT attached to the breaker!

Peace,
Pat

Thusly spake Pat Horne:
>
> Hmm, I read it as the pigtail would be the wire that had been cut 
> loose from the breaker, that was to be plugged into the socket not 
> attached to the breaker, or into the extension cord connected to the 
> generator.
>
> "I propose cutting each circuit between the breaker and switch, and 
> installing a suitably rated three prong female plug on the breaker 
> side of the cut and a three prong male plug on the switch side of the 
> cut.  This would give me the ability, during power outages, to kill 
> the breaker, unplug the device, and then plug it into a 12/3 extension 
> cord running from my generator."
>
> Thusly spake Karl Vacek:
>>> Karl: There would be no possibility of shock at the plugs, just as 
>>> there is no possibility of getting shocked when touching the plug on 
>>> an appliance. Power into that piece of wire would be through the 
>>> plug that is now not connected to a power source.
>>>
>>> Peace,
>>> Pat
>>
>>
>> Pat -
>>
>> Think about it again.  He proposed adding a pigtail with a plug from 
>> the pump to allow it to be plugged into a generator.  That pigtail 
>> would be connected to the pump and when the pump is regularly 
>> powered, the plug would be energized too.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>
>
>


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