> 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
>
> Does this approach make sense and is it legal? The ability to unplug
> the device from the mains gives the necessary air gap between locally
> generated power and the mains.
Just to echo what I think was the consensus, Preston, this sounds fine to me.
Assuming of course that 12/3 is the appropriate size & number of conductors ...
your pump might not need a neutral and I'd want a safety ground on each.
Randall
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