An Electrical Contractor's Journey | Portable Generator Wiring Part One
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- In this video I start the portable generator wiring set up by installing the wiring to the generator breaker in the main breaker panel, installing the 6" wiring trough, and the custom install of the watt meter. This is part one in this series. Subscribe to see part two which will be a comprehensive look into setting up and using the portable generator with your homes wiring system. I promise you will learn all you need to to know about portable generator wiring.
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Damn, Ron with back to back uploads!
This one was 90% finished two weeks ago. Just needed some voice over. Hope you liked it!
I worked for a generator service company in North Jersey for 30 years. I did shop work the last 20 or more. Worked on all kinds of equipment. Generators big and small. Welding equipment too. Everytime we had a bad storm the portables often showed up from people who never took care of their machines. Modern gas is terrible. Running one out of fuel is better than nothing but not always effective. The best method is to drain the carb if it has a drain screw on it and many do. I think it's almost best to leave a machine dry and not with any fuel in it at all. When a storm is possible go buy fresh fuel and have it ready if needed. The fuel in the tank goes bad even with additives. Ethanol free fuel is available but tough to get. My son buys AvGas for his small equipment.....another good option but not easy to get. I worked on mostly RV generators for quite a while, Onan's and am like the GURU of Onan generators in my area and for many miles around. I should make a You Tube channel.....LOL....I'm also the guy who asked you about putting Romex drops in an unfinished basement in conduit.....I did all my drops and added GFCI's to every outlet.....being retired, I have time !! I bought a nice 1/2" bender to make box offsets......Reliving my early days as an electrician !! I do love that work.....
Thanks for the insight Rich. You can run NM in conduit but you have to watch the fill of the conduit. One 12/2 or one 14/2 is fine but after that and 1/2" conduit you'll probably have a difficult time getting the cable into the conduit. You just have to have a clamp on the NM where it enters the conduit. It's called a "From 2" connector. Well. that's actually the slang term but the supply house should know what you're talking about.
@@electricianron_New_Jersey I stripped the cover off the dryer 10-3 on one drop. I only had one drop with 2 ,14-2's and it was no problem. I did use "from 2" connectors on the top of the drops. HD has 'em...I try to do things right but without actually being in the business, it's tough. Your videos are great. I'm gonna do a couple outside receptacles next. There are none now. HD has those complete boxes with in use covers with GFCI's.
@@richb4099You might want to search Google for “Arlington Siding Boxes.” They’re just fancy boxes but they’re so much nicer than what the HD offers.
@@electricianron_New_Jersey Thanks Ron. I have options for mounting. I can come right thru the foundation wall but that would be the most difficult way. I can come thru the rim joist and thru the vinyl siding......I'll check them out.....
I installed my generator hook up at my house. Installed a main breaker main panel with an interlock. Also on my portable generator I modified it with a switch so that I could switch back and forth between it having a bonded neutral and a floating neutral. So when I’m using it as a back up power generator the neutral is floating and it’s bonded at the service so it is the first point of attachment and I have it property bonded to my electrical system. When I want to use it as a portable generator I can flip the switch to bonded neutral and it’s safe to use as a portable generator.
1:54 - that's what my mother-in-law sounds like.
Been enjoying your videos for a while now, and this one is timely for me since I am exploring installing portable generator wiring like this. One question I have is whether or not it is acceptable to add a main disconnect breaker to my Square D QO panel in my basement. Outside my 20 year old house I have the power meter which feeds two 200 amp breaker panels. These breaker panels are mounted on the house just to the right and left of the power meter. These two breaker panels then feed two sub panels inside the basement about 20 feet away. It is on these two sub panels that all of the circuit breakers are mounted for the house circuits. This is where I would like to mount the generator interlock mechanism on the panels but currently there is not a main disconnect breaker installed on these sub panels. Can I add a main disconnect breaker to this panel even though there is already one on the outside breaker panels?
There';s a video on my channel where I install a Square D Homeline main breaker in the "sub panel." It's easy to do with the Square D panels.
Hello Ron. Great professional job as always! Love your videos.
Question…..Can you please let me know the model and manufacturer of the watt meter you installed? It is exactly what I need but can’t seem to find online. Thanks in advance.
Reliance Watt Meter
I LOVE THE WAY YOU DO EVERYTHING THE WRIGHT WAY
Thanks Fred! Glad you enjoy these videos!
Ron, congrats on 15K subscribers!
Can current goes back on the neutral to the utility even with the interlock? I think thats why in Canada we can't use those. We have to use a generator panel with two 3-poles interlocked breakers cutting the neutral. Makes a generator job twice more expensive!
That’s a separately derived system.
GREAT VIDEO
Yo Ron great vid! What brand watt meter is it that you're using?
In the description
When I am using a stepping bit I add a little bit of lubricating oil as I enlarge a pre-drilled hole. It helps to keep the bit sharp and easier to drill. I also use deburring bits to clean up the edges of the hole I drilled. Another great video by Ron! Thanks!
Unibit's are good. Will last a lot longer if you do not run them at full speed. Better yet but more money is made in USA Carbide hole cutter. Never purchase garbage made in cheating china carbine hole cutters sold by scum bag china loving we Graingers. Have two cheating communist carbide hole cutters from graingers that cost over $100 for both and suck. Have a made In USA 7/8" carbide hole cutter that I used over a 1,000 times.
I got a conversion fuel kit so my portable generator can run off natural gas ,propane and it still can run off gasoline but like you suggested leaving gas in the tank can go bad and hurt the system I am able to run a natural gas hose to my generator from the gas meter so no need to get fuel as long as the natural gas is online . If that failed I would go to propane . I also think there are additives to preserve your gasoline while it sits in the generator . It has been awhile since I ran it so with your suggestion I should give it a start .
My Generator still started after 2-years gasoline fuel in the Tank with additive. But I ran dry after each Test... I also have converted to N.G. kit
Coming from a 31 year IBEW electrician in Chicago, you did a very nice job. I’ll be watching the next installment.
Any good advice for a guy that went to trade high school for electric then to trade school after to get his certificate of completion of course only work with a company for a year but worked for my self doing small job but has been out for quite a while but is looking to get back in the trade miss it terribly
Hello from the Hudson Valley in NY! Have been really enjoying your videos, can’t wait to see the generator wiring one. I have been thinking about a generator wiring project for a bit now and I’m looking forward to learning from your experience.
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Ron, be sure Include credits at the end of your Portable generator wiring Video for:
Camera person, Ron master electrician Actor, and you two four-legg apprentice's.
"Electrical wiring is NOT a hobby" lol!
Fantastic job Ron! Love the paneling! Watch out with the heat this week here in Jersey 👍
Great Video. Thank you for sharing
excellent idea for putting those devices in easy view in the piece of wire gutter! we use tons of that stuff in the industrial segment of the trade.
That's thick steel, not easy to deal with. Got to appreciate the trades that work with metal constantly like machinists and sheet metal workers. I actually have a hydraulic Greenlee punch-die set that makes perfect holes in sheet steal. I bought a gear-reducer thing that I use on an electric drill instead of the super expensive hydraulic pump. I used it only a couple times. Stashed away in the garage! YES, take a break for crying out loud. See you when you post your next video.
Not very thick. I have a quality made in USA Carbide hole cutter that I used in thick 10 regular steel & stainless steel heavy panels. Speed kills unibits. If you run a little slower will last. Had lazy mechanics brake studs off hydraulic knockout S
studs while trying to knockout impossible holes in 3/8" steel plate.
@@garbo8962 Oh geezus, yeah those knockouts can probably do like 18 gauge max, I would think
Thanks for the paneling idea, I have been looking at the messing sheet rock around my Grid main panel and 1 of my Critical Loads Panel, wondering how to cover it. I don't do mud and tape very well. You gave me my solution
and do you have a source for those watt meters or are they common item?
Search Reliance Watt Meter. Mines an exterior wall so it was important to at least patch up the broken Sheetrock. Your situation might be different.
How much do you charge per hour?
Looks like Gene Simmons approves of your handiwork...
Gene invented fire, water, and electricity.
These videos have come in handy over the past year as I have had considerable electric work done on my house. It makes it easier to see whether the electricians I've hired are doing a good job or taking shortcuts. Even projects that I'm not doing are interesting because of the way you solve the problems that come up. Thanks, Ron!
My pleasure!
I see a nice white Taco in the foreground there , what year is that Ron..? also, I almost always wear pocket Tees as well, I have no use for a Tee with no pocket...LOL
2011 with 80k miles.
Could you provide li KA to the power back and watt meters please? Great vid.
Hi Ron. I see I need to proofread better. Do u have links to the Power Back device and the Watt meters? Thanks.
I would say cut the fuel supply off from the valve and let the portable generator burn off the fuel in the lines and turn off by itself
That’s what I do now. Thank you.
If I run all my mc or nm cables to a trough can I use a ground bar in the trough instead of using the one in the panel? Using a single large wire to run a ground from the panel to the trough.
Yes, and no. Check with your electrical inspector before doing that is my best suggestion.
Awesome video btw. I’ve been waiting for really good generator type videos 👍🏼
this IS a very solid job. enjoyed your demonstration.
still, i would say that industrial environment is cleaner and more reliable.
Kind of work table is that? The black one.
It’s Dewalt, and it’s a woodworking table with dogs for clamping stuff. Not very electrician friendly.
He is a nice guy and well-spoken comments
Thank you.
I see you switched from Sq "D" to Eaton Cutler/Hammer on your service Panel...
QO equipment is very expensive.
What about the Homline series of Sq "D"@@electricianron_New_Jersey
You always do a great job Ron, so, thank you bro...
I'm going to need to get you some eye protection.
Great, thanks.
I like your channel you are the only electrical channel
That still shows the work in the field
Juat curious I guess the watt meter isn't essential?
It's not. The generator has built-in overcurrent protection that should save the gen from being overloaded but don't take that chance.
Awesome
Nice Vid!
I love the pocket t-shirts too, Ron. I wear the Carhartt shirts, myself. I am in a small funk w/o them. Great video. Thanks for sharing, Russ, 28 years in the Electrical Trade.
WOULD LIKE TO LEARN HOW TO INSTALL SOME HIGH PRESSURE SODIDUM LIGHTS
Why? That's like restoring a cart for a horse n buggy set up. HPS are old and extreme energy hogs.
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