Generac 7209 200A Automatic-Transfer Switch Part 2 (of 2) | Osterville, Cape Cod

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  • @castinajig
    @castinajig 12 днів тому

    I’m licensed New Jersey electrician now living in Baltimore our company just replaced a Generac industrial 50 KW for a cell tower. Just thought I’d check out your video. Pretty effing awesome

  • @dgeoffreyfitton2836
    @dgeoffreyfitton2836 Рік тому +3

    Your instructions and attention to detail are evidence of how professional you are and are much appreciated. I always learn something from your videos.

  • @ranch3727
    @ranch3727 Рік тому +3

    Heck yea dude! Great video! I love these rough-in/install videos you do! Would love to see some troubleshoot videos too if you can!

  • @leonciomadrid5942
    @leonciomadrid5942 Рік тому +2

    It’s great to have people like you doing this and sharing your thoughts , experiences , knowledge.! I really learn a lot from this video .! Muchas gracias 🙏🏽

  • @steveg5576
    @steveg5576 Рік тому +1

    Nice table...ha...I hit 50 yrs or so..I started to use -- and still use a wood tv tray - table all the time. Forget all this bending over all day. Table is one of the best tools I have.

    • @electricianron_New_Jersey
      @electricianron_New_Jersey  Рік тому +1

      I didn't even have my van with me for the trip and actually saw this table collecting dust in the basement.

    • @steveg5576
      @steveg5576 Рік тому

      I saw your field set up in another video.@@electricianron_New_Jersey

  • @romanconnection1
    @romanconnection1 Рік тому +2

    Great videos. Much respect one Electrician to another . God bless you

  • @johnduffy532
    @johnduffy532 Рік тому

    I like your saying, “better to be a mile too long than an inch short!”

  • @colinpenfold2971
    @colinpenfold2971 Рік тому +1

    Great stuff Ron. Interested to see you started in the Seabees. I have a similar original military engineering provenance ! (UK) Electrical Engineer now, but always a sparky at heart!

  • @captainwaring
    @captainwaring 10 місяців тому

    It's always a pleasure to watch a real master ply his trade. Many thanks, Electrician Ron!

  • @brianbeasley7270
    @brianbeasley7270 Рік тому

    I really like your attention to grounds and bonding and getting the separated grounds moved in the service box!

  • @tonystrollo193
    @tonystrollo193 Рік тому +2

    Hey Ron I always enjoy your videos, That was a super nice job as always. Very professionally done.

  • @rickelliott777
    @rickelliott777 5 місяців тому

    You are sooo Anal about Detail. ( Stainless steel screws stainless steel washers and duct seal)..thats what makes your work sooo Beautiful.
    I'm trying to get licensed in high volt work in Florida, and I must say your videos are the example that makes the rule
    👍👍
    Worth every Dime.

  • @benlucio
    @benlucio Рік тому

    I like you bro. I like that you want to leave your work like “it’s always been like that” like @ 13:10. Respect.

  • @theamerican7080
    @theamerican7080 Рік тому +1

    I did not know you must de-bond the neutral and ground at the former main panel. I installed a manual transfer switch myself some years back, and I never made that change, but I did remove a second earth ground I originally installed that was connected to the generator chassis.
    -Thanks for sparing us the 2,000,000,001st time hearing that song! (And YT will cry a copyright river)-

    • @mitchdenner9743
      @mitchdenner9743 Рік тому +3

      Yes, it's essentially a subpanel now, and the transfer is the main.

    • @electricianron_New_Jersey
      @electricianron_New_Jersey  Рік тому +4

      If you dont remove the main bonding jumper the 4-wire is essentially useless since the bond between neutral and ground is still present at the distribution panel. This bond creates a parallel path for fault current to clear a fault. This'll take much longer to clear a fault because of the multiple paths back to the source.

    • @theamerican7080
      @theamerican7080 Рік тому

      @@electricianron_New_Jersey Now I understand, Thank you!

  • @no1but24
    @no1but24 11 місяців тому

    Great Video, Last year I set my house up to back feed via a inlet box, during an outage, I didn’t know till later to I had convert my Generator to floating neutral, because you can only have 1 bonded neutral at the main panel, glad nothing happened.

  • @deneishfindley3606
    @deneishfindley3606 3 місяці тому

    Wonderful video,learning a lot from you

  • @TCPLY
    @TCPLY 10 місяців тому

    I really enjoy watching you do clean tidy looking work. I need some electrical work at this time, but you’re a long ways away. I’m in MT.

  • @tommcdonald53
    @tommcdonald53 5 місяців тому

    Hi Ron, i hooked up an 18kva generac generator and i found out that the 7th wire is a neutral that goes from the generator control board to the neutral connection in the transfer switch which is for i believe the battery charger, Generac did not have this wire on there schematics , plus they wanted it all the way back to the transfer switch and not connected in the generator itself. Thanks for your video.😂

  • @davidchesley6363
    @davidchesley6363 Рік тому +1

    How much mark up do you see as acceptable? Nice work BTW.

  • @jamesparthun3529
    @jamesparthun3529 4 місяці тому

    Great Workmanship

  • @russrockino-rr0864
    @russrockino-rr0864 Рік тому

    I was about ready to comment on the main bonding jumper, Ron, just a few seconds before you took it out. Well done. I don't know if Jersey inspectors are looking at this yet, but some want to know that you carry a torque wrench and a torque screw driver and that you torque your terminations to Manufacturers specs. I am sure you you went back and did that off camera,lol. Very easy to do when you work for yourself! Great video, Thanks, Russ, Electrician from Oregon.

  • @jamescollins8148
    @jamescollins8148 2 місяці тому

    Great Job!

  • @castinajig
    @castinajig 12 днів тому

    I’m not sure, but I believe in the new cable assembly from Generac the neutral is required to provide power for the battery charger in a liquid cooled unit as opposed air cooled unit, which utilizes and internal neutral… but again I could be 100% wrong.

  • @jcaleca60
    @jcaleca60 Рік тому

    Hello Ron met your cousin in doctor's office 11 ralph place Staten island allergy doctor I am retired nyc electrician for fire dept😊 you do good work😊 she a nurse had fusion in her neck forgot her name she see me with cane I had back operation the trade good but in years hurts your back and knees😢

  • @cadentheis
    @cadentheis Рік тому +1

    Could you explain more about why you wouldn’t have to bond in an emergency disconnect vs when you do in an emergency disconnect/service disconnect? Just confused on the theory on that and how it’s different? I assume it’s because the neutral is continuous thought the emergency disconnect and is then bonded to the grounds in the main panel service disconnect

  • @felixdiazjr3537
    @felixdiazjr3537 6 місяців тому

    That was a great video. But do you have a video of the Generator turning on. Was you able to simulate a power loss?

  • @ryannicita5719
    @ryannicita5719 Рік тому

    electrician Ron. YOU ARE THE MAN

  • @BobJackson-zv1fh
    @BobJackson-zv1fh 9 місяців тому

    Great job Ron.

  • @rupe53
    @rupe53 Рік тому

    I know this is not the finished video (no start up yet) so just my opinion after working at a large dealer near 25 years. Video is straight and to the point, over all. Personally, I like to see getting the utility power back on ASAP, and then playing with gen connections. I also like to see all wire entry to the TS from the bottom, so mounting the TS next to the meter at eye height. (above the snow line) Yeah, some wires are exposed, but I have chased WAY too many water leaks (and replacement contactors) over the years. Speaking of water leaks, caulk 3 sides of the cabinet to the house. (bottom open just in case) If you disconnect the white plug on the load shed module, it kills the power on all the small wires, even if the utility is present. (no buzzed fingers while wiring) It will also prevent transfer if the gen set starts. (don't forget to put the plug back in when done) BTW, I retired just as that new gen cable came out so have never used it. Looks like a great time saver.

  • @sblonsky
    @sblonsky Рік тому +1

    Really enjoyed but why didn't you film a generator test? When our generac generator was placed our installers did a separate conduit from generator to transfer switch for the control wires and then another conduit for power. I liked the cable you used that had everything in one.

    • @rupe53
      @rupe53 Рік тому +2

      Originally NEC (and Generac) called for separate conduit for line voltage and low voltage wiring. This cable is UL approved for all of them to be within a single jacket. One of the issues that happened early on (pre 1995?) was induced voltage over a long run, which confused the gen's circuit board when using the optional 2 wire start. (dry contacts)

    • @electricianron_New_Jersey
      @electricianron_New_Jersey  Рік тому +1

      Actually, Generac did not require separate conduit runs for both the signaling conductors and the feeders as long as the insulation for the signaling conductors had the same voltage rating as the feeders. This does not apply to Kholer generators that do require separate conduits/ raceways. Good question!

    • @rupe53
      @rupe53 Рік тому

      @@electricianron_New_Jersey early units had 2 wire start option. (GTS switch or Asco) I only ever saw stray voltage on long runs of say 100 feet. The 240 in the same conduit with the dry contacts (193 / 78?) would show up as 25 volts AC as an induced voltage and not allow the unto to shut down when that contact opened. What transpired was the cool down cycle, then a shutdown, with immediate transfer as the voltage faded away. IOW, light went dim then BANG back to utility. 23 and 194 are 12 volts DC so they had no problem.... but those are not used with a GTS or Asco TS. Generac seemed to solve all of those problems in the newer control boards circa Y2K and the introduction of the combination TS with breaker subpanel built in. All of a sudden everything was in the same BX whip.

  • @zekenzy6486
    @zekenzy6486 Рік тому

    Great Video. Nice Job. It looks beautiful installed. Thank you for sharing

  • @dougsweldingfabrication953
    @dougsweldingfabrication953 Рік тому

    Top Notch work as always. Thank you for sharing.... This was a big project

  • @garycunningham8478
    @garycunningham8478 Рік тому

    Per code you don’t need any plastic bushings on the ser connector?

  • @mattschoular8844
    @mattschoular8844 Рік тому

    Nice job Ron. Looks great...

  • @chuckquinn8026
    @chuckquinn8026 Рік тому

    Wow…April 2021? Nice job Ron. I figured he was either a friend or family for you to make the trip 👍👍
    Looks exactly like my 150A transfer switch. Curious what the new wires are for. Ecobee is now a part of Generac so I’m guessing it’s going to tie the wifi thermostat in with the generator. Their alarm system and new doorbell camera are all tied into the thermostat as a central hub. Interesting…

  • @senorash
    @senorash 21 день тому

    Great video! I'm assuming you can just because of the basic mechanics of the ATS, but one could install the ATS on a new build and then install the genset down the road? Looking at doing this on our new build as won't have $$ for the genset immediately.

  • @mattcregeen7724
    @mattcregeen7724 8 місяців тому

    So do you now have two sub panels?? Your first panel is.still your main panel., wouldn’t you have taken out that main breaker since genset panel has disconnect in it?

  • @tonyd3029
    @tonyd3029 Рік тому

    Great video! Thank you Let's see the startup of the generator. You were in the U.S. Navy? I was a IC2/Diver out of San Diego and Japan back in 1980's.

    • @electricianron_New_Jersey
      @electricianron_New_Jersey  Рік тому +1

      I was in the Seabees. FH 15 Operation Desert Storm.

    • @tonyd3029
      @tonyd3029 Рік тому

      I worked in Oman as an Electrical supervisor, it was OK by then.

  • @anthonycardona3141
    @anthonycardona3141 5 місяців тому

    Why not mount transfer switch inside by main panel? Btw nice job.

  • @linehandibew6205
    @linehandibew6205 Рік тому

    You’re working in cape cod now??? Work drying up in jersey??

  • @taghvaee
    @taghvaee Рік тому

    beautiful

  • @titanelectric360
    @titanelectric360 Рік тому

    What kind of "allen" wrench were you using for the lugs on the panels? I enjoy your videos btw. Good stuff!

  • @ClippyC
    @ClippyC Рік тому

    I would be concerned about a transfer cabinet so low to the ground in the north. We can easily get a foot or so of snow and I'd think it would accumulate against the case.

  • @nikupatel9
    @nikupatel9 Рік тому

    can you show one with solar panel.

  • @thanatoslrsd
    @thanatoslrsd Рік тому

    Awesome work Ron. Why did you not white tape the neutral between the panel to the TX Switch? This video was much appreciated. I'm thinking of adding a very similar system soon.

    • @electricianron_New_Jersey
      @electricianron_New_Jersey  Рік тому +2

      It has a white stripe on the conductor.

    • @thanatoslrsd
      @thanatoslrsd Рік тому

      @@electricianron_New_Jersey I didn't notice... sorry, I was multitasking. Thanks for the clarification. Please keep the videos coming!

  • @RandleMcMurphy-wm8rt
    @RandleMcMurphy-wm8rt Рік тому

    Hey Ron. Not entirely related to this video, but got myself in a situation yesterday where I was trying to wrestle 4/0 SER through an LB (from a service disconnect into a panel) and ultimately had to strip the sheathing from the SER in the LB and feed the wires to the disconnect one by one. I’ve seen you bend SEU through LBs but haven’t caught a video of you doing it with SER. Have you? Any insight on NJ inspectors seeing unsheathed SER coming into the disconnect?

  • @theweldingmachine
    @theweldingmachine Рік тому

    quick question I have a 200 amp meter combo panel that has 4 spaces, that are all full but 1. Can I run a 200amp sub panel off of that? I'm trying to run another 100 amp sub to a shop off of the 200 amp sub(welding shop) is this possible.
    Thanks for the videos.

  • @CryptoiNNERG
    @CryptoiNNERG 4 місяці тому

    Ron, what is your watch brand and model? Thanks

  • @ahchu3256
    @ahchu3256 11 місяців тому

    Isn't the ATS box going to get covered in snow mounted so low? Those boxes are not sealed at all.

    • @electricianron_New_Jersey
      @electricianron_New_Jersey  11 місяців тому

      That box is a Nema 3 enclosure.

    • @ahchu3256
      @ahchu3256 11 місяців тому

      Thanks, Ron. I enjoy your channel very much. Very interesting and educational. I've seen a few of the outside transfer switches in our area (northern MA) with corrosion and mud dauber nests, so installed mine in the basement to try to avoid that..@@electricianron_New_Jersey

  • @bigsippas
    @bigsippas Рік тому

    awesome

  • @johnwalker890
    @johnwalker890 11 місяців тому

    Good job Ron, Question Ron, not trying to be a smart alec. But would 2020 or 2023 allow you to use a trough or rectangle wireway to run the service entrance through line and load, and also run generator supply to the transfer switch, through conduits to the trough, to keep the work height higher, so the transfer switch isn't so low to the ground.

    • @electricianron_New_Jersey
      @electricianron_New_Jersey  11 місяців тому

      Service conductors are not permitted to be run with non-service entrance conductors in the same conduit or conduit body like a wiring trough. NEC 230.7

    • @johnwalker890
      @johnwalker890 11 місяців тому

      Okay.

  • @tonystrollo193
    @tonystrollo193 Рік тому

    Hey Ron, aren't you mounting the transfer switch too close to the ground, how about when you get high snow buildups. I know you know the codes, to me it looks really close to the ground

    • @BrianD-ds4dx
      @BrianD-ds4dx Рік тому +1

      Tony, I was reading through the comments itching to make the same one! We cannot get away with that height here in Texas, but when visiting my folks in Western NY I definitely notice they will put meters at 4 feet, while our standard height is 5.5 feet. I know NEC calls for 4 to 6 feet from grade to meter midline and I’m ashamed to admit I never look at shorter options….always taller. Thanks to Harvey, we now have more situations where we have platforms built than even thinking about going lower to the ground.
      Great video Ron but any answers you can give on height, I’d love to hear. I really liked the first part of this and will comment on it from a gas standpoint. Just wish a craftsman of your caliber would go Cummins for your units!

    • @tonystrollo193
      @tonystrollo193 Рік тому

      Hey Brian, thanks for your comment. Yeah that transfer switch box is really too low to the ground. I would have went to the right, mount the TB high and do long radius service conduit At lease it would keep the snow and low grade moisture out. I have no problem with Ron he is a dam good Electrician and knows his trade.

    • @BrianD-ds4dx
      @BrianD-ds4dx Рік тому

      I understand why he just replaced the service disconnect. It makes sense. I guess my question also applies to the placement of the original service disconnect . To me, it appears there is room at meter height to the right BUT you would then have a terrible looking spot where the original disconnect was.
      Is this something you “Yankees” can get away with on the East Coast? I like all my work to be at standing level but maybe that’s just because I am used to it…

  • @jamescollins8148
    @jamescollins8148 2 місяці тому

    Does the ATS certify as the Emergency disconnect?

    • @electricianron_New_Jersey
      @electricianron_New_Jersey  2 місяці тому +1

      The NEC requires the emergency disconnect 230.85. In this video the ATS is both the emergency disconnect and the main disconnect.

  • @GOAT4Ever29
    @GOAT4Ever29 15 днів тому

    bad@ss install! learn a lot every single video you make! keep grinding!

  • @donhgr
    @donhgr Рік тому

    How do you find a reputable local electrician, I’m in a major city.

    • @electricianron_New_Jersey
      @electricianron_New_Jersey  Рік тому

      Ask your friends or neighbors. Seriously. A referral is like gold because most of the time a friend won’t recommend someone or something that wasn’t a good experience for them. Just my opinion.

  • @norme7102
    @norme7102 Рік тому

    When you’re converting a main panel to a subpanel as in this case, how do you deal with dryer and stove wiring if it happens to be the older three wire setup?

    • @electricianron_New_Jersey
      @electricianron_New_Jersey  Рік тому

      If it’s 3-wire then it’s an equipment grounding conductor, not a neutral.

    • @norme7102
      @norme7102 Рік тому

      @@electricianron_New_Jersey actually it’s both on a three wire, but it was only allowed if it originated at the main service panel where the neutral was bonded.

  • @0xdeadc0de
    @0xdeadc0de Рік тому

    Where is the finally check??? 😅😂 We didn’t see if the ATS is working.

  • @TCPLY
    @TCPLY 10 місяців тому

    Don’t they make a tool to cut these holes, instead of using hole drill? 9:47

  • @aaron74
    @aaron74 Рік тому +1

    You must have great rep for someone up in Cape Cod to commission you to drive 5+ hours north through three states! Hefty trip charge, I imagine, with a night at a hotel? Maybe double it as a small vacation in Cape Cod?

    • @electricianron_New_Jersey
      @electricianron_New_Jersey  Рік тому +3

      Sal used to be my main mechanic. He took care of my vans maintenance for many years and I have no problem traveling to do this work for my friend.

    • @aaron74
      @aaron74 Рік тому +1

      @@electricianron_New_Jersey That's great, nothing better than the barter system. With him being a mechanic he'll know how to maintain that Generac no problem.

  • @pawelelektryk2985
    @pawelelektryk2985 Рік тому

    nice work as always.if you don't mind me asking,just 'how expensive' is that generac 'special' cable?

    • @rupe53
      @rupe53 Рік тому +2

      it's in the neighborhood of $10 a foot but gets cheaper as the quantity goes up. The price also varies based on the wire gage. (generator size) It is rated for direct burial, so you save on conduit and labor.

    • @electricianron_New_Jersey
      @electricianron_New_Jersey  Рік тому +2

      I paid less than five-dollar per foot. The total run was 80' and it was long by about 10' in the end.

    • @rupe53
      @rupe53 Рік тому +2

      @@electricianron_New_Jersey the web site I checked just gave the base price and said cost went down with quantity. They did not give the numbers for say 100 foot rolls. I see it's available in Al or Cu, at about $2 a foot difference. I am leary of the fact that they claim one wire size fits 17 - 24 Kw. Last I looked #3 isn't rated for 100 amps on a long run. (100 ft?) 90 amps I would buy but 100 amps is a stretch with voltage drop.

  • @TheTubejunky
    @TheTubejunky Рік тому

    That orange level is awesome ask the guy who stole mine!

  • @rainmaker3700
    @rainmaker3700 Рік тому

    Not too low to the ground??

    • @rupe53
      @rupe53 Рік тому +1

      NEC doesn't have a minimum height but does hint at 4 feet. I would also imagine local code might suggest "above the snow" if you follow my drift. (pun intended)

    • @electricianron_New_Jersey
      @electricianron_New_Jersey  Рік тому +2

      This a Nema 3 (or 4) enclosure.

    • @rainmaker3700
      @rainmaker3700 Рік тому

      @@rupe53 yes that probably would not pass in my area.

    • @rupe53
      @rupe53 Рік тому

      @@electricianron_New_Jersey yes, it's rain rated, (NEMA 3R?) but any top penetrations makes me worry.

    • @electricianron_New_Jersey
      @electricianron_New_Jersey  Рік тому +1

      Meyers hub @@rupe53

  • @scottdenham848
    @scottdenham848 Рік тому

    Hello Ron, I think I have missed the last few videos. Do you have to be licensed in each state you work? I would have thought you would stay in New Jersey or maybe sometimes in New York.

  • @350FMC
    @350FMC Рік тому

    Honeymooners was the best.

  • @linehandibew6205
    @linehandibew6205 Рік тому

    New drinking game….take a drink every time time he asks us to like and subscribe and also every time like and subscribe pops up on the screen.

  • @panamediallc4454
    @panamediallc4454 Рік тому

    Can’t stand people that just stand there and say right when they are asking questions. Like you know… then why you asking

  • @lowrybrock8272
    @lowrybrock8272 Рік тому +1

    Hi Ron! Really enjoy your videos. When I was a cable tv service tech I went to a house one night that had lost their neutral and it was pulling current through the shield on the cable drop. Not pretty. I immediately told them they needed to get an electrician out there to find out what the problem was. The splitter was hot to the touch. Be safe out there!