Fishn sparky
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- Washington State
Good afternoon gents,
Just a thought regarding either 6, 8, 10 or 12 circuit gentrans and CAFCI over current protection.
When installing the above mentioned gentrans, you are bypassing the CAFCI requirements of the NEC.
For those not familiar with gentrans, it is a manual transfer switch for either 6, 8, 10, or 12 circuits. Over current protection is included in the gentran either by fuse or breaker. This is a sealed unit with a 1" flex coming out and leads from the transfer switch. In generator operation, the OCPD in the main service are bypassed and OCP in the gentran protects the BC wiring. As mentioned earlier, the OCPD's inside the gentran are not CAFCI breakers. Does the code reference this installation? I can't seem to find anything.
Thanks and Happy New Year to all!
Just a thought regarding either 6, 8, 10 or 12 circuit gentrans and CAFCI over current protection.
When installing the above mentioned gentrans, you are bypassing the CAFCI requirements of the NEC.
For those not familiar with gentrans, it is a manual transfer switch for either 6, 8, 10, or 12 circuits. Over current protection is included in the gentran either by fuse or breaker. This is a sealed unit with a 1" flex coming out and leads from the transfer switch. In generator operation, the OCPD in the main service are bypassed and OCP in the gentran protects the BC wiring. As mentioned earlier, the OCPD's inside the gentran are not CAFCI breakers. Does the code reference this installation? I can't seem to find anything.
Thanks and Happy New Year to all!