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- Simi Valley, CA
Would you allow a #2 SO cord to feed an exterior generator? It's not portable and don't worry about loads. This is an optional standby system.
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I see nothing inherently unsafe about doing so.
Did the AHJ accept the idea that the reason for doing so was to prevent transmission of vibration, which is a pretty good argument in the case of a generator.
Would you allow a #2 SO cord to feed an exterior generator? It's not portable and don't worry about loads. This is an optional standby system.
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Assuming hard wired here, no- but you already know this.
What's up?
Of course if it was my own house, uninspected, and just me running the show......
That's what I was assuming too, but I'm not sure that I'm hanging my hat on the correct code section.
Just a plan check, with some misinformation on it and so once the red pen comes out......
Well of course.:happyyes:
Could 400.8 (7) be applied here? I also wonder how the SO would hold up being exposed to direct sunlight.
Would you allow a #2 SO cord to feed an exterior generator? It's not portable and don't worry about loads. This is an optional standby system.
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I would prefer 400.8(1), I am not fond of sections that say "Where subject to physical damage", too subjective IMO.
If it is not a portable generator and it is hard wired, no. Flexible cord cannot be used as a substitute for fixed wiring of a structure.
If the generator were on wheels and it was cord and plug connected. I would have to assume it would only be connected during an outage. Yes.
I agree with you 100% on that.
Tom, that was the same reason I'm having problems justifying it in my head. But the sunlight thing is another good reason that it should be hard wired.
The genny is feeding a structure, that makes the connection premise wiring- no different than an outside branch circuit or feeder.