theboyk
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Hello!
FirstI'm not doing this work myself. I will be calling in a certified electrician. But, I'm hoping someone out there might be able to lend me some advice?
I've now contacted over 10 different electricians in my area (Toronto, Canada) and not a single one has been able to determine if they're allowed (by the ESA) to perform this work. They've all said they'll contact the ESA, but none have gotten back to me with an answer. I've contacted the ESA myself and have yet to receive an answer from them either.
As winter is closing in quickly, I'm trying to figure out what I need to do, so while I sit and wait, hoping to hear back from someone, I figure I'd post here in the meantime.
What I'd like to do is wire the furnace room in a way that would allow me to manually switch the gas furnace from main power to my portable gas (petrol) generator. This is exactly what I'm looking to do:
http://ricksdiy.com/general/wirefurnacetoagenerator/
This would only be used on rare occasions (extended power-outages in the dead of winter), so I'd like to avoid having to go the full-on, automated transfer switch solution.
So, if anyone with knowledge of ESA-approved solutions to the above (or has any other ESA-aproved solutions that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg, for doing something like the above), your advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Kristin.
FirstI'm not doing this work myself. I will be calling in a certified electrician. But, I'm hoping someone out there might be able to lend me some advice?
I've now contacted over 10 different electricians in my area (Toronto, Canada) and not a single one has been able to determine if they're allowed (by the ESA) to perform this work. They've all said they'll contact the ESA, but none have gotten back to me with an answer. I've contacted the ESA myself and have yet to receive an answer from them either.
As winter is closing in quickly, I'm trying to figure out what I need to do, so while I sit and wait, hoping to hear back from someone, I figure I'd post here in the meantime.
What I'd like to do is wire the furnace room in a way that would allow me to manually switch the gas furnace from main power to my portable gas (petrol) generator. This is exactly what I'm looking to do:
http://ricksdiy.com/general/wirefurnacetoagenerator/
This would only be used on rare occasions (extended power-outages in the dead of winter), so I'd like to avoid having to go the full-on, automated transfer switch solution.
So, if anyone with knowledge of ESA-approved solutions to the above (or has any other ESA-aproved solutions that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg, for doing something like the above), your advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Kristin.