That should be NOW attached to the breaker, not NOT attached to the breaker!
Peace,
Pat
Thusly spake Pat Horne:
>
> Hmm, I read it as the pigtail would be the wire that had been cut
> loose from the breaker, that was to be plugged into the socket not
> attached to the breaker, or into the extension cord connected to the
> generator.
>
> "I propose cutting each circuit between the breaker and switch, and
> installing a suitably rated three prong female plug on the breaker
> side of the cut and a three prong male plug on the switch side of the
> cut. This would give me the ability, during power outages, to kill
> the breaker, unplug the device, and then plug it into a 12/3 extension
> cord running from my generator."
>
> Thusly spake Karl Vacek:
>>> Karl: There would be no possibility of shock at the plugs, just as
>>> there is no possibility of getting shocked when touching the plug on
>>> an appliance. Power into that piece of wire would be through the
>>> plug that is now not connected to a power source.
>>>
>>> Peace,
>>> Pat
>>
>>
>> Pat -
>>
>> Think about it again. He proposed adding a pigtail with a plug from
>> the pump to allow it to be plugged into a generator. That pigtail
>> would be connected to the pump and when the pump is regularly
>> powered, the plug would be energized too.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>>
>
>
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Pat@HorneSystemsTx.com Lockhart, TX 78644-4443
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