Is there an electrical contractor in the house??

SKR8PN · January 13, 2005, 01:49:57 PM

I need to purchase, a Cutler-Hammer,200 amp automatic transfer switch, for a Stand-by Generator I am going to install,but I can't seem to get a decent price on one in my area. Searchs on the net have been rather fruitless as well. Every where I look,they are 800 to 860 dollars

for a little box with hardly ANYTHING in IT!! Anyone here, get any kind of a discount anywhere? Can you "Hook a Brutha up"??
I'd sure appreciate any help. Thanks.
The Briggs and Stratton # is 1814
The part# right out of the Cutler Hammer catalog is:
RTHMFDA20200WRU

The NAED # is 10782114625085

The UPCA# is 782114625088

Bruce Dorsi · January 13, 2005, 03:32:33 PM

Sorry, but I can't help with the transfer switch, Jim.

I'm just curious--- What did you select for a generator?

1FATGMC · January 13, 2005, 04:33:49 PM

Quote from: "SKR8PN"I need to purchase, a Cutler-Hammer,200 amp automatic transfer switch, for a Stand-by Generator I am going to install,but I can't seem to get a decent price on one in my area. Searchs on the net have been rather fruitless as well. Every where I look,they are 800 to 860 dollars for a little box with hardly ANYTHING in IT!! Anyone here, get any kind of a discount anywhere? Can you "Hook a Brutha up"??
I'd sure appreciate any help. Thanks.
The Briggs and Stratton # is 1814
The part# right out of the Cutler Hammer catalog is:
RTHMFDA20200WRU

The NAED # is 10782114625085

The UPCA# is 782114625088

I think I would get a car battery, a screw motor like street rods use, a 110 relay from radio shack, a 12 volt relay from radio shack, micro switch, and a cheap breaker box with a pull "on" switch.

The 110 relay would be wired so that when you had 110 power it would be on and you would use the normally open circuit on it to run to the 12 volt relay.

Power goes off and the normally open ( with power) circuit would go to "closed" position and activate the 12 volt relay, through the normally closed micro switch. That would activate the screw motor and pull the switch on. At the end of the screw motors stroke pulling the switch on it would hit the micro switch and open the circuit stopping the screw motor as the relay would then open.

Now just do another screw motor and some of these parts in reverse to switch back to normal power when it comes on. This will all need refining of course I am no way responsible if this all burns your house down

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Of course the second option is to buy a monkey and train it to pull the switch when the music it is listening to goes off.

c ya, Sum

Sean · January 13, 2005, 05:30:27 PM

Quote from: "1FATGMC"This will all need refining of course I am no way responsible if this all burns your house down .

Sumners starting to think like Rube Goldberg...

SKR8PN · January 13, 2005, 06:07:55 PM

Sumner.............you ain't right

but I love ya anyway

Bruce........I am going to purchase a Briggs & Stratton/Eaton, 12,000 watt,propane standby unit. This will replace my 6700 watt Mitsubishi portable genset with a manual transfer switch.
I'm gettin' to darn old to worry about this crap when Willy and I are away

and this unit is large enough to handle 95% of the stuff in my house. To go any larger would mean a liquid cooled engine and about 3 grand more money

For 3 grand,I can throw a couple of breakers

MrMopar64 · January 13, 2005, 09:21:14 PM

SKR8PN
I'll give my brother a call in the morning and see what he can do...
He owns Orange Coast Electric. I'll post as soon as I know something

MM64

MrMopar64 · January 14, 2005, 06:22:23 PM

Just got ahold of my bro he said he won't have a price for a couple days
so prob Mon or Tue....... Hope you didn't need it yesterday

I'll let you know when I hear

MM64

SKR8PN · January 14, 2005, 07:31:45 PM

Quote from: "MrMopar64"Just got ahold of my bro he said he won't have a price for a couple days
so prob Mon or Tue....... Hope you didn't need it yesterday
I'll let you know when I hear

MM64

Thanks man,I appreciate that!
I am planning on TRYING to get the NEW generator ordered next week sometime.......

Jim in Texas · January 15, 2005, 08:55:09 AM

Here's a manual switch for $329.99 at Harbor Freight Tools -

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42163

Don't know if it's what you're looking for.............

Jim

MrMopar64 · January 18, 2005, 12:48:38 PM

SKR8PN
Well got some good and some bad news
My brother said if you can get that Cutler & Hammer switch for 800 bucks get it....... Thats the good news........ Now the bad

His price for it is $2250.00

When they gave him the price he called me back to check and see if he got the number wrong but he had the right number so he called his supplier back and had them check again and they still come up with the same thing
Maybe it's a Calif. thing :? ... Looks like you better buy the monkey

He don't have any listing for the other brands you listed
Sorry I couldn't help

MM64

MrMopar64 · January 18, 2005, 01:08:59 PM

Was just look'n on Ebay a new 200 amp 220v are going for about 400 bucks ya might want to check there

MM64

Leon · January 18, 2005, 08:34:06 PM

Quote from: "1FATGMC"

Of course the second option is to buy a monkey and train it to pull the switch when the music it is listening to goes off.

c ya, Sum

Is that a job offer???

Bruce Dorsi · January 23, 2005, 10:49:05 AM

Quote from: "SKR8PN"I am going to purchase a Briggs & Stratton/Eaton, 12,000 watt,propane standby unit.

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Jim, Did you get squared away yet on a transfer switch?

The reason I ask, is that from what I can see in catalogs, most 12K gen-sets use 100 amp (or smaller) transfer switches. ....I see that some 20K units are using 100 amp transfer switches, as well.

I'm guessing that your existing panel is rated 200 amps, and that is why you want a 200 amp transfer switch?

Are you allowed by code to put a 100 amp breaker in your existing panel, and feed the transfer switch from that?