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Are generator interlock kits legal in new jersey.
Check the labeling inside of the siemens panel.
We do the interlock kits all the time.
It is far safer than back feeding a house through an ac disconnect.
Interlock kits were an immediate success.
As a master electrician interlock kits are a great option and if they have been tested by ul or other groups like csa they are generally accepted by ahjs.
They are recognized to.
An interlock kit may be listed there.
I would not buy a cheap un tested one but you can purchase them from oem s and get the test report with the kit.
If you install the interlock kit.
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If you choose the transfer panel then you are locked into those x amount of circuits to run on the generator.
I prefer them because you don t need to predict how the homeowner will use the power in the future.
I have done a number of interlock kit installations in new jersey.
The newer load centers usually give a part number for accessories available for that particular panel.
New jersey occupation journeyman electrician jan 5 2018.
The interlock kit would be sold by a new company.
Imho they are a safety device they work and their intended use is obvious.
It provides a mechanical interlock which acts as a manual transfer switch so that the utility and generator breakers cannot be turned on at the same time.
A generator interlock kit or just interlock kit is a device designed to allow safe powering of a home by a portable generator during a power outage it is a less expensive alternative to purchasing and installing a dedicated transfer switch the kit achieves the same function by adding an external interlock onto an existing breaker panel that allows the main breaker to be turned on or one.
The vast majority of ei s in northern nj are not accepting these interlock kits.
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The interlock kit is simple and ingenious.
