Hello, writing from the Pacific Northwest, where we have been without power for 6 days now... I am so glad we got the portable generator and transfer switch.
However, I need to run my septic pump off my 5500w generator as the pump tank is filling up. I only need to run it for about 2 minutes a day until power is back, so this is ultra temporary.
It appears to be a 240v pump according the docs I could find, and it is connected to a red and a black wire (white wire is not connected to anything). It has a doubled-ganged breaker. However, I would like to confirm that my thinking is correct here and that this means it is 240v. My house was built in 2003.
It is not possible to buy the 4 prong generator plugs at this time due to everyone being sold out. However, I wired up 2 regular 120v plugs (rated 15A) together to plug into the generator's console. Using my meter I can measure ~240v between the two black wires and ~0v between the 2 white wires. So I connected the white wires together and connected the 2 black wires to the septic pump (which is unhooked from the house wiring to be safe). I added a heavy duty switch to interrupt one of the black wires.
Now my 2nd question is which black wire is the equivalent of "red" in my house wiring? If I guess wrong, will the pump be damaged or run backwards? ??
Thanks for any assistance or reassurance I've done this right.
However, I need to run my septic pump off my 5500w generator as the pump tank is filling up. I only need to run it for about 2 minutes a day until power is back, so this is ultra temporary.
It appears to be a 240v pump according the docs I could find, and it is connected to a red and a black wire (white wire is not connected to anything). It has a doubled-ganged breaker. However, I would like to confirm that my thinking is correct here and that this means it is 240v. My house was built in 2003.
It is not possible to buy the 4 prong generator plugs at this time due to everyone being sold out. However, I wired up 2 regular 120v plugs (rated 15A) together to plug into the generator's console. Using my meter I can measure ~240v between the two black wires and ~0v between the 2 white wires. So I connected the white wires together and connected the 2 black wires to the septic pump (which is unhooked from the house wiring to be safe). I added a heavy duty switch to interrupt one of the black wires.
Now my 2nd question is which black wire is the equivalent of "red" in my house wiring? If I guess wrong, will the pump be damaged or run backwards? ??
Thanks for any assistance or reassurance I've done this right.