----- On Aug 31, 2021, at 2:11 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) lists@packetflux.com wrote: Hi,
I just wish the electrical code would permit or require certain low cost things which make temporary generator connections more likely to be safe.
For example, code requires most furnaces to be hardwired. But a furnace is one of the first things you want on a generator in an extended winter power outage. If instead of hardwired, the code required plug and socket connections at each 120v furnace then Joe homeowner would be more likely to run an extension cord from his generator to his furnace instead of trying to rig up his generator with a suicide cord.
Now I'm wondering which jurisdiction you're talking about. I live in California in a home which was finalized in 2019. As I'm the first owner, I was there when the inspector went up into the attic and checked my HVAC. My HVAC has a plug in power cord running into a regular household socket (all in the attic). The inspector didn't say a word about it and issued the occupancy permit. My electrically powered oven is hardwired, but I guess that's because it requires two 50amp breakers? Thanks, Sabri