[macmikeman]

The 1 on left is a single receptacle

Ya that's for the tv to plug into. The other one is for the ups to deliver power in.

 

[macmikeman]

Registered from Florida..........

 

[Majewski]

That's actually legal in Ontario.

thats rad. do you also gfi it?

 

[joe-nwt]

Quit being so cheap and buy the wife her own UPS.

 

[macmikeman]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^. Word

 

[emtnut]

thats rad. do you also gfi it?

Of course not !!

 

[Majewski]

Of course not !!

excluded for that single purpose?

 

[emtnut]

excluded for that single purpose?

We don't do GFCIs in the basement or in the garage.

Maybe that's why you guys have 10x the population of us thou !

 

[Majewski]

We don't do GFCIs in the basement or in the garage.

Maybe that's why you guys have 10x the population of us thou !

yes its purely the gfci. asia must be FULL of them

 

[dspiffy]

this reminds me...i was just asked to cord/plug a furnace. totally unrelated but reminded me nonetheless lol

Would that qualify as a disconnect?

 

[Majewski]

Would that qualify as a disconnect?

sure fk it who cares. im a plumbers assistant after all

 

[splatz]

Would that qualify as a disconnect?

Yes. I can't think of a reason you couldn't cord and plug connect a furnace. I think people do it so they can run it off an extension cord to a portable generator. A while back there was discussion of wiring an inlet on a DPDT switch to switch between utility power and inlet / generator power.

 

[Almost Retired]

Let me throw in a boomerang. Where does the code require overcurrent protection? At the point where the conductor
receives it's supply. (which your downstream wiring doesn't). 240.21

so the UPS s you use dont have a small cct breaker?
and the original breaker feeding it isnt sufficient protection?

 

[dspiffy]

Yes. I can't think of a reason you couldn't cord and plug connect a furnace. I think people do it so they can run it off an extension cord to a portable generator. A while back there was discussion of wiring an inlet on a DPDT switch to switch between utility power and inlet / generator power.

I've done some commercial/industrial work where a disconnect was required and again we would just use a cord and plug. But this was subject to OSHA and the fire marshal, not permit inspectors.

 

[Almost Retired]

That's what i was wondering. With the ups plugged in then the ups breaker takes care of the situation but as its a standard receptacle there is a possibility you could back feed it with anything you like.

so to play devils advocate ....
what amp breaker is currently feeding it?
do you have any 115V receptacles on a cct that has a higher amp than that?

if no .... somebody would have to work really hard to mess it up
kinda like intentionally putting all of the 120V ccts on the same phase in the panel
it can be done but it is difficult, not to mention wasteful

 

[mburtis]

The old ups for the plant computer was hooked up via a male cord end hanging out of a box on the wall, if it's good enough for government work why not...

I've seriously considered wiring a plug and cord into my furnace as well as my parents. That way it could be ran to a small generator in case of a long duration power outage during winter. Code or not, it makes sense to me.

 

[Almost Retired]

The old ups for the plant computer was hooked up via a male cord end hanging out of a box on the wall, if it's good enough for government work why not...

I've seriously considered wiring a plug and cord into my furnace as well as my parents. That way it could be ran to a small generator in case of a long duration power outage during winter. Code or not, it makes sense to me.

that is still done around here for central gas heat

 

[Kevin]

this reminds me...i was just asked to cord/plug a furnace. totally unrelated but reminded me nonetheless lol

That's actually legal in Ontario.

I'd have no issues doing what OP wants to do. When OP moves out the inlet and outlet can be removed and connected as it would have before.

 

[nrp3]

Reliance makes a nice simple furnace only transfer switch.

 

[yankeejoe1141]

You have that many problems with the power that you need a UPS at home?