[onamission1]

Splice into a transfer switch? So basically this 30 amps from the pole is running underground 2 run 2 well pumps, the reason the wire is so big is because of the distance now I need to put in a transfer switch in case the power goes out, what would you recommend the lugs are way to small for this so I need to either replace the lugs or splice the wire from 1200 kcmills to 10 or 8 awg wire... what else are my options

[stanfortyman]

splice into a transfer switch? So basicly this 30 amps from the pole is running underground 2 run 2 well pumps, the reason the wire is so big is because of the distance now i need to put in a transfer switch incase the power goes out, what would you recommend the lugs are way to small for this so i need to either replace the lugs or splice the wire from 1200 kcmills to 10 or 8 awg wire ...... what else are my options

Can you PLEASE try and re-write this so we can understand it?
This whole post is one run on sentence and is impossible to comprehend.
Don't start the post in the title and continue into the body. Again, that makes it hard to get.

Also, try to describe the situation a little better.
What size wire is going to the well?
Replace WHAT lugs??
What is one the pole? A meter? Panel?
Where will the transfer switch go?

[stanfortyman]

I see from your other posts that you say you are an electrician. WHY are you coming to a do-it-yourself message board asking how to do your job??

Don't you have a supervisor/foreman that can guide you? Four years is NOT nearly enough to be working completely on your own.

[Stratmando]

You can splice a short piece of wire to allow connecting. Size breaker according to the small wire.

[Stratmando]

I thought it was just early, why 1200 Kcmil was not registering, It handles 6000 Amps(aluminum). If these are small pumps, this could be a very long run(very Expensive)
Motor Loads? Distance, Voltage?

[onamission1]

Yea it's a really long run!

Sorry guys but I don't have patience to sit here for an hour and try to explain a lot. I do have supervisors but it was the weekend... I'm asking tomorrow.. haha 4 years is plenty of time to do jobs, you do realize everything I do is inspected right ? I've never failed because I do ask questions and pick peoples brains! I have made over 50.000 on the side :)

[Stratmando]

Well no problem, We know you don't have an hour, but in 5 minutes, can you "guess" the pump size, and estimate the distance in Football fields?
And we DO realize, everything you do gets inspected.

[hkstroud]

Excuse me!

Other people have, or take the time to try to assist you and you don't the time or patience to properly ask your question?

Here is a new motto for you,

"A well asked question is half answered."

[stanfortyman]

.. haha 4 years is plenty of time to do jobs, you do realize everything i do is inspected right ?

HAHAHA... you're a HACK! You give real electricians a bad name.

So you think the inspector's job is to find your hack mistakes? No so my fine wannabe electrician friend.

Whatever money you've made on the side is from folks you've conned into thinking you know what you are doing. NOT something I'd be proud of.

[onamission1]

FUNNY LOL A master electrician pulls me permits.. hmm because I'm a hack or a hard worker who studys everything before he does it and finds out everything before he does it ? Hmmm now I've wired up over 30 houses, the biggest mall is western Canada "crossiron mills" and you want to call me a hack because I never went to school, well guess what er, I'm enrolled for oct and I will be the best ing electrician there because I've done so much hands on but never had the opportunity! Don't call me a hack you! I've worked with many qualified people who say for a guy who is making a first year wage and has to support himself and family doing side jobs and learning jobs before he gets to go to school a talented and ambitious worker! Thanks for the cut down's you guys are ing heads!

[hkstroud]

Still haven't learned to properly compose a sentence have have you? Still can't grasp the idea that punctuation and capitalization are is part of the written language and are necessary for the reader to understand you. Don't know proper punctuation do you? An exclamation point is not a period or a question mark. Don't read what you write do you? You are just lazy, you want the reader to figure out what you are saying.

You can't keep your BS straight can you? You have four years experience, yet you are making first year wages. I'd be willing to bet that on the job, you don't listen very well either. You know a little, but don't understand what you know.

[Stratmando]

We ALL Just wanted to know, Length of run, motor size and volts? That's why they likely called you a hack. No License, and won't listen to Liscensed/Qualified people.
I didn't go to Electrical School.

[tkrussell]

I see this discussion as going no where other than being negative and getting worse.

This thread is closed.