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    DZLDOCTOR Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Mar 8, 2014, 05:33 PM
    Ground fault protection
    I have a customer who wants to remove his ground fault protection from his switchgear main breaker and rely on the ground fault protection on his service entrance transfer switch leaving the generator unprotected. Is this legal for a public office complex?
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    Mar 10, 2014, 04:08 AM
    First, is this in the USA?
    Second, is the ground fault protection (GFPE) in the main service disconnect required?
    If the service disconnect is 1,000 amperes or larger at 480 volts, then most likely it is.
    Let's consider this at worst case... the GFPE has been removed and later an idiot sparky get's hurt...
    Can you explain why this would be a good idea?
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    Mar 10, 2014, 08:09 AM
    DZL - I see you are in Kentucky...
    It looks like you have good reason to be concerned. This is a life safety and work safety issue that should not be taken casually...
    Let us know where this goes,
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    Mar 25, 2014, 03:04 AM
    So... what happened?
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