Jcoon
Silver Member
Yup me either! Cost me 8,500 for my 245 foot well.
Are you married to the idea of two separate meters? Another option is to just install a single 400a service, with 200a breakers to each house and a transfer switch on the main panel. That way both houses and the well have generator backup, and you only get a bill for one electrical service.
one other thing to consider, the 150 foot run between generator and original house. the voltage drop needed to carry the generators load will need pretty large wires. then you have to consider the fact that the NEC requires that an automatic standby generator that automatically switches over to a whole house switch be capable of supplying the load without shutting down. now youve just added 2 houses to the load calcs. good luck getting the largest air cooled genny (96 amps at 240 v) to power 2 houses and meet code. if you have to switch to liquid cooled or diesel, $$$$$$
Also a little off topic, curious to why are you burying your propane tank? Seems just to add cost and a bigger headache for maintenance. Is there no place to hide out of the way above ground?
not if there is a heater or lights in the well house. most well house panels ive seen have 120 circuits there also. if they are not [present, then yes only 3 wires would be needed.
Now I’m confused. Are some saying a Backup Gen can’t power more than one metered service? If your barn and house have two meters they can’t share a gen?