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Reliance Controls PB30 L14-30 30 Amp Generator Power Cord Inlet Box For Up To 7,500 Watt Generators |  | Brand: Reliance
Category: Lawn & Patio
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $45.43
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Seller: ANTOnline
Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 3344
Color: Gray
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 4 x 6 x 8
MPN: PB30
Model: PB30
UPC: 851890000089
EAN: 0851890000089
ASIN: B000BQT47S
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 30 Amp power inlet box for use with Reliance transfer switches, panels | | • | Hardwire directly to hardware to eliminate extra wires | | • | Weatherproof design; zinc-plated construction prevents rust | | • | NEMA L14-30P inlet plug; push-in wire connection | | • | cUL 1008 listed; 5-year warrant |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The Reliance Controls 30 Amp power inlet box is designed for outdoor use and can be hardwired directly to Reliance Controls transfer switches or panels, eliminating need for cords running through windows or doors. This rain-tight, rust-proof unit includes an NEMA L14-30P inlet plug, six knockout holes, and push-in wire connections. Using one of the four combination 1/2-inch and 3/4-inch knockouts (one on each side, bottom and back), the power inlet box can be wired directly to the transfer switch or panel. The exclusive patented design provides generous wiring space and facilitates rough-in. The face of the box is removable for easy placement and wiring. It is cUL 1008 listed and covered by a 5-year warranty.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 12
 Excellent 30-amp 240v Power Inlet Box August 13, 2010
Victor H. Agresti (Gaithersburg, MD United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Reliance Controls PB30 L14-30 30 Amp Generator Power Cord Inlet Box
Consumers typically use portable generators to power their homes in one of three ways.
1. The least expensive and most common method is to simply run long extension cords through open windows or doors directly to where power is needed inside the home.
2. The best (and costliest) approach is to connect the generator's output power to a "transfer switch"; a device that switches electrical circuits between main power (i.e., from a utility company) and a backup generator. These switches can be automatic, monitoring incoming power from the utility and switching to a backup when the utility power goes out, or manual which requires you to physically make the changeover. Whole-house permanently installed (e.g., natural gas) generators utilize automatic switches, while portable gasoline-powered generators commonly employ a manual cut-over switch. This Power Cord Inlet Box is often used with a manual transfer switch.
3. An intermediate approach avoids running cords through windows or doors and the high cost of installing a transfer switch. It requires one or more 110v and/or 240v Power Inlet Boxes mounted on the dwelling's exterior, directly wired through the wall to receptacles in the dwelling's interior, with no connection to house wiring. From those interior (generator-powered) receptacles, extension cords go where the power is needed.
I chose the intermediate approach.
During a power outage, our generator is wheeled into place and three cords are run from the generator to the house, as follows. Takes under 10 minutes to set up.
- A 30-Amp L14-30 240v Generator Power Cord connects to a Reliance Controls PB30 L14-30 30 Amp Generator Power Cord Inlet Box (product being reviewed)
- Two 20-amp (12-gage) 120v cords connect to Leviton 5278-CWP 120v Power Inlet Receptacles
- A grounding cord is connected.
This Reliance Power Inlet Box is excellent quality. It has easily removable knockouts on the back and sides; ½" or 3/4". Since it was to be mounted on a cinder-block wall, I used PVC conduit from the back of the box through the wall, and ran 10/3 (w/ground) from the Inlet Box to a 30-amp 240 volt receptacle on the home's interior. (See Customer Images.)
Three Tapcon 3/16" x 1 3/4" masonry screws securely attach the box to a cinder block wall. Once mounted, there is a 1/8" air gap between the back of the box and the wall. This gap allows the cover assembly to be easily slipped over the box frame and be secured with the single stainless steel screw shown in the photo. Also, because of that gap, you don't want to caulk where the box meets the wall.
The receptacle screw-down wiring connectors tightly hold 10-gage (or 8-gage) wires.
The integral hinged receptacle door acts as a rain guard when the receptacle is in use, and when it isn't, seals the inside from weather, bugs, and dirt.
Excellent product!
Generator power cord inlet box for your home January 7, 2010
J. Irons (Arkansas)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This Reliance Controls PB30 L14-30 30 Amp Generator Power cord inlet box with "male end" connects up to a 7500 watt generator power cord "female end" to your home. The weather proof box mounts directly to a wall and works great to connect a generator to your home. The item arrived quickly and was exactly as expected.
Just what I needed November 15, 2009
Richard Myers (Streator, IL)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This box is perfect for powering your home with a generator using a 220v twist loc cord. There is ample room inside the box to make connections using number 8 or even 6 wire.
great product September 10, 2009
K. Blair (Ohio)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If your circuit breaker box isn't in your garage or close to a window this product is a must for getting power from your generator to inside your home. I bought this for use with a transfer switch so that hooking up the generator is as easy as plugging it into this box outside and flipping a few switches inside. Definitly the way to go. Nice heavy duty box with several knock-outs and weather tight cover.
The way I used the Reliance Control Power Inlet Box March 28, 2009
C. Fischnar
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have used the Reliance Controls PB30 L14-30 30 Amp Generator Power Cord Inlet Box For Up To 7,500 Watt Generators with an Interlock Kit to convert my home electrical panel to a Manual transfer switch.
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