[RE-wrenches] Eaton T Switch

[Ray Walters]

Which is what it is being used for.  It's for power backup to plug in a 
portable generator.

I talked to Eaton, and they didn't think it was a legitimate reseller, 
since it was on Amazon.  I'll report to the list what I find out on 
whether it's a genuine Eaton switch or not.  Non UL and/ or counterfeit 
equipment is definitely bad for the electrical industry.

Thanks,

Ray Walters

On 1/27/2026 12:56 PM, William Miller via RE-wrenches wrote:
> Ray:
>
> With the non-detent you appear to have acquired a manual, UPS-grade transfer
> switch.
>
> William Miller
> Miller Solar
> www.millersolar.com
> CA License C-10 77398
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On
> Behalf Of Ray Walters via RE-wrenches
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 11:46 AM
> To: 'RE-wrenches'
> Cc: Ray Walters
> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Eaton T Switch
>
> Greetings Wrenches;
>
> I just recently purchased a couple of Eaton 100 A manual transfer
> switches (DT 223URH-N) from Amazon.  They appear to be UL listed, but
> the quality is non UL, import level.  The handle is loose, and there is
> almost no middle detent to hold it in the off position. It just glides
> from "on" at the top through "off" in the middle, to "on" at the bottom,
> without catching.  It is supposedly service entrance rated, which it
> needs to be, but it is nothing like T switches I've worked with before.
> Some of those seemed over kill, and needed 30lbs or more of force to
> over come the springs that hold it in each position.
>
> Did I get a counterfeit, or is this just how this switch works? I
> purposely avoided the Vevor, and other Chinese brands because they were
> not UL listed.  There are some really crappy electrical products being
> sold into the US market right now.   The Eaton brand was 4 times the
> price of the Vevor, but I don't think it's any better, that's why I'm
> suspecting its counterfeit.  I know from the music industry, that we are
> being flooded with counterfeit equipment in that industry.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ray Walters
> Remote Solar
>
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