A lot of people who use generators near where I live just backfeed to an outdoor outlet with cable having two plugs on it. And yes, the disconnect switch is a must. Mine's outside as I think arre most others in the neighborhood.
-----Original Message----- .From: "David Ferrin"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> .Sent: 1/19/07 9:01:48 AM .To: "blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com"<blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] instructions for wiring up a generator . .I have no doubt at all that you are absolutely correct. I'm just doing some .fact finding is all, thank you. .David Ferrin .I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one up .too. [EMAIL PROTECTED] .----- Original Message ----- .From: "Paul Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> .To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> .Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 9:53 AM .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] instructions for wiring up a generator . . .I have a portable generator large enough to supply power to my whole house. .It is connected to my main electrical panel through a receptacle on the .exterior of my house and a special disconnect switch in the basement. The .power supplied by my electrical utility which comes in from the street is .connected to my main panel through this disconnect switch. The emergency .power supplied by my generator is also connected to the main panel through .this disconnect switch. This switch has 3 positions. When the handle on .the side of the switch box is pushed all the way up, power flows to the .panel from the utility. When this handle is placed in the down position .power from the street is disconnected and emergency power from the generator .flows to the panel. When this handle is placed in the neutral or middle .position no power flows to the panel from either the street or the .generator. When we experience a power outage, I drag the generator out of .the garage and connect it to the receptacle on the back wall of my house .with a heavy 4 wire cord, start the engine and pull the handle on the .disconnect switch into the down position and voila let their be light and .power. If you power any of the electrical circuits in your home with a .generator, It is absolutely essential to install a switch to disconnect your .electrical panel from the transmission cables in the street to protect .utility workers from electrocution hazards caused by current flowing back in .to the lines from your emergency generator. . . . .Paul Franklin . . . .----- Original Message ----- .From: "David Ferrin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> .To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> .Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 10:14 PM .Subject: [BlindHandyMan] instructions for wiring up a generator . . .> It occurs to me that this subject at least in my memory hasn't come up on .> here as of yet so I'm putting it out for discussion. Does anybody have .> instructions for hooking up a generator? 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