Yep, it certainly requires some thought to use the backfeeding
method... but it works and is easy.
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What's the government have to fear if people develop the ability to
overthrow it? If the US Regime is not doing anything wrong, they don't
have anything to worry about, right?
On Sep 2, 2008, at 11:06 AM, Simon Whitworth wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Eric McCord
> <atomiccarlton@???> wrote:
>> I have to agree with the problem being in the household breaker
>> panel. I
>> have a Emergency Power Transfer Switch kit that I purchased with my
>> generator last winter. I have yet to hook it up but it wires into the
>> household breaker panel and controls 6 circuits. It is rated for
>> generators
>> up to 8000 watts. It isolates the circuits from the house panel. I
>> paid $200
>> at Lowes. Made by Reliance Model Number 30216BRK.
>
> In my opinion a transfer switch is the only safe way to go, I'm sure
> your utility company would agree. The don't like having linemen
> electrocuted because someone was backfeeding their home through a
> dryer outlet and forgot to to turn off the main breaker when running
> from a generator in a power outage. The thought of live male connector
> pins on the cable feeding your 220v outlet also seems so wrong.
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