JDgreen227
Super Member
I was remembering this morning about someone who told me how he rigged up his generator to plug into his 240 volt dryer outlet, thus energizing his service panel without having the expense of a transfer switch. He claimed that by tripping the main breaker in his service panel, the danger to utility workers was completely eliminated while using his method.
That was a long time ago, and I have sometimes wondered if the method he used was as practical and as safe as he claimed it was. Can anyone here tell me if it would work as he described, and in addition, if you tried his method and left the main breaker on, how far could the current from a mid size generator....say 7000 watts output, carry with enough amperage to endanger someone working on the lines?
DISCLAIMER: I am in NO WAY suggesting I would try a generator hookup by this method, and am in NO WAY endorsing anyone else try such a hookup. Thanks.
That was a long time ago, and I have sometimes wondered if the method he used was as practical and as safe as he claimed it was. Can anyone here tell me if it would work as he described, and in addition, if you tried his method and left the main breaker on, how far could the current from a mid size generator....say 7000 watts output, carry with enough amperage to endanger someone working on the lines?
DISCLAIMER: I am in NO WAY suggesting I would try a generator hookup by this method, and am in NO WAY endorsing anyone else try such a hookup. Thanks.