wdchyd
Elite Member
Do the neighborly thing and offer them an extension cord. Come the zombie apocalypse, they'll remember, either way.
Yes, that has happened many times, they get to hook up......I'm ready for zombie apocalypse..:drink:
Do the neighborly thing and offer them an extension cord. Come the zombie apocalypse, they'll remember, either way.
Thats rubbing salt in a wound.
Did your house get egged:laughing:
I recently went two weeks without power due to Hurricane Sandy and a follow-on Nor'easter. I have the following comments...I don't use a transfer switch. I just throw the main and backfeed from one of my welder outlets.
It might not be the proper way but it is cost effective.
I recently went two weeks without power due to Hurricane Sandy and a follow-on Nor'easter. I have the following comments...
3) One inadvertent flip of the service panel mains switch while the generator is connected with a suicide cord and you will have irreparably damaged your generator. Your investment in power backup will be forfeited and you'll have lost far, far more money than a setup which deterministically isolates the two power sources would have cost in the first place. Here's words you may hear someday: "Honey, while you were at the store the neighbor came by and he said the power is back on, so I flipped the main breaker back on and then our generator started on fire!!!". Derp.
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thats a smart setup you have there. only takes a few minutes to get it up and running in an emergency. nice job
Does that do the whole house panel or just selected circuits? I didnt see how the interlock is applied. :confused2:Mine was an easy install....IIRC $279 from Home Depot
everything came as a kit, prewired (in the transfer panel) with a power cord.......easy/peasy.......
yup. i just got a call last week from someone that was having generator issues with his setup. he installed a home depot 50 amp male plug next to his garage mounted panel. and he forgot to turn off the 2 pole circuits (hot tub, stove and oven) when he engaged the generator. he was wondering why his generator was stalling. luckily he didnt damage the 7,500 watt generator.A friend that owns a generator repair & sales shop told me recently, other than engine problems (mostly fuel/carb related) the most common way to cook your generator is to back feed and have too much left on, then the generator guts go "BYE-BYE".....:thumbdown:
Then he gets to sell a brand new generator and the electrician gets his share of the money for transfer switch hook-up.....:2cents::2cents::2cents:......:cool2:
this setup will only power a certain amount of circuits..... 6 - 8 depending on unit selected.Does that do the whole house panel or just selected circuits? I didnt see how the interlock is applied. :confused2:
larry