Using Generator As Backup For House Power

[Jack & Donna Smith]

Really what you need is to isolate the Gen from the power companys
system.. (The city Building & Safety Dept also has regs on this).
The main thing you dont want to do is to "Back Feed" into the system,
and reverse the power flow thru the poletop transformer.. The lineman
fixing the problem may get Zapped by the 7 to 16K volts...
Then this 6'10" 310# lineman will come and personally 'explain' to you
just how unhappy he is!!!
Jack Smith
1973FC31
Cold SoCal


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "chet geist" wrote:
>
> Ralph,
>
> I'm not an electrician, but in an emergency situation couldn't Eric just
> turn off the main disconnect on the outside of his house and then run
> extension cords? This should prevent sending power down the grid.
>
> Chet Geist
> 1981 FC33, Austin, Texas
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Ralph L.
Fullenwider
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 9:55 AM
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Using Generator As Backup For
House Power
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>
> Eric:
>
> Yes it is doable. You will need an auto transfer switch to switch
out the
> power grid in coming from your utility company. Then install a
buddy plug
> on your coach wired 220vac 50 amp and have a cable long enough to
run from
> the coach to the house to another plug wired to the auto transfer
switch.
> The transfer switch control would need to be wired so the default
power is
> from the power grid. Reason for the transfer switch is to keep from
> feeding
> power into the electrical grid from your utility and fry someone
working
> on
> the down power lines. And of course, to keep the power grid from
feeding
> back into your genset.
>
> Safe travels,
>
> Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider ( iced in, in Oklahoma)
> 84FC35
> Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
>
> This is done with back up gen sets at hospitals and so forth.
Check with
> your power company, they should have the info you need.
>
> At 03:05 PM 1/15/2007 +0000, you wrote:
> >Ice storms may bring loss of power to our home as in other areas
of the
> >country so I brought
> >the coach to the house with the idea of moving into it if we have a
> >problem. Then I got to
> >thinking about using the generator to provide power to the home so we
> >could have heat and
> >lights. Has anyone else done this? What would be the best way to make
> >the connection so
> >you get maximum use of the generator capacity?
> >
> >Regards, Eric in San Antonio
> >84FC35SBWL2
> >
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