Using coach genset to power house?

[John Suter]

Hi Scott,

Powered portions of house from Bird for years -
before installed a house gen. However, as other local
Florida folks began to purchase portable generators
and connect without a "house transfer switch," they
inadvertently were "backfeeding" the utility company
lines and lineman were injured.
Bottom line: passed strict ordinances prohibiting
the process without a permit and without licensed
electrician installed protections - so you may wish to
check out local building code before you venture into
the unknown. (Oh, fine print in my homeowner's policy
required that I notify them too.)

John Suter


--- Scott Forman <sforman@...> wrote:

> As I sit here in Memphis on the verge of a huge ice
> storm (if you
> believe the weather guys, anyway), I find my self
> wondering how tough
> it would be to wire up some sort of pig tail off of
> my FC genset to
> supply power to my home. Has anyone ever tried
> something like that?
> It seems easy conceptually, but I don't want to do
> something that is
> going to screw up how the gen powers up the coach.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Scott Forman
> 82 FC35RB
> Memphis
>
>
>
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