Using coach genset to power house?

[Jo-Ski]

Scott--

Ditto what John says about all the precautions.

It wasn't main reason reason we bought our Bird, of course, but we
considered as an extra benefit that we could use the generator to power a
small part of the house in emergencies/power-outs. In the huge windstorm we
had in NW WA state 2 weeks ago, we lost our power for about 12 hours, but
within a few minutes of the power going out, we had the generator from our
Bird powering the essentials in the house--a few lights, refrigerator,
etc.(plus I was in the middle of watching a late-night movie on DISH, and I
didn't want to miss how it ended!).

But you definitely have to have a licensed electrician install the
protective device so the linemen don't get electrocuted from any backfeed.
You probably want the electrician's advice/participation on how to set up
the whole thing--I believe the archives contain a thread about housefires
resulting from this if not set up properly.

Jo-Ski and Stew
"The Bird Abides"
'83-FC 35 RB
Blaine, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Suter"
To:
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Using coach genset to power house?


> 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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