I know it can be done, I have done it, for years, and the 2800 watt 120 volt generator can handle the load just fine.
I can run 3TV's, two computers, the refrigerator, a chest freezer and the furnace in the winter, just fine with that generator.
But, they are not all on the same line. That is why I connected the two lines together.
I did it by artificially connecting the two lines together, and backfeeding into a single outlet.
I am not looking to be told that it is not to code and all that, I am very well aware of that.
That is why I went to the electricians looking for a solution.
I even had one tell me that I should have just told him I wanted an outside transfer switch installed and told him that I was going to "buy a new generator next week".
But, since I was honest and above-board and told him what I planned on doing, it was a no-go.
Like I said in one of my other posts here, they all say it matters not what size generator, if it is only 120 volts they will not install the transfer switch.
A couple of them told me that part of the installation would be to hook it all up and make sure it all works, that would be the giveaway.
As far as the concept though, I seriously doubt a 2800 watt peak, 2500 watt continuous generator would overload the neutrals in the house. Like I said, I have done it many times.
It is just that it is frustrating to be wanting to do it right, and find that I can't, because it is only a 120 volt generator.
I asked several electricians if there is anyone, anywhere, who is powering their (whole) house with a 120 volt generator, the answer is "only individual circuits each with it's own transfer switch".
Interestingly, they say the reason is because of the possibility of overloading the neutral.
However, in actuality, transferring each circuit individually does the same thing.
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