Posted by JDEM on July 21, 2019 at 20:46:57 from (47.33.231.52):
In Reply to: Electrical Question posted by John in La on July 21, 2019 at 15:03:53:
RE your question . . "Without considering the legal side of this how safe or unsafe is this????"
It is absolutely safe, as you described it. That is assuming no mistakes are make, i.e. "human error" while firing up the generator, making sure the main breaker is off, etc.
I doubt you will find anything in writing that specifically states this is "illegal" either, although I know you did not ask about legality. I hear a lot of nonsense and whining about the egregious "backfeeding." The reality is - when done right with no human making errors - it works fine. Is it dangerous considering the lack of redundant safety protection? Heck yes. No question a hard-wired transferswitch eliminates a lot of possible human error. That said, do not make the error and the backfeeding is fine and can hurt nobody.
I still keep a double-ended 50 amp extension cord hanging in my shop. Why? Just in case of a long power outage, I have a hardwired backup 9000 watt generator to give me power (with a transfer switch). If that ever failed, it was the middle of winter and I had to have power? I would just plug in my double-end NEMA 6-50 50 amp cord. One end into a 50 amp welder socket in my barn. Turn off the main 200 amp breaker in the house. Then plug the other end into my PTO 15KW generato and let it power my house. I have done it a few times over the past 50 years and always worked fine. I will do it gain if ever needed - regardless of all the "gloom and doom." It beats having the house freeze up, or having no water. I do not need "Bubba" to help me do it either.
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