sparty wrote:
I recently moved into a new house in Michigan, that does not currently
have a Generator hook up.

I just ran 4 guage wire to my garage with a 60amp breaker on both sides
to run an Air Compessor/Welder/etc.

I'm wondering, could I take something like a 9000 watt generator, wire
a plug for it into a 60 amp breaker in the panel in my garage. Then if
our power went out, I go into the house, flip off the main breaker, and
all the breakers except the subpanel, furnace, refridgerator, pump, and
a few others.

Then I plug in and fire up the generator in my garage, or right outside
it, and feed power into the house from that to run those select items?

This seems like it would be a great idea, just want to make sure that
would be ok??

Thanks, James
George wrote:
This is against the code rules, it is unsafe, and if something bad were
to happen, you are liable.

I know,I know, your going to turn off the main before connecting and
starting the generator, that is exactly what everyone who has caused
damage to utility systems and or injury to utility workers has said,
which is precisely why it is now totally against the rules to do it.
Generator transfer switches are not that expensive, I think a manual
switch to handle your generator can be had for around 300 bucks or
so.Honestly, the liability is just too great, you try to save a few
hundred bucks and someone gets killed or injured....is it REALLY worth
it?
Think of it like this, YOU know you would NEVER forget to switch off
the main breaker, your wife and kids would NEVER touch the thing, BUT,
one day during an outage a utility worker gets zapped......suddenly you
remember the old saying......NEVER say NEVER.

George


sparty wrote:
Ok, thank you all for your response, I will not do it this way then.
I agree, there is a chance over the years, that somehow accidently, a
person may forget to turn of the main switch.

I have seen something similar to what you guys are talking about in my
brother-in-laws house. So what exactly do I need to buy, and is this
something I could install myself? I am pretty proficient in wiring,
just curious if it's possible to do it yourself, and what EXACTLY I
need to buy.

Thanks again, James


I would need to know the make and model number of your main panel in
order to give you your best options.
--
Tom Horne

"This alternating current stuff is just a fad. It is much too dangerous
for general use." Thomas Alva Edison