On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:36:48 GMT, "Pete C."
wrote:

CJT wrote:

Jim Redelfs wrote:

In article ,
Puddin' Man wrote:


I switch off the main breaker and use a gas powered 40A generator
to backfeed the 30A (220v) circuit for the elec. dryer.

What can I expect? Live circuits, dead circuits? Overload
conditions??


Dead linemen?

Yeah, yeah... You switched off the main breaker, but, in your urgency and in
the dark, flipped the WRONG breaker.

Properly install and use a transfer switch or just run some extension cords to
essential appliances during the outage.

Amen.

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Another thought since it's been mentioned is furnaces and well pumps.
I'm not aware of any code requirement that they be hardwired. You can
easily and inexpensively make them cord connected devices with dedicated
outlets, allowing you to readily connect them via extension cords to
your generator.

Pete C.

My furnace (burns gas so it doesn't need a lot of electricity) is cord
connected. The outlet in there is the only thing on that circuit,
although it's used for the doorbell transformer also.
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