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mike[_22_]

On 12/1/2012 5:11 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:57:37 -0500, in sci.electronics.repair you wrote:

Hi,

I am planning on getting a generator incase of a long term loss of
power. So far that has never happened to me, but I want to be prepared.

If such an event would occur, I would "open" the main breaker, then
use the generator outside in back of my house to "back feed" through
SNIP
UPDATE:

I removed the GFI outlet and installed a "regular" 20A outlet.
Note: Wire to that outlet is 12 gauge. Also, that outlet is on a 20A circuit
breaker. The generator I am waiting for has 20A outlets.

John

Way cool...
You've just deleted a lifetime of GFI safety for that outlet and any
downstream,
possibly in code violation,
for your family and subsequent families who will live in that home.
The benefit is the possibility to maybe, someday, electrocute some
innocent person.

Don't worry mom, I've seen dad do this a hundred times...BzzzzzzT!

Only thing left to do is document it. It'll be here forever, but
it's even better if you print it out and tape it to the breaker box.

The hubris in these newsgroups is exceeded only by...well...I can't think
of anything.