On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 00:18:25 GMT, the renowned "Gerald Newton"
wrote:

Many home owners do it the simple and cheap way - use a male to male
extension cord. Plug one end into the generator and the other into a
household receptacle. This is dangerous and a violation of the code, but
they do it anyway.

Somebody in rec.crafts.metalworking suggested wiring a parallel set of
receptacles which can *only* be energized by the generator. Then you
manually transfer the fridge etc. from one plug to the other right
beside it. Simple, cheap and it I can't see how it would be unsafe if
it was done properly as there is no connection between the generator
and the mains at any time. In the above method, the home owner has to
remember to disconnect the main breaker or a dangerous (to a lineman)
situation could exist.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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