Bill wrote:
On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 17:25:54 GMT, wrote:


have at least one change of oil should you have to run the generator for an
extended time. Having a extra spark plug should be a good idea too..




also make sure your main 100 amp breaker which lets electricity into
your house from the power company is turned off, then you can back
feed your generator into the clothes dryer electrical receptacle and
turn on a few circuits in your house. Just don't over load the output
wattage produced by your generator or brownout conditions may occur.

Bill

Another wonder kinder heard from that thinks it's OK to advise people to
use suicide cords and one mistake will kill a lineman practices for the
sake of their own convenience. If you cannot or will not install the
necessary transfer equipment to preclude the possibility of back feeding
the power lines you should not hook the generator up to the house
wiring. You can convert any appliance in your home to cord and plug
connection. During a power failure you just unplug from the outlet and
plug into the generator. That procedure is cheap and error proof since
the generator will not connect to the house wiring without a suicide
cord and the appliances cannot be plugged into two places at once.

If the utility workers even suspect a back feed they will disconnect you
from the utilities wiring and leave you off of the list for restoration
until all other service is restored.

I am a firefighter and I watched a supervisor who had not climbed a pole
in years strap on his climbing gaffs and drop a back fed service drop
off of the utilities pole into the yard. He then pulled the meter to
deenergize the drop and marked in red marker paint on the street the
code for safety disconnect. Until that premise was cleared by a master
electrician and the county electrical inspector they wouldn't even talk
to the occupants about restoring service. The lights still were not on
there fourteen calender days after hurricane Isabel.
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Tom H
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Tom