Portable Generator Wiring Hack For Whole House Power
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- čas přidán 11. 01. 2024
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This wiring technique is dangerous please consult a licensed electrician and ask them best practice. I do not recommend any type of backfeeding of electricity. In this video, I demonstrate how I wired two extension cords together using the two male ends of a 30 amp plug to create a backfeeding power solution for our house. Watch the step-by-step wiring hack as I connect the backfeeding power, enabling the simultaneous operation of lights, small appliances like a refrigerator, coffee maker, toaster, hot plate, and even two small A/C window units. Stay tuned for a cost-effective and practical approach to powering multiple devices in your home in emergency situation.
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That generator will actually run your whole house just fine. The 30 amp breaker will be your limiting factor but don't make the mistake of assuming that you have to add up all those other breakers. Those are only rated to protect the wiring. You're actually only using a tiny amount of their rated capacity at any given time usually. I run my whole house off a 5500 watt generator and a 30 amp breaker. Mine is installed correctly though, with an outside inlet box wired to a dedicated breaker and an interlock installed on my panel to prevent the main and generator breaker from being on at the same time. Just don't try to run everything at once and you'll be fine. I have had every light in the house on, computer, tv's, etc with no issues.
Why not just buy a dryer plug and put it on the end of that cable vs soldering 2 cables?
That generator will run all those breakers just fine. Just take consideration what you're running in the house. At the least you should not use a double make cord, rather use a dedicated two pole breaker in the panel as a back feed and either hardwire it to the cord that plugs into the generator or use a proper receptacle and cord system. Of course, the Gen breaker should be safety interlocked with the main breaker but if you can't do that start the Gen first and then be sure to ALWAYS turn the main breaker off BEFORE turning on the Gen breaker. When restoring power after the utility comes back on turn the Gen breaker off first before turning the main back on then turn the Gen off. [This gives the Gen time to warm up a little and cool down after use.] ALEAYS in that order.
25 ohms or less to ground, not legnth. If you are in sandy soil, may take 20-30' into ground to achieve that spec ....