Portable Generators

[artcancro]

Kudos to you for showing what a *proper* generator sub-panel looks like. Those little six-switch "gen-tran" boxes are dangerous because they don't contain full size circuit breakers. I recently completed a similar setup; check out the photos at goo.gl slash QI26b to see it in detail.

Also I see that this video shows a hookup cable made with 10 gauge NM ("romex") cable. This will work but because NM cable is solid, not stranded, it will eventually wear down and break. Use proper cable.

[antlese]

Great video. Thanks.

[codynem]

cool video, i like that he takes the time to go throgh the watt calculator, that is a vital and important step.

[WindPowerKits]

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Thanks, Sam

[almc2242]

Very interesting and useful

[joejoemorgan]

Good video. Everything was well explained, clear and concise.

[HomeAdditionPlus]

Sometimes people feed the portable generator cable into an outlet to backdrive the electrical panel. This is extremely dangerous to do and should never be done. There is high risk of causing a fire or killing someone, including a line worker.

[wallasky]

What does "back feed an outlet" into your home via a portable generator mean?

[cavan5]

"Back feed" means that you feed electricity into your home without preventing it from also feeding back into the supply network....

[MIKON8ERISBACK]

@cavan5 It's extremely dangerous and should NEVER be done under ANY circumstances.