Reminder: Never connect a generator to home wiring without transfer switch

Wed Aug 25 15:26:09 UTC 2021

Back feed is a significant problem but bringing a generator that is not synchronized to the grid can have dramatic results, typically only once

Dave

> On Aug 25, 2021, at 11:11 AM, Mark Tinka <mark at tinka.africa> wrote:
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> On 8/25/21 16:59, Jared Mauch wrote:
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>> This is why I personally spent the $$ on a proper standby generator with multiple ATS for the multiple panels.
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> Same here.
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> Massively painful, which led to some boring moments testing, testing and more testing. But after 5 months with electricians, electrical certifiers, battery vendors and inverter vendors (and a little voltage/amp sensor to capture slow voltage grid brownouts that kept tripping my battery), it's been solid for nearly a year. And looking good.
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> I can now travel and not worry about the Mrs. waking me up from my sleep, on the far side of the world :-).
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> Mark.