Did that yesterday ... that's why I was firing up the Honda to test.
I have a new plan.Â* If power goes out I am going to shut off the main
breaker and then backfeed the generator output through a 15 amp outlet
that's in the shed.Â* It's on the same branch of the split 240v house
supply as the furnace and a couple of rooms.Â* All my lighting is LED,
so that's a tiny load.Â* The generator will run those plus the furnace
system with no problem and I don't need to have extension cords
running anywhere.
Only problem with that is it's hard to tell when the power is back on.
Turn off the breaker that feeds the shed, turn the main back on and see
if your lights work. If so, shut off and unplug the generator then turn
the breaker that feeds the shed back on.
When Wilma hit in Florida I had a much bigger contractor's generator
that had a 240 volt split phase output. I wired it into the power panel
(illegally) on the load side of the main breaker and just made damn sure
I didn't forget and turn the main back on. It worked fine except it
burned so much gas I would have run out of my supply in a matter of a
couple of days. Only used it for about an hour or less a day to run the
well pump and the water heater so I could take showers. Other than
that, I used the little Honda for the refrig, couple of lights, the TV
and Direct TV receiver.
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