I wired my plug directly into a 50 amp 240 breaker. Just turn off the main or pull the meter and flip on my 50 amp generator breaker. Got lights here. 👍🏾
@@osmanyhernandez2613get a 50 amp breaker install it normally but instead of hooking up wires that feed the circuit in the house you hook up a 240v plug to just plug into a generator. It back feeds the circuit. It’s relatively safe as long as you remember to turn off your main breaker during outages and turn off the generator breaker when power comes back on
Very excellent and notable points. Its was sad to see such a poor and neglected installation that required so much user interface. Glad to see Gain Solar do yet another remarkable task. Keep up the good work.
Excellent quality and works great as an alternate power source for my Winnebago RV when shore power is not available. Also great for Florida storm season and our fluctuating power. On propane, this starts up easily and no messy gas to deal with, very clean and easy to operate. Build quality is better than expected should last for years.
So during the Last big hurricane we had in Florida. A electrician instructed my Son to hook the generator to the Dryer Plug in the laundry room. With a large gauge wire that had one end to the generator and a male dryer plug at the opposite. We turned off all the Breakers we did not need including the 200 Amp main Switch. It worked Flawlessly but I was a bit concerned about his Advice. Not how I would do it.
To hook up an inverter with battery back up to your fuse box the power both sides of your fuse box but only for inaccessible things can you use a 100 amp double pole breaker that’s 120/240v in my inverter is 230 V 50 a.m. my battery bank I have about 10 KW or reserve ? And yes I know about turning off the main power in a power outage not the backfield , incense it’s all mechanical it doesn’t understand electricity is only supposed to go one way so in a power outage I shut off the main and I can Paul my house for a day or two , 100 amp double pole breaker back feeding into my fuse box ?
Mark The American Not quite sure what you were trying to say here sir. There are many ways to do things but a few ways to do things safely and professionally
Having been in heavily damaged areas. The way he wired it works period. As long as the owner cuts the main breaker it would work. In Louisiana right now there are absolutely no supplies to do the job correct as in code wise. It can be done and done safe in an emergency situation.
the stupid question why did he not move all the breakers down. you could move them down or you could just move the top two down to the bottom and then the fuses you said to put at the bottom just put them at the top.
It is amazing how often I run across this. I was an electrician/millwright for many years and I have seen a lot of death traps. Back feeding and killing lineman can happen real easy. They tried to use an antiquated line tap rule that does not apply in this application. Not protecting that circuit was insane! We have an NEC for a reason. I live off grid in the Pacific North west. I just subbed your channel. Have a blessed day in Jesus name.
@@bigpardner Its simple physics. I have back fed many transformers. I backfed a 4160/480 volt 3 phase ac transformer for a transmission line going to our pumps. I had to send power 3 miles. You can not do that with 480 volts so we sent 4160 and converted it back to 480 at the other end. Can you imagine backeeding a typical 13,000 volt transformer with your little generator? You would kill a lineman dead! Often with power outages there are transmission lines on the ground. I f you backfeed one at the time someone is working on it death will be the result.
The red and black off main lugs is right off the pole? then to the sub-panel thru a breaker and to the shit-ass mounted indoor dryer receptacle? seems once gen is running its gonna work the house and neighborhood. shutting off the MAINS will not make a difference or so it looks to me. I hope the neutral bonding screw in sub is not connecting to the box as u'd have neutral an ground hookt together, that is a code violation for sure.
Holy hell I thought I'd seen some bad DIY generator shenanigans. The double-lugged 6/3 takes the cake though. 😱😡 whoever did that work should be arrested.
That box for receptacle is a code violation in that the receptacle is not rated for outside use and the box is to be secured to the building. not being allowed to swing one way or another. is she the mother-inlaw or something, seems like he is doing whatever it takes to electrocute her. this is so bad its disgusting.
David Worthan the problem is that I am not a licensed electrician. Although I am nabcep certified, own a solar install company, and sub out a ton of work to real electricians, my state is messed up license wise and there is no solar license.
This guy doesn’t know what he talking about also . Both clowns are wrong . All you do it yourself guys and girls save this type of electrical work for the professional. If you do the right job you will never be able to back feed the panel ever. A zero chance of an explosion and a zero chance of back feeding and injuring a lineman
NOT POSSIBLE TO KILL A LINE MAN,,, IF THE POWER WAS OUT AND HE DID NOT TURN OFF THE MAIN HE WOULD BE BACKFEEDING THE ENTIRE LINE, EVERY HOUSE/BUSINESS ON THE LINE. A 30 AMP BREAKER ON THE GENERATOR WOULD TRIP INSTANTLY WITH THOUSANDS OF AMP DRAW... DO NOT BE AN IDIOT, THINK AND RESEARCH B4 YOU POST!!!
Trina, you have just enough information to be dangerous! The very meaning of a "power outage" is that the supply got cut "somewhere", isolating everything downstream of it. That cut can be as close as your individual utility pole primary side fuse, which may feed only a few, or even one house. If you backfeed into the utility transformer, you are energizing only the isolated section, which may be less than a block long. It is completely possible that your generator can power 5 houses on mild day with no AC running.
Trina McDonald There are many, many circumstances where this would be dangerous. As the other commenter said, there might only be a couple houses on the isolated side, and if all they had running were nightlights and a couple lamps for example, and maybe a couple people weren't home, you could easily have a < 30 amp draw. But there are any number of situations where this could be dangerous. So how about YOU think before you comment. There are always unforeseen circumstances, unintended consequences. so better to be safe. Always.
Trina--All Line Depts. in the Nation now put Ground Clamps on the Transmission Lines that they are working on during an Outage to keep Back-Fed Electricity from killing them. Many people do not use a Legal Transfer Switch at their homes and forget or don't know that the Main Home Breaker must be open always when using a Emergency Generator...
Trina McDonald: I argue'd your same point with a co-worker the other day... He said that back feeding was dangerous because your power from your generator would back feed to the grid sending power to the 1st transformer to STEP up the voltage and now before you know it you have 7k volts going down the street..... I told him if his theory was correct then i can power the entire neighborhood from my single 30 amp generator...?? Yet i exceed 30 amps in my house and the breaker pops.. Yet my little 30 amp 7k watt generator back feeding to the street will power 10+ houses with all their AC units on, lights on, pool pumps running, water heaters.... etc... DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY
It was so nice to wake up this morning to some ridicule from a stranger over a video I posted years ago, in an effort to educate the general public. Have a great day Ted!!
@@GainSolarPower This video continues to remind us about importance of good wiring done by a specialist. Everyone does not see that so bear no mind to ill witted comments.
Those neutral wires in the load center are beautiful!! I love a neat wiring job. The panel install, not the backfeed, of course.
I wired my plug directly into a 50 amp 240 breaker. Just turn off the main or pull the meter and flip on my 50 amp generator breaker. Got lights here. 👍🏾
Sir, can you explain to me how to do it please??
@@osmanyhernandez2613get a 50 amp breaker install it normally but instead of hooking up wires that feed the circuit in the house you hook up a 240v plug to just plug into a generator. It back feeds the circuit. It’s relatively safe as long as you remember to turn off your main breaker during outages and turn off the generator breaker when power comes back on
Very excellent and notable points. Its was sad to see such a poor and neglected installation that required so much user interface. Glad to see Gain Solar do yet another remarkable task. Keep up the good work.
Excellent quality and works great as an alternate power source for my Winnebago RV when shore power is not available. Also great for Florida storm season and our fluctuating power. On propane, this starts up easily and no messy gas to deal with, very clean and easy to operate. Build quality is better than expected should last for years.
Good content Man! That setup is ridiculous!
70K+ views and only 271 likes? Wassamadda with people?
wow that electrician's name should be put out there so he doesn't kill someones family!! good job johnny. I watch you and engineer all the time.
He's dressed like a Ghost Buster :)
Huh if he didn't he would literally be chasing ghosts lol.
is the diconect switch double throw?
Thanks, very informative.
So during the Last big hurricane we had in Florida. A electrician instructed my Son to hook the generator to the Dryer Plug in the laundry room. With a large gauge wire that had one end to the generator and a male dryer plug at the opposite. We turned off all the Breakers we did not need including the 200 Amp main Switch. It worked Flawlessly but I was a bit concerned about his Advice. Not how I would do it.
The main being off the is most important when backfeeding temporarily in that manner.
Exactly it works and is safe when done correctly
Yes a very good video.
To hook up an inverter with battery back up to your fuse box the power both sides of your fuse box but only for inaccessible things can you use a 100 amp double pole breaker that’s 120/240v in my inverter is 230 V 50 a.m. my battery bank I have about 10 KW or reserve ? And yes I know about turning off the main power in a power outage not the backfield , incense it’s all mechanical it doesn’t understand electricity is only supposed to go one way so in a power outage I shut off the main and I can Paul my house for a day or two , 100 amp double pole breaker back feeding into my fuse box ?
Mark The American Not quite sure what you were trying to say here sir. There are many ways to do things but a few ways to do things safely and professionally
They were lucky! Very lucky!
Having been in heavily damaged areas. The way he wired it works period. As long as the owner cuts the main breaker it would work. In Louisiana right now there are absolutely no supplies to do the job correct as in code wise. It can be done and done safe in an emergency situation.
This work was not done under those circumstances. Yes it works.
the stupid question why did he not move all the breakers down. you could move them down or you could just move the top two down to the bottom and then the fuses you said to put at the bottom just put them at the top.
It is amazing how often I run across this. I was an electrician/millwright for many years and I have seen a lot of death traps.
Back feeding and killing lineman can happen real easy. They tried to use an antiquated line tap rule that does not apply in this application. Not protecting that circuit was insane! We have an NEC for a reason. I live off grid in the Pacific North west.
I just subbed your channel. Have a blessed day in Jesus name.
Off Grid In The Pacific North West thank you. God bless!
I keep reading those claims of killing linemen and homeowners killing themselves but haven't seen any proof.
@@bigpardner Its simple physics. I have back fed many transformers. I backfed a 4160/480 volt 3 phase ac transformer for a transmission line going to our pumps. I had to send power 3 miles. You can not do that with 480 volts so we sent 4160 and converted it back to 480 at the other end. Can you imagine backeeding a typical 13,000 volt transformer with your little generator? You would kill a lineman dead! Often with power outages there are transmission lines on the ground. I
f you backfeed one at the time someone is working on it death will be the result.
Yea Johnies Tips and Tricks style
Hmmm: I always heard 'em called "Murder Plugs", partly because some jurisdictions could charge you with negligent homicide if you used one.
Just for using one huh?
The red and black off main lugs is right off the pole? then to the sub-panel thru a breaker
and to the shit-ass mounted indoor dryer receptacle? seems once gen is running its gonna
work the house and neighborhood. shutting off the MAINS will not make a difference or so
it looks to me. I hope the neutral bonding screw in sub is not connecting to the box as u'd
have neutral an ground hookt together, that is a code violation for sure.
They had a main breaker disconnect outside at the meter she was supposed to remember to turn off
@@GainSolarPower and if she didn't? I never would have given the lady
a suicide cord I am a much better apprentice than he is a so called electrician.
and disconnect is even crooked
Holy hell I thought I'd seen some bad DIY generator shenanigans. The double-lugged 6/3 takes the cake though. 😱😡 whoever did that work should be arrested.
He’s still riding around town. I see his trucks
That box for receptacle is a code violation in that the receptacle is not rated for outside use
and the box is to be secured to the building. not being allowed to swing one way or another.
is she the mother-inlaw or something, seems like he is doing whatever it takes to electrocute
her. this is so bad its disgusting.
No but the electrician that did this work has trucks rolling all over town.
dear lord
OMG! What in the world?
huge no go
If you don't know how to make it by yourself , just go to inplix website.
I have a generator interlock kit on my box. 5 steps easier and 10 steps safer.
Yep
Good lord. An electrician did that? Damn. I’m not an electrician and I know better than this. Lol.
This Job was done by a Non Union Electrician !
The only way showing someone the wrong way works is if you show them the right way. Otherwise they will just do it the wrong way you showed them....
Then report them to your state license board through your ahj. Thats what they do.
David Worthan the problem is that I am not a licensed electrician. Although I am nabcep certified, own a solar install company, and sub out a ton of work to real electricians, my state is messed up license wise and there is no solar license.
thats why people doing electrical work are licensed
David Worthan unfortunately this work was done by a licensed electrician here in town. He is somewhat well known and I see his trucks all over town.
+Gain Solar Services
hell yeah I've seen some licensed electricians do some fuck up shitt and a inspector okay
There need to be harsher penalties for people who do this like this.
They should be caned
Just WOW! I'm not an electrician but I can clearly see everything is wrong...scary.
you can use inplix instructions to build it yourself guys.
Maybe if we hook our computer up to 220 instead of 110, it'll be twice as fast! BZZT! Aw crap!
Actually any laptop will run just fine on 240 volts. Most desktop computers have a switch on the power supply 120/240 volts.
Same for my wife's vibrator... LOL.....
lol,that guy was not a electrician but a faketrician
Very dangerous!!!
OMG! smdh!
This guy doesn’t know what he talking about also . Both clowns are wrong . All you do it yourself guys and girls save this type of electrical work for the professional. If you do the right job you will never be able to back feed the panel ever. A zero chance of an explosion and a zero chance of back feeding and injuring a lineman
This whole video is SOO wrong all the way through.
HUNDRED NOT HUNDERD
This is certainly a most pressing issue.
It’s pronounced HUNNERD in Texas
NOT POSSIBLE TO KILL A LINE MAN,,, IF THE POWER WAS OUT AND HE DID NOT TURN OFF THE MAIN HE WOULD BE BACKFEEDING THE ENTIRE LINE, EVERY HOUSE/BUSINESS ON THE LINE. A 30 AMP BREAKER ON THE GENERATOR WOULD TRIP INSTANTLY WITH THOUSANDS OF AMP DRAW... DO NOT BE AN IDIOT, THINK AND RESEARCH B4 YOU POST!!!
Trina, you have just enough information to be dangerous! The very meaning of a "power outage" is that the supply got cut "somewhere", isolating everything downstream of it. That cut can be as close as your individual utility pole primary side fuse, which may feed only a few, or even one house. If you backfeed into the utility transformer, you are energizing only the isolated section, which may be less than a block long. It is completely possible that your generator can power 5 houses on mild day with no AC running.
Trina McDonald There are many, many circumstances where this would be dangerous. As the other commenter said, there might only be a couple houses on the isolated side, and if all they had running were nightlights and a couple lamps for example, and maybe a couple people weren't home, you could easily have a < 30 amp draw. But there are any number of situations where this could be dangerous.
So how about YOU think before you comment. There are always unforeseen circumstances, unintended consequences. so better to be safe. Always.
Trina--All Line Depts. in the Nation now put Ground Clamps on the Transmission Lines that they are working on during an Outage to keep Back-Fed Electricity from killing them. Many people do not use a Legal Transfer Switch at their homes and forget or don't know that the Main Home Breaker must be open always when using a Emergency Generator...
Trina McDonald:
I argue'd your same point with a co-worker the other day... He said that back feeding was dangerous because your power from your generator would back feed to the grid sending power to the 1st transformer to STEP up the voltage and now before you know it you have 7k volts going down the street.....
I told him if his theory was correct then i can power the entire neighborhood from my single 30 amp generator...?? Yet i exceed 30 amps in my house and the breaker pops.. Yet my little 30 amp 7k watt generator back feeding to the street will power 10+ houses with all their AC units on, lights on, pool pumps running, water heaters.... etc... DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY
You Tube you need to/ should want to isolate your power.
It's simple, Just go to WoodPrix page - and enter the Eco World.
drama queen
It was so nice to wake up this morning to some ridicule from a stranger over a video I posted years ago, in an effort to educate the general public. Have a great day Ted!!
@@GainSolarPower This video continues to remind us about importance of good wiring done by a specialist. Everyone does not see that so bear no mind to ill witted comments.