A safe way to power your house during a power outage - The Generator Emergency Power Inlet
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- Опубликовано: 13 фев 2024
- In this video Philip installs a generator power inlet for emergency power. We now have a safe way to get emergency power into our house and we are now ready to face an extended power outage.
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Master Electrician approves of this installation 😂
Very good video enjoyed it.
Amazing !
@@leglamps I believe if you read closely the 2023 NEC the locking out of the main is not required on a portable cord and plug generator. Though I understand the NEC is a minimum requirement.
445.18(A) Disconnecting Means. Generators other than cord-and-plug-connected portable generators shall have one or more disconnecting means. Each disconnecting means shall simultaneously open all associated ungrounded conductors. Each disconnecting means shall be lockable open in accordance with 110.25.
(from Shawn) That will come in handy for sure. We have generators and power units, but nothing that would run the entire house. Great video and a wonderful back up plan for your home.
Thanks for the good word. Glad you enjoyed!
As long as you had the extra length whip you should of had a drip loop ... also you should have an isolating breaker ...
thanks for the input
Really cool and informative.
Thank you!
You should install an interlock - it prevents the generator circuit breaker from being turned ON with the Main breaker ON - to prevent you from sending generator power back on the power lines coming in. This is for the safety of the repair guys fixing the power outage. (and will ruin your generator if line power feeds back into your running generator) Also, you most likely will not be able to power the entire house with a smaller generator, you may want to identify the circuit breakers that are the most essential (well pump, furnace, fridge, freezer, lights, etc). Turnoff or monitor use of high amp items like electric Range, Water Heater, clothes dryer, AC system, etc. Still, a good video.
You make some good suggestions. I may look in to doing this in the future. We set up this system as a way to get power into our house, but not necessarily power the entire house - just our most important electrical devices. Larger amperage versions of this power inlet are also available, but the 30 amp is what was compatible with our generator. Thanks for watching!
@@ozarkmtnspecial Just some things to think about BEFORE you are forced into making this work. I also recommend that you do a 'Trial Run', if you have not already done so. If you have a gasoline generator, you should start it & run it every 30-60 days (you don't have to power your house), this will insure your generator will start & run when you really need it. It helps to have an extra quart or two of oil & a gas can full of fuel - just be sure to rotate the fuel in the gas can every 60 days.
@@ozarkmtnspecial "MAY LOOK INTO IT"??? You set that up to backfeed the grid and it is illegal.. I do not care about laws as much as I care about doing things properly.. You over paid for everything you bought and left out the most important piece... I also didn't see you drive a ground rod
@@twistedhillbilly6157 Thanks for watching! I plan on making a follow-up video.
@@jeffryan590 Yes, it definitely does no good to have the infrastructure in place if it does not work. Thanks for the input!
It's pretty much the same as a suicide cord, since you still can have live pins right under that cover and if you have the cord plugged in, live pins at the other end of the cord.
You need an interlock preventing the breakers for both grid and the inlet being turned on simultaneously.
Thanks for the input. We do plan on installing an interlock kit. However, I would say that a suicide cord has exposed male pins on both ends. The power inlet box is only energized if the breaker is switched and both ends of the cord are female, which is considerably safer than a suicide cord.
I agree, the interlock is super important. I have to use my generator frequently. Under the duress of connecting power during a storm or outage, it would be easy to forget to disconnect the main breaker and thus energize the utility lines. I have a 200 amp 2-pole switch that has 3 positions: utility power, off, generator power. I had to go this way since I have so many subpanels. It looks like something out of Dr. Frankenstein's lab...
@@thomasmoran168 Thank you for the input!
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PLEASE PUT A INTERLOCK KIT ON YOUR PANEL BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS IF YOU FORGET TO TURN OFF THE UTILITY BREAKER! THIS SCARES ME!
That is illegal as heck and you posted a video of it.. You need an interlock kit..
While I do agree that an interlock install is a good idea, I don't quite think that its illegal.
@@ozarkmtnspecial CHECK AGAIN!!!! 100% illegal Check the NEC like you should have before you started the project!!!
That's what I hooked up to my house,,
Not illegal
@@briandonaldson7357 Exactly! Thanks for watching!