Feeding 120V From Generator to House.
- coal stoker
- Member
- Posts: 355
- Joined: Tue. Feb. 17, 2015 5:07 pm
- Stoker Coal Boiler: 1986 EFM DF520
- Coal Size/Type: Rice/Anthracite
- Other Heating: oil fired boiler
Maybe a CO detector near the inside of that window would help keep all safe.
CS
CS
- Uglysquirrel
- Member
- Posts: 1205
- Joined: Mon. Jan. 07, 2008 8:27 pm
If you had a pre-existing 4000-5000W Gentran style transfer switch that did not permit operation of any 220v appliances, what is the issue of connecting the two identified hots on the NEMA 4 prong plug (outside) to the 110V genny's hot with plug neutral to genny neutral and plug ground to genny ground? In that way both hot busses are energized with no potential of 220V appliance operation and no potential of feedback into the grid.
- hotblast1357
- Member
- Posts: 5657
- Joined: Mon. Mar. 10, 2014 10:06 pm
- Location: Peasleeville NY
- Stoker Coal Boiler: 1984 Eshland S260 coal gun
- Coal Size/Type: Lehigh anthracite pea
- Other Heating: air source heat pump, oil furnace
Just a FYI that is not where I will be running the gen, it will be about 10 feet farther away from the house, this was just to test it.grumpy wrote:Not to rain on your parade but I have a problem with the first photo, anyone want to guess what that is? I could be wrong thou..
- hotblast1357
- Member
- Posts: 5657
- Joined: Mon. Mar. 10, 2014 10:06 pm
- Location: Peasleeville NY
- Stoker Coal Boiler: 1984 Eshland S260 coal gun
- Coal Size/Type: Lehigh anthracite pea
- Other Heating: air source heat pump, oil furnace
Well I don't have a pre existing anything?Uglysquirrel wrote:If you had a pre-existing 4000-5000W Gentran style transfer switch that did not permit operation of any 220v appliances, what is the issue of connecting the two identified hots on the NEMA 4 prong plug (outside) to the 110V genny's hot with plug neutral to genny neutral and plug ground to genny ground? In that way both hot busses are energized with no potential of 220V appliance operation and no potential of feedback into the grid.
Maybe a CO detector near the inside of that window would help keep all safe.
CS
Two good ideas...Just a FYI that is not where I will be running the gen, it will be about 10 feet farther away from the house, this was just to test it.
- coal stoker
- Member
- Posts: 355
- Joined: Tue. Feb. 17, 2015 5:07 pm
- Stoker Coal Boiler: 1986 EFM DF520
- Coal Size/Type: Rice/Anthracite
- Other Heating: oil fired boiler
HB,
I was not finding fault, just mentioning s may have something that may have been overlooked.
It is always good to do a dry run so when the time comes it is easy to get things going safely.
Do you plan on making your generator loads cord ready, meaning changing there configuration to plug in ready.
I have my stoker with a cord on it already, it is quite convenient if I need to run it off the vacuum outlet, let's say to feed coal to the pot.
Good Luck
I was not finding fault, just mentioning s may have something that may have been overlooked.
It is always good to do a dry run so when the time comes it is easy to get things going safely.
Do you plan on making your generator loads cord ready, meaning changing there configuration to plug in ready.
I have my stoker with a cord on it already, it is quite convenient if I need to run it off the vacuum outlet, let's say to feed coal to the pot.
Good Luck
- coal stoker
- Member
- Posts: 355
- Joined: Tue. Feb. 17, 2015 5:07 pm
- Stoker Coal Boiler: 1986 EFM DF520
- Coal Size/Type: Rice/Anthracite
- Other Heating: oil fired boiler
I really fat fingered that post
- hotblast1357
- Member
- Posts: 5657
- Joined: Mon. Mar. 10, 2014 10:06 pm
- Location: Peasleeville NY
- Stoker Coal Boiler: 1984 Eshland S260 coal gun
- Coal Size/Type: Lehigh anthracite pea
- Other Heating: air source heat pump, oil furnace
Yes everything is cord ready, it was only the furnace and boiler that I needed to power, and they are converted to cord ready. I also point the exhaust away from the garage when running it, thanks guys for the input.