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I agree. The 120v breakers on my generator are 15A anyway
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which means any modern wiring of 14AWG or thicker should be adequate, and you need to consider the possibility of a short -- the breaker should be the sacrificial link. UL-approved AC switches and outlets are at least 15A. The 240V breaker is 20A, and that should be safe for any 240 volt house wiring.
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- DQOTD for you electrical types
- Wow good question.
- Good feedback Gene
- You would need an inline fuse on the plug line.
- A decent generator has circuit breakers on each of its outlets
- Yes but the point was made that the generator's breaker might be too high a value
- Not a problem as long as you use some common sense about what you power up..
- I agree. The 120v breakers on my generator are 15A anyway
- Not a problem as long as you use some common sense about what you power up..
- Yes but the point was made that the generator's breaker might be too high a value
- A decent generator has circuit breakers on each of its outlets
- You still have the potential to throw the main and fry a lineman.
- Fumes?
- I do something similar with my 5 kw generator...
- You'd want to run it into a 240 v plug...
- I've seen this done before
- Likewise
- re post in right place
- Wow good question.