• MentallyExhausted@reddthat.com
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    10 months ago

    Do you have it setup to shut off the main when the backup is running? My understanding is that energizing the grid can kill a lineman if power is coming from your house while they’re working.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Yes, you should for reason and probably others.

      You can get gadgets to do this for you. Or you can just remember to shut off your main breaker before starting your generator or flipping your giant Frankenstein style knife switch to your battery bank or whatever, and turn it back on only after you’ve disconnected your backup.

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        10 months ago

        remember

        LoL, no. What lineman or electrician would want to bet their lives on you happening to remember? If there’s any code enforcement, that’s a resounding no