Using RV generator as backup for house?
My electricity is still on in Middle TN, no worries. But that may not always be the case in the future! If I have a transfer switch properly installed, is there any reason I can't use the RV gene...
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mr_andyj wrote:
Easiest is to run some extension cords.
Safest is to run some extension cords.
Best is to have electrician install an cut-off switch
I think safest and best is to install a transfer switch. Otherwise you end up propping open a window/door (which can let generator exhaust in) to run extension cords to your furnace, 'fridge, and whatever else you want to keep running during a power outage. My brother-in-law tripped over his stairway extension cords in the dark, fortunately just sprained his wrist, but the last time you want to injure yourself is during a weather/power emergency.
If your power regularly goes out, then it's safer and much more convenient to have a transfer switch and a generator inlet outside. Definitely more expensive, but so is going to the doctor because you tripped over a cord in the dark.
