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Powering your home during power outages
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<blockquote data-quote="Bantou" data-source="post: 520617" data-attributes="member: 36587"><p>I haven't made it through the entire thread yet so hopefully this has already been covered; but, just in case:</p><p></p><p><strong>ANYTIME</strong> <strong>YOU HOOK UP AN ACTIVE BACK UP POWER SYSTEM TO YOUR HOUSE,</strong> <strong>ISOLATE YOUR HOUSE FROM THE POWER GRID.</strong> </p><p></p><p>If you don't, you will back feed onto the main system. Best case scenario, you burn up your back up system because the line is grounded out. Worst case, you kill the guys working to restore your power. Transformers work in both directions. If you send 120/240 to the transformer, it comes out at whatever the main line voltage is (in my area that is either 7,200V or 14,400V depending on location).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bantou, post: 520617, member: 36587"] I haven't made it through the entire thread yet so hopefully this has already been covered; but, just in case: [B]ANYTIME[/B] [B]YOU HOOK UP AN ACTIVE BACK UP POWER SYSTEM TO YOUR HOUSE,[/B] [B]ISOLATE YOUR HOUSE FROM THE POWER GRID.[/B] If you don't, you will back feed onto the main system. Best case scenario, you burn up your back up system because the line is grounded out. Worst case, you kill the guys working to restore your power. Transformers work in both directions. If you send 120/240 to the transformer, it comes out at whatever the main line voltage is (in my area that is either 7,200V or 14,400V depending on location). [/QUOTE]
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