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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Technical details and the social contract mandate that your generator is never connected to the main power grid. The generator should be wired to an enclosed AC transfer switch. This switch will connect either the generator or the main grid to your home, but never both.

Some detail: If the generator is wired to the main grid it can prevent restoration of main grid power. While an AC transfer switch will perform the task, many jurisdictions mandate additional safety precautions (which can be quite expensive).

[–] deranger 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It can also kill a lineman working on the power lines outside your house, thinking they’re not energized.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

It could. But, there's more layers to this swiss cheese model of safety. For example, the lineman's procedure is to ground out, then isolate, then test. They'd need to skip both ground out and test to be electrocuted by an asshole with a generator.

[–] deranger 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Of course, but we should never be advocating for the elimination of Swiss cheese slices. Don’t use the suicide plug, get it wired up correctly with isolation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What if the generator was connected after the lineman's test?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Then ground out bypasses the body.