tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post2205058907916387971..comments2024-03-23T05:42:07.516-04:00Comments on The Deliberate Agrarian: My Simple Emergency Power Backup SystemHerrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-20862467562666474922007-04-19T09:55:00.000-04:002007-04-19T09:55:00.000-04:00After hurricane Isabel, we returned to our home on...After hurricane Isabel, we returned to our home on the shore knowing full well we would be out of power and, having purchased a small generator I needed to power the basic requirements of my house. My generator has both 220 and 110 output so I took a slightly different tack than yours. <BR/><BR/>I went to home depot and bought a 220 breaker (like for a commercial drier or stove). I installed the breaker in my breaker box and wired it to a drier plug I installed on the outside wall. Then I made a double male drier cord and plugged my generator into the system. I threw the main breaker off (isolating the house from the grid) and all the non essential breakers (bedroom lights, etc.) to reduce the load to manageable levels and fired up the generator. <BR/><BR/>It worked like a charm. We could run the blower on the wood stove, the hot water heater and the well pump and even watch TV. By throwing the water heater breaker I could then run the fridge for a while. I managed the power resources with the breakers and my new one protected the generator from overload.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com