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We have a big transfer switch box and when the main power goes off, we 
switch it from main power setting to generator setting.  We also have what I 
call "indicator lights" that are disassociated from the generator power. 
When the main power is off, the lights are off, and when the main power has 
been restored the lights go on; then I know to shut down the generator and 
throw the switch back to the main line connection.  Yes, we understand the 
dangers of running generator power back down the main line and had all this 
rewired to deal with power failures and generator use.  It's a good thing to 
know and to remind people of.

Barbara

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From: <rides2far@xxxxxxxx>
To: <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <sshaw@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Storms, generators and living quarters...


> We have a 10,000 watt generator for just
> > such
> > occurrences.  It is big enough to power the whole house.
>
> My husband works for the power company here. Every year when there's an
> ice storm they try to remind people that (and I don't understand exactly
> how this works) if you plug your generator in without disconecting from
> the main lines the power you create can go down the line and electrocute
> a lineman who has cut the power from the main source. Just make sure
> you're careful about that.
>
> Angie
>
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