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Electrical wiring for portable inverter generator - will this work or i'm playing russian roulette?

I’m no electrician, so take my suggestions with a grain of salt, but they make male power inlets. I’ve seen 15-, 20-, and 50-amp inlet available. I’m sure you could find a 30A as well.

Leviton 5278-CWP Straight Blade Flanged Male Power Inlet Receptacle, 15 A, 125 V, Nylon Face, Body and Strap, Gray
https://a.co/d/b0k6wv2

HJP-5278-CWP 15 AMP Straight Blade Flanged Male Power Inlet Receptacle, 15 A, 125 V, NEMA 5-15P, Integrated Nylon Faceplate, Body and Rubber Waterproof Cover (1, Black/Grey)
https://a.co/d/gyNHhhW

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Something like that would probably work well than would only need a short cord generator to that, and run from the box that is in to the inside box.

And already has the weather proof covering.

I would personally very strongly consider this one. The link also shows it in from all angles and inside a box.
 
RandyC said:
I’m no electrician, so take my suggestions with a grain of salt, but make male power inlets. I’ve seen 15-, 20-, and 50-amp inlet available. I’m sure you could find a 30A as well.

Leviton 5278-CWP Straight Blade Flanged Male Power Inlet Receptacle, 15 A, 125 V, Nylon Face, Body and Strap, Gray
https://a.co/d/b0k6wv2

HJP-5278-CWP 15 AMP Straight Blade Flanged Male Power Inlet Receptacle, 15 A, 125 V, NEMA 5-15P, Integrated Nylon Faceplate, Body and Rubber Waterproof Cover (1, Black/Grey)
https://a.co/d/gyNHhhW

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Thats a awesome find and much less diy to it.
 
thanks all. I called the county permit center and they said no permit is required. However they won't say that in writing, unless i pay the permit fees and start the permit process. Oh well.

Short of it is i don;t think this is worth the hassle. I read on on using the massive battery (~100kwh combined) in the 2 EV as the backup for the fish tank. Seems vey doable especially I'm just hoping to pull 250W . Bought a 500W pure sine-wave inverter and will try it out this weekend.
 
newfly said:
thanks all. I called the county permit center and they said no permit is required. However they won't say that in writing, unless i pay the permit fees and start the permit process. Oh well.

Short of it is i don;t think this is worth the hassle. I read on on using the massive battery (~100kwh combined) in the 2 EV as the backup for the fish tank. Seems vey doable especially I'm just hoping to pull 250W . Bought a 500W pure sine-wave inverter and will try it out this weekend.
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Easy is often better .
In the event of a power outage just run a dang extension cord for fridge, if you need to use one I doubt you will care about the cord when it comes down to saving your food.
 
I got this transfer switch for $300 and DIY installed it in a couple hours. It wasn't hard but that's relative to your skill comfort on working with electricity. There's a bunch of YouTube tutorials for this exact model.

www.homedepot.com

Reliance Controls 30 Amp 250-Volt 7500-Watt Non-Fuse 6-Circuit Transfer Switch Kit 3006HDK - The Home Depot

Ensure fast, safe, and easy connection of emergency power to your home, office, store, or farm with the Reliance Controls Transfer Switch Kit. Each kit includes everything needed to connect a portable
www.homedepot.com
 
CaseyP said:
I got this transfer switch for $300 and DIY installed it in a couple hours. It wasn't hard but that's relative to your skill comfort on working with electricity. There's a bunch of YouTube tutorials for this exact model.

www.homedepot.com

Reliance Controls 30 Amp 250-Volt 7500-Watt Non-Fuse 6-Circuit Transfer Switch Kit 3006HDK - The Home Depot

Ensure fast, safe, and easy connection of emergency power to your home, office, store, or farm with the Reliance Controls Transfer Switch Kit. Each kit includes everything needed to connect a portable
www.homedepot.com
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Did you pull permit for this work?
 
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