Generator Questions (for the house)

If you feed power backwards into the outlet, you need to kill the main so it doesn't feed the grid, and possibly electrocute a power worker. Killing the main will isolate your house from the grid.

 

I would run non-ethanol gas. Ethanol blends have a shorter self life. It’ll run on oxidized gas, but the carburetor will need to be cleaned more often.

 

Good point. People also recommend running it completely out of fuel before you store it.

 

I'll admit, I'm not qualified enough to answer this properly. I would call an electrician, or wait and see what @91B20H8 says. I don't want to get you in a bind.

 

Check this stuff out:

Dangers-
Backfeeding Generator Danger—Backfeed Danger| Norwall

Info on how to do it-

 

Ahh, yes. That is even better. The point is to get the carb empty.

LOL. That's the truth.

 

A licensed/certified electrician will install a transfer switch. A Redneck will shut off the main and all individual breakers, hook up the double male plug, fire it up and begin introducing loads via the breakers to tame the surge