Posted by mkirsch on October 27, 2014 at 06:34:43 from (72.45.143.81):
In Reply to: Sorta OT posted by Dan Richardson on October 27, 2014 at 04:50:42:
You can do it, it has been done, and it will continue to be done.
Just don't make a mistake. Don't be in a panic, or a hurry, or depend on your wife/kid/neighbor to remember to do everything in the exact right order while they are in a panic, or a hurry.
If you always do everything exactly right, then it's not a problem. It's that one time you don't that could come back to bite you.
It's "illegal" most places if not everywhere, but nobody's going to bust you merely for backfeeding your panel. How are they going to know? What the law does is define unintentionally killing a lineman by backfeeding as a crime, and lays out the penalties.
A main breaker interlock device and dedicated circuit is probably the cheapest way to do it somewhat safely. You can also get a partial-home transfer switch and install it yourself for a few hundred dollars. Northern Tool has a 6-circuit kit on sale for around $300 right now.
Really it's neither difficult nor expensive to do it "right," but it's up to you to determine what an acceptable risk is. If going to jail for killing someone on the off chance you make a mistake is an acceptable risk, by all means, knock yourself out.
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