Timeline for Feeding my 200A, 240v panel with a 120v 4K watt generator
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| Jan 12, 2023 at 2:27 | comment | added | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | @Trout In theory yes. In practice, not so much. My generator (~7,500W 240V not inverter) is heavy - I just looked it up - 230 lbs! Which is typical for that capacity. Not easy to move even a few feet, even though it has big wheels on it. I consider it basically permanent - the most it moves is a few feet one way or another in my backyard. | |
| Jan 12, 2023 at 2:02 | comment | added | Trout | Wheels and a ramp? | |
| Jan 12, 2023 at 1:33 | comment | added | user162124 | Really appreciate your thoughtful comments. I would have gone 240v if I had a need for that capacity and weight wasn't an issue. As it is, I can just manage to haul an 80lb generator into my trunk without throwing out my back. Based on your comments above, unless sparky figures out a solution to the problem you described, I might be best served getting my required loads onto 1 leg and using a single 30A breaker, then living with half the circuits. | |
| Jan 12, 2023 at 0:15 | history | answered | manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact | CC BY-SA 4.0 |