Fine, fine. Then I don't want to hear any bitching by code inspectors or anybody else about how I have my backup off-grid power tied to my house. And I sure as shit don't want to hear any whining along the lines of, "But it's illegal to disconnect from the grid."

If you disavow responsibility, so do I.

[–] Cort 33 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Lol they'll condemn your house and take it. Something something laws bind you, but not corporations something something... /S

IMHO more power to you

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

-- Frank Wilhoit

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

"I thought you said the law is powerless."
"Powerless to help you. not punish you."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Reminds me of how citizens are required to obey orders from police, but police have no duty to protect you or be truthful.

[–] dual_sport_dork 2 points 1 year ago

power to you

I see what you did there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you have it setup to shut off the main when the backup is running? My understanding is that energizing the grid can kill a lineman if power is coming from your house while they’re working.

[–] dual_sport_dork 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, you should for reason and probably others.

You can get gadgets to do this for you. Or you can just remember to shut off your main breaker before starting your generator or flipping your giant Frankenstein style knife switch to your battery bank or whatever, and turn it back on only after you've disconnected your backup.

[–] AA5B 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

remember

LoL, no. What lineman or electrician would want to bet their lives on you happening to remember? If there’s any code enforcement, that’s a resounding no

[–] dual_sport_dork 4 points 1 year ago

The correct answer, of course, is a transfer switch that physically decouples the backup power and the grid power from the building, and does not allow them to be connected at the same time -- no matter how the operator might manage to fuck it up.

[–] Got_Bent 4 points 1 year ago

I'm putting a generator on my house as we speak and learning very quickly that the "contractor" an otherwise reliable source referred me to doesn't seem to know what the ever living fuck he's doing.

I'm gonna end up so far out of code it'll be laughable, but I'm kinda stuck as I'm already in for three grand that I can't get back.

Fortunately, I'm in one of "those" neighborhoods where police are extremely reluctant to bother, and the generator itself will be well hidden behind fencing when code enforcement drives by.

Still, I've got a sick feeling that I'm either going to burn my house down in a good faith effort to stay alive or I'm gonna end up with a bajillion dollars in fines that I'll only be able to get out of by surrendering my deed.

Either of those two scenarios come to fruition, and I'm out of this God forsaken shithole of a third world state the very next day.