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I'm not sure how you would do that and keep the phase 180 but I'm all ears. The only somewhat quiet generator I could use is a Honda EM4000S. It's doesn't quite have the juice I'd like per leg, but it is indeed a 120/240 gen. It's bigger brother is a lot louder. Neither are...

I know it's not code, but I just wanted to be sure it would be okay in an emergency. I didn't know if tying 120V together to power both legs hurt the MWBC's neutrals in any way, or if it was solely based on load (which as you said, I will be careful of). My inspector never noticed the lack of...

Yep, unfortunately. It's only a 2200/1800W generator, but I will have to be careful. I assume as long as I manage the load I'll be okay? The combined outlets are never used together.

Honda EU2200i for now. 3-wire to 4-wire cord to light up both hots in panel. I'm aware of the manual intervention for 220V circuits and the like. Roger that on the floating... thank you!

Hi everyone. I've been reading multiple opinions on this and was hoping to get something definitive. I bought and installed an interlock kit on my main panel and connected a separate 30A breaker to an inlet box for a generator. My portable generator has a floating neutral. For the purposes...

Hopefully this will answer everything. The color combinations are MWBC's. The yellow pair would only run my fridge during an emergency. It does however have my dehumidifier so I may have to adjust? Or just run without it. Total wattage except for startup is around 620W. The red pair has...

Thanks... So if I still had MWBC's but watched how I loaded the two of them, it would be okay?

Hi everyone. Sorry for the necro-thread resurrection, but all the smart people are already on this thread. :) I want to do the same thing - connect a 120V portable inverter-generator to a home panel for emergencies. I'll use an interlock, turn off the 240V circuit breakers, and watch my...