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    25kw Generator Hookup

    install generator at shop. run generator feeder directly from shop to house. Install backfeed breaker with proper mechanical interlock in the house panel and in the shop panel. this needs to be done by someone who knows what theyre doing. Its one of those if you have to ask you shouldnt be...
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    25/32" wrench

    i use 11/32 all the time, its for a #8 nut or something
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    Power inverters

    8ga isnt big enough, 25ft is going to drop around a volt and a half
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    Power inverters

    use an extension cord. to go 25ft on the 12v side youre going to need to use some pretty big wire probaby 1ga
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    buying a backup generator- what do you have?

    the point of the inverter in this application is to deliver clean power with stable frequency.
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    wall anchoring to epoxied floor with infloor heat ideas?

    get ahold of a Bosch Wallscanner D-tect150
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    220v wire colors

    what the heck kind of stove is 20 amps 120/240?
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    buying a backup generator- what do you have?

    are there any 6500w or so Diesel inverter generators? Honda has a pretty nice looking one but theirs are all gas. I found a chinese one but for what its going to be used for I need to be able trust it.
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    220v wire colors

    theres something about orange for high leg. most new 277/480 installs are using yellow purple brown
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    Inside Generator

    in commercial installations it is common to have generators inside the building. I have been in highrise office buildings that have generators on upper floors even. A gasoline generator inside a residential building is a whole different story.
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    Inside Generator

    a quick google on the subject show dozens if not hundreds of these cases. I question anyone who would install a generator in an attached garage. If you arent smart enough to recognize how dangerous it is and should not be done, then you are surely not smart enough to design, construct, and...
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    Inside Generator

    also remember when running the generator in a generator shed -it needs air! 5kw of generator is going to put off another 10kw or more in heat.
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    Generator Hookup help

    post pictures
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    Gas line replaced, can't light water heater

    loosen the flex line and let it leak until you get gas, then tighten.
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    Inside Generator

    if a generator shed catches on fire it isnt going to kill your family in the middle of the night..... also you need to make sure the exhaust is far enough away from windows and other openings. google generator shed, there are a bunch of them available
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    Inside Generator

    might be safe, but it would take testing by a lab to be deemed safe. You dont see kits to install a generator in a garage for a reason. the hazards are fire and CO poisoning.
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    Inside Generator

    that is a bad, bad idea. Make a shed for it outside or something. You just dont run a ICE engine inside the house. period.
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    Generator Hookup help

    running the gen inside, are you talking about running the wiring inside physically locating the generator inside? the cap, other wires, and brushes are part of the excitation field I believe
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    Generator Hookup help

    jacking up a car youre only going to hurt yourself. are there no codes where you live?
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    Generator Hookup help

    why are you telling someone to do something that is dangerous and illegal? Even if the OP doesnt take your advice someone else who doesnt fully understand could read your instruction.
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