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minus-squareMothmanLives@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoSeems like the power companies should be responsible for either checking there is no back feeding or provide those things for everyone then. (I’m still not advocating for you back feeding your home)
minus-squareSludgeyy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoYou can’t check for back feeding. Cable coming from house to pole has no power. Electrician goes to hook up wire. Homeowner puts on generator. Electrician gets electrocuted. Yes the testing and hooking up could be a small window of time but a fraction of a second after testing is all it takes.
Seems like the power companies should be responsible for either checking there is no back feeding or provide those things for everyone then. (I’m still not advocating for you back feeding your home)
You can’t check for back feeding.
Cable coming from house to pole has no power. Electrician goes to hook up wire. Homeowner puts on generator. Electrician gets electrocuted.
Yes the testing and hooking up could be a small window of time but a fraction of a second after testing is all it takes.