{"id":38535,"date":"2021-11-29T11:30:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T18:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/?page_id=38535"},"modified":"2022-08-02T16:12:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T22:12:42","slug":"generator-safety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/safety-and-education\/generator-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Generator Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uwJBJcAYVrM?controls=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When the power goes out, having a generator means that you can continue to have heat, light, and many of the modern conveniences we\u2019ve all come to enjoy and rely on. Please make sure that you aren\u2019t creating unnecessary danger by properly and safely using your generator to prevent backfeed. It could save a life!<\/p>\n<p>What is generator backfeed? Backfeed occurs when power travels from the generator back through the utility lines and reenergizes them, creating a potentially deadly situation for our Linemen.<\/p>\n<p>To prevent backfeed, generators\u2014whether permanent or portable\u2014should never be plugged into a home\u2019s wiring or directly into the circuit breaker panel. Instead, a transfer switch should be installed. A transfer switch ensures your household wiring, or selected circuits to be supplied by the generator, can\u2019t be connected to the power grid and the generator at the same time, eliminating any chance of backfeed. It also protects your generator from damage if the power is restored while it\u2019s connected. Make sure a qualified, licensed electrician installs the transfer switch for you.<\/p>\n<p>NLI\u2019s responsibility for electric service ends at the meter. We do not know when, or if, you have installed a generator, and we do not know if the installation was done to the specifications of the National Electric Code.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the power goes out, having a generator means that you can continue to have heat, light, and many of the modern conveniences we\u2019ve all come to enjoy and rely on. Please make sure that you aren\u2019t creating unnecessary danger by properly and safely using your generator to prevent backfeed. It could save a life! [&hellip;]\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":35615,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38535"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38535"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38847,"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38535\/revisions\/38847"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}