So storm Isaias knocked out power for me. I have a back up generator that I connect to my panel after disconnecting it from the main. The problem I am trying to solve is knowing when main power has been restored. Thankfully a neighbor called me last night and told me it had been restored, but I had no way of knowing otherwise.
I want to -safely- and -correctly- wire to the two trunks such that it would illuminate a small light or buzzer for each trunk. There would be a switch box between the trunks and the lights/buzzer so that in normal times it would be disconnected from power.
The connections would obviously have to be before the panel main disconnect switch. What I want to be sure of is to not mistakenly wire this in a way that might back feed / connect power from the street to the panel when power is restored, while the generator is running. The panel has neutral and ground wires as it is supposed to.
It seems simple, but I figure why not ask those more knowledgeable than myself. I would appreciate advice.
I want to -safely- and -correctly- wire to the two trunks such that it would illuminate a small light or buzzer for each trunk. There would be a switch box between the trunks and the lights/buzzer so that in normal times it would be disconnected from power.
The connections would obviously have to be before the panel main disconnect switch. What I want to be sure of is to not mistakenly wire this in a way that might back feed / connect power from the street to the panel when power is restored, while the generator is running. The panel has neutral and ground wires as it is supposed to.
It seems simple, but I figure why not ask those more knowledgeable than myself. I would appreciate advice.