- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Generator help and questions for a newb
Posted on 4/28/24 at 8:51 pm to weadjust
Posted on 4/28/24 at 8:51 pm to weadjust
I'm fine using an adapter, and there is even a cord that has the 50A three prong plus side ground on the female end (house inlet) and four prong twist-lock 30A on the male end (generator). Just making sure 30A rated 10 ga. is not a fire risk running from 30A source to 50A circuit - logic suggests to me it should not be, but that I'm not sure of. Those 30A cords are 10 ga. and 50A cords are 6 ga. - much more expensive, but more difficult to work with store, etc. Willing to pay if necessary, no need to spend the extra $$ if overkill.
Posted on 4/28/24 at 9:01 pm to BigPapiDoesItAgain
If your under 7500ish watts you should be fine
Posted on 4/28/24 at 10:23 pm to BigPapiDoesItAgain
Your source (generator) is only putting out 30A maximum and has its own breakers to protect itself.
You can use an adapter to plug the 30A source into the 50A inlet box without any issues. The 50A inlet breaker is sized to protect the wires in the house, not the source (generator). The generator will have its own protection.
Since you have the interlock, there is also not a risk of accidentally powering up the cord/inlet box from the service connection, which could send 50A to the 30A rated cord.
You can use an adapter to plug the 30A source into the 50A inlet box without any issues. The 50A inlet breaker is sized to protect the wires in the house, not the source (generator). The generator will have its own protection.
Since you have the interlock, there is also not a risk of accidentally powering up the cord/inlet box from the service connection, which could send 50A to the 30A rated cord.
Popular
Back to top
![logo](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/images/layout/TDIcon.jpg)