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How do you connect a 4-prong generator outlet to a 3-prong dryer outlet? |
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Answer for USA, Canada and countries using similar 60Hz mains supplies
What...? Don't...! Stop!
Don't make a cable to plug a generator into an outlet in your house! That is incredibly dangerous! Power from your generator will back-feed into the power lines, posing a severe unexpected shock hazard to any line-workers who may be fixing the lines - the very same reason you are wanting to use your generator!
Plug your appliances into your generator. If you want to power the outlets in your house from the generator do it right and install a generator transfer switch.
IF YOU NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB
SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY
REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
If you do this work yourself, always turn off the power at the breaker box/fuse panel BEFORE you attempt to do any work AND always use a meter or voltage indicator to insure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.
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