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Backfeed in the sense that the breaker is passing current into the buss.
Backfeed as in making an outlet an inlet is 1 dangerous and 2 a jackass move.
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Backfeeds can be done legally with an interlock (these are used on a panel with a main breaker, its typically a bolt on breaker slide) and feed breakers need to be either bolt in or have an additional means of anchor to the buss.
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you need to have an interlock to isolate you from utility. Will need more information as to how your panels are laid out. There are specific codes for backfeed breakers.
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It is a bit odd expressing in KWh because you could have a massive load for a short period and no load for the rest of the hour.
if you are looking for something that can take 8KW then I would go for a 003 or 803 (10 kw units). Next size up (004) is 15 kw
I believe that it is just a repurposed bridge rectifier (I say repurposed because that component is designed to turn ac to dc, and it is being used as a set of blocking diodes)
Alittle frequency fluctuations wont hurt. Most electronics are DC anyway so they wont care. Motors will change speed a bit.
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Never played with one but it almost sounds like the pot is dirty (wiper is making poor contact) . If it were me I would look at cleaning the coil to wiper contact surface (if its an open pot) or an old trick is to rapidly and repeatedly twist the knob back and fourth (the wiper can decrapify...
Thats what i was talking about.
Bad habbit due to work, we are not allowed to jump start equipment, we can parallel start assist though (same damn thing, but to some corporate lawyer it isnt).
My apologies if it seemed deceptive
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