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I am not an electrician but I did a lot of reading and research on the subject of grounds and the bonding of ground to neutral. My understanding is you can have any number of grounds. The more the better. You can only have a ground bonded to neutral in one location. Most home breaker panels...

Both of the ones posted are 4 wire. The ground tab is on top inside the receptacle and connects through the tab on the outside of the plug.

That is what I used on the side of my generator. The link supplied by DieselAddict would be a proper house side receptacle. I like the looks of this one better. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Reliance-Controls-50-Amp-Non-Metallic-Power-Inlet-Box-PBN50/205337810. You would also need to address the...

I left the original male plug on a short piece I connected to my load bank. I used a piece without connectors to wire the breaker to the panel on the back of the house. Then I used repair connectors to make a cable to hook the generator to the house.

Right or wrong I purchased a 36' 6AWG 50 amp RV extension cord and cut it up to wire everything. The sheath is embossed "For Recreational Vehicle Use 50 Amperes C(ETL)US 3126867 TYPE STW 600V FT-2 3/C 6AWG + 1/C 8AWG 60C" US Wire and Cable says STW is Extra hard service cord. Thermoplastic...

How do you differentiate permanent versus portable? I would say the method of wiring and having it's own fuel tank would determine that. If you can unplug it and move it should it not be considered portable? The 803 has it's own fuel tank. You can even get them mounted on a trailer. He already...

I think that is where disconnecting the bonding strap comes in. You don't want the neutral and ground bonded in two locations. As far as I have read having another ground rod on the generator is okay as long as the bonding strap is disconnected and would be required when testing the unit while...

I am not a licensed electrician but here is my opinion: Looks like you already have the panel interlock so you are good there. You need to upgrade your panel breaker, generator receptacle, and house generator wiring to 50 amp which is quality 6 gauge. I would install a 50 amp RV box on the side...