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Here is a great explanation and diagrams of a generator hookup. From this site: Generator Grounding I copied the information from electrical design tutor and uploaded it as a pdf here: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/auxillary-equipment/74566-generator-conductor-house-panel-question.html#post929555

I do not have an answer for this either. If a bulletin was put out it must have been put out for a reason so I would say we all need to do it (or verify it has been done) if we are going to run our generators at 120V single phase only.

In stock form the generator has a wire from the ground stud on the frame into the back of the reconnection box where it is internally connected to L0. If you have this wire in place then you have two neutral/ground bonds in your system. This is a direct quote from speddmon: That came from...

As I understand what you have written all of your metal parts are tied together and connected to ground (should be) and then there is only one place where the neutral is connected to this grounding system and that is at the main panel. That is how it should be. The question is do you have wire...

treeguy Generally there should only be one location where the neutral and ground are bonded together. (there are exceptions like 250.32 B (1)) If your house has the neutral/ground bond in the meter and not the house panel then a transfer switch that disconnects all four wires requires your...

Where did you get your 50A rating? 2008 NEC, Article 400, Table 400.5(A) states that an SO cord with three current carrying conductors is rated for 35A. Your SO cord will work fine for a temporary install assuming you do not overheat the insulation on the cord. As long as the connected load...

I think #8 is too small as well. I am using #6 for a MEP-002A.

Why disconnect the neutral? Depending on local codes the house panel and the meter can should both have a ground rod (and or metal water pipe and/or if old enough a metal gas pipe as well creating the grounding electrode system) so if you disconnect the utility neutral (grounded conductor) you...