Supplies here are virtually nonexistent at this point. I need a little bit of guidance as I cannot remember how I had my last house wired.I have a Troy built 5500 W gas powered generator. The factory set up is a bonded neutral to ground.I have it wired to backfeed through a 30 amp breaker with a manual interlock switch installed. It is wired into the panel with 8/3 wire (One neutral, too hot and one unshielded ground.) I decided to use the 8/3 within unshielded ground versus a 10/4 with a shield of ground. This allowed me to use a thicker wire. Although not necessary but just and in case thing.Inside the panel, there is a separate ground bus and neutral bus.I have the generator feed from outside as follows: Two hot wires on the breaker, The neutral is on the neutral bus with all of the other circuits The ground wire is on the ground bus with all the other circuitsHere's where I am confused: At my old house the ground and neutral were bonded in the panel. It was a very old home. I installed a 30 amp switch on the generator to open and close the neutral to ground the bond so that I could use it to backfeed with my transfer switch or use it for portable Bonded would be used for portable, unbonded was used for backfeedingIn regards to my current set up with the neutral and ground on separate bus bars, when I backfeed it will I need to have a bonded or unbonded neutral to ground at the generator?I'm getting confused because I have asked several individuals and everybody has a different opinion. The general consensus seems to be to have the neutral bonded at the generator with the generator attached to the outside grounding rod as an unbonded neutral / ground what is sensually mean the entire system is ungrounded and can cause feedback or energize the generator itselfGranted I understand completely that backfeeding is not the preferred way to power your home but I cannot find a transfer switch anywhere so I did the next best thing and installed a manual interlock. Please refrain from the negative comments 😔 via /r/DIY http://ift.tt/2f7zXVT
