Generator Use; Connections To A Building Electrical System; Ground System - Honda EU2000i Owner's Manual

GENERATOR USE

CONNECTIONS TO A BUILDING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Connections for standby power to a building electrical system must be
made by a qualified electrician. The connection must isolate the
generator power from utility power, and must comply with all
applicable laws and electrical codes.
Improper connections to a building electrical system can allow
electrical current from the generator to backfeed into the utility lines.
Such backfeed may electrocute utility company workers or others
who contact the lines during a power outage, and the generator may
explode, burn, or cause fires when utility power is restored. Consult
the utility company or a qualified electrician.

GROUND SYSTEM

Honda portable generators have a system ground that connects
generator frame components to the ground terminals in the AC output
receptacles. The system ground is not connected to the AC neutral
wire. If the generator is tested by a receptacle tester, it will not show
the same ground circuit condition as for a home receptacle.
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