• TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I mean, driving a car is dangerous, everything has a risk inherent to it but you can minimise it by being prudent.

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      3 months ago

      Yes, you minimize risk by being prudent and using reasonable and cost effective safety measures.

      In a car, that’s things like seatbelts, airbags, and other safety features.

      The equivalent for powering your house with a generator is the aforementioned transfer switch.

      What you’re doing is saying that driving a car without seatbelts or airbags is perfectly safe, you just need to not get in an accident.

      Stop powering your house with a generator plugged in via the dumbest possible cable and just install a fucking transfer switch. They’re not expensive and it keeps you from needlessly endangering people, or even just having a preposterously dangerous cord laying around.

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      3 months ago

      You turn off the breaker. You plug your generator abomination into a receptacle. Your partner checks the panel – the breakers are off, it’s safe to work with the electrical! They kill themselves.

      You could just not be a threat to yourself and people around you.