Howdy! I specifically avoided that in the video as I'm a mechanical engineer and not a licensed electrician. I'll give a general description of what I did, but I will always recommend that you at a minimum consult with a licensed electrician prior to modifying your electrical system. I used a setup that would typically be used to power a 50A RV. The generator has the same 4-prong 50A outlet that would be required to plug in a 50A RV so I installed the receptacle that would normally be on the RV itself into my external junction box. This allowed me to run each of the hot wires from the generator to one side each of the mains in the junction box. The neutral and grounds from the generator were then run to the main ground bus. (Conveniently, all my GFCIs in the house worked perfectly on generator power.) There is no transfer switch in this system. In order to not create a hazard, the 200A breaker directly under the meter must be disconnected prior to attaching the generator to ensure isolation from the mains. I'm using a relatively short (15') RV power cable for this system. It is 6ga wire. For RV use it is rated to 10000W and looking at the power pulled during my testing I do not believe I will exceed that so I'm not worried about heat. The only slight concern I have is the camper outlet on the junction box is effectively a recessed male plug. It has a good weatherproof cover on it, but at the moment it cannot be locked closed. When the house is running normally off the mains, the exposed prongs inside this plug are hot 220V 1ph. I'll be installing something to keep that secure. That's about it. Good luck with your system. Please bring in some good electrical experience before making any changes. Thanks again!

@@aaronsrose thanks for the info, I definitely will be using an electrician, looking at installing a 50amp transfer switch. Thanks

Depends if you live where you can lose power frequently, or if you have a certain service at your house that must run in the event of even a short-term outage. I owned a house that was well below street grade and had an ejector pit in the basement that pumped all the sewer up to the street. It was only about 50 gallons so if we lost power, you basically couldn't flush a toilet. That's when I bought my first home generator setup. Now, living near the gulf coast, it's a necessity for obvious other reasons.

I was hoping to find an inverter unit this large but there aren't any even close. I suppose I could parallel a pair of 9k inverters, though that would be pretty costly for initial investment. (Maybe not bad f it did save my electronics) In any case, so far, I've powered the house for probably 100 hours with this one and had no issues at all. Thanks!

Just install a whole home surge protector to your panel and you'll be fine. I installed a good size one that need to be wired into a double pole 50amp breaker and it's been great. I originally had a generac guy come by to give me an estimate on doing a whole home generator on my home tied into my natural gas but he wanted like 20k to do everything and I got some info off him before telling him I'll pass, a couple things he told me they would do would be to add a whole home surge protector and compressor saver so with a little research I found everything they would use and same brands they would install and did it myself and bought this big boy generator. It's been great.

I thought about it. Though there is no OEM conversion kit for this one and you lose about 15-20% rated power on NG. It's just able to start the AC as itis, so I think it would not be able to if I did a conversion. Thanks!

@@aaronsrose I did think about this. Makes sense, just need about 5 five gallon cans to make gas trips worth it 👌

Thanks! Believe it or not there is a hard start kit on my carrier. She's just a thumper.

Just buy a soft start kit for it

Howdy! I haven't yet as I've not needed it too much since the last hurricane. Still runs good though. Thanks!

I thought about that after I put it away. I need to double check it next time I need to run it. The news filter is a little larger than the oem.

Thanks. I apologize for the delayed response. Yes the unit can run about everything. Though I've found that you don't want to be running something else with a big load, like a dryer, when the ac tries to start. Otherwise it's been great.

No mods. Just ended up tying the neutral to the ground plane and everything has been good. That may not be how it's supposed to be done, but I've not had any problems to this point. Thanks!

Good question. I'll check on it and see what I can find. Genny is currently running well 36 hours into recovery from Ida. Thanks!

Near as I can tell, the A versions have different packaging and a 20k versus 15k change recommendation. Should be mechanically identical. Thanks again!

@@aaronsrose great to hear! Stay safe!

@@aaronsrose thank you.

I've only noticed inverter units that claim to run in parallel...those are crazy expensive. Do you know of any regular units that can be run in parallel?

I do have a soft start kit on the unit. Not sure which one, but it did make a difference under normal power. The house lights don't dim anymore. I'm looking at an even softer start setup but it's pretty pricey and the unit is still under warranty so I don't really want to give them an opportunity to say I broke it. Thanks!

Thanks for the reply! My AC is a 4 ton, and I'm thinking this generator is just what I need. Sounds like a soft start kit is a good idea, though. I was hesitant about a Chinese generator, which, with the possible exception of Honda, they're ALL Chinese. But the Hond equivalent was nearly 5x the price. But, I have to say my 7500 running watt Champion has been a great machine. High build quality, good materials, and even good fit and finish. Gotta admit, I'm kinda hooked on Champion generators now.

The one I used was a Mobil1 M103. Slightly longer than the oem but seems to work fine. Thanks!

Ok thanks alot buddy

Howdy! I have gas heat so there is very limited electrical for the heat. That said, the generator handled both my 30" ovens preheating at the same time. If your hvac runs on a 50 amp pair of breakers, I'd wager the generator could handle it. Thanks!

It's most likely fine for break in. I'm using Mobil 1 in mind and it's been great. Thanks!

@Aaron Thanks for the fast reply. I'd assume Champion would use a good oil, and I see electronics and shoes from VietNam but not aware of thriving oil companies. Who knew.

Hmmm. I'm not an electrician, but the way I think about that is, my generator outlet is rated at 50 Amos per leg, and I'm running my entire house with it. The house is rated at 200 amps. You just can't use that much at once. It will depend on the start up current draw of your ac unit and the generator's capacity to handle that. Once the compressor is running it's probably drawing 15-20 amps total. Good capacitors and correct wire sizes are important. I can run the ac, the dryer and both double ovens on the generator at the same time with no issues, but if the ac tries to start when something else big is operating, it may trip the breaker.

Get a smart start, soft start will only need like 30 amps or less for start surge.

I'll be damned. I sure did. Lol. Thanks!

Howdy! I've got a large start cap on the condenser and compressor motors. Originally it would dim the house lights slightly on normal power when it started. Now after adding the capacitor, you can't even tell and it acted normally when it started on the generator. I can't make promises about your system, but I would expect this unit would not have a problem starting a 4 ton unit that was in good operational condition. Thanks!

@@aaronsrose great thanks for the info!

@@aaronsrose you might want to check out the Microair EasyStart 368 instead of the hard start system on your AC compressor to prevent any issues with the AC compressor. Hope everythings working out for you sir

Because it's loud...

Best I can say is it might. The startup when you strike the arc will be what causes a problem. I would probably look at a 20kw unit for a welder that size. Thanks!