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What about that picture someone showed of some receptacles installed on a tree-trunk. A similar arrangement was picking up power from one socket and back-feeding the other one.

Hope you saved the plugs, though, Joe. Those are the good quality ones.

At the risk of being politically incorrect, I hereby name this device the "San Francisco splice", defined as two males joined back to back :-)

For an example:

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Probably a good idea. It sounded like we had a DIYer that was going to do something stupid, despite every ones advice.

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RSmike:

Here is the original installation where the left receptacle was supplying another on the opposite wall that was used to power a light for the hotel restaurant menu!

I've seen this sort of thing suggested on more than 1 web site to hook up the portable generator. Even more amazing (scary) is the staunch defense of the method if you challange them about it. (Just open the main and it is perfectly safe!)

Is that white zip cord I see emerging from the outlet cover on the left outlet? I don't think that that's code.

No that was not a zip cord, it was a telephone line that was passed through to a phone on the other side of the wall.

"Is that white zip cord I see emerging from the outlet cover on the left outlet? I don't think that that's code.
Joe Tedesco-No that was not a zip cord, it was a telephone line that was passed through to a phone on the other side of the wall"

Cerainly not code. Violates separation of HV:LV wiring. But considering the seious safety issues here, a code violation is the least of thier problems.

Yes, it's gone now. I've removed the link above to avoid confusion as the thread number has been reused for a new topic.

It's been done on this side of the Atlantic as well. Aside from the dangers of a two-plugged cord, no matter how careful people think they might be in opening the main, when the lights go out and there's a scramble to get the genset running, there will come a time when they forget.