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Don’t water a grease fire, don’t try to replace with a garage spring. What are some OTHER potentially life-saving tips? (reddthat.com)

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago

That works great until you accidentally connect one side of the split-phase service with the other side... Your male-to-male cable becomes a short across 240vac.

Also: if you don't turn the main breaker off first, you are now back-feeding power into lines the local linemen expect to be dead, potentially electrocuting them... This is why specific receptacles connected with a generator interlock kit (breaker that can only be turned on while the main is off) are used.