I have a Generac GP 5500 portable, and I want to connect it to my power inlet box to supply power to my house in case of an emergency. The issue I have is my power inlet box is a 50 amp instead of 30, so the female end of the cord needs to be a 50amp 3 prong instead of the 30 amp 4 prong. The question is if I purchased this cord, could I buy a 50 amp adapter with a female end to replace the one on this cord?
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Unfortunately the configuration which you have described is not available. Also, there are not adapters that would support this configuration.
If you wish to connect your GP5500 to your home's energy grid, then we would recommend that you have the 50 amp receptacle replaced with a 30 amp 4-prong connection. This will allow you to take full advantage of your generators output while maintaining, a simple and efficient configuration.
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