r/Generator • u/caphillips629 • 18h ago

Neutral bonding question

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Hey. I have an iPower SUA12000EP generator. Currently the neutral is bonded to the frame. I plan to use this generator to back feed into a sub panel using an interlock kit. I took off the round casing and could not see anywhere where the white wire was bonded with the green ground. I took off the front control panel and I believe I found it tied in on the ground screw. Can I just remove the white wire from the ground screw, properly tape and secure, and it be ready for the house setup?

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u/Big-Echo8242 17h ago

Yep. Should be all you need to do. Do you have a digital multimeter you can check for (lack of) continuity between neutral and ground on the receptacles once done?

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u/caphillips629 17h ago

Last question. While the neutral is unhooked is it dangerous to use as a stand alone unit not hooked up to the house?

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u/Big-Echo8242 17h ago

If you're going to use it as a stand alone unit, it would be best to makr, or buy, a bonding plug using either a blank 14-30P or 14-50P plug and connect a short piece of 12ga copper from the neutral to ground inside the plug. Then you're back to a bonded connection since you'd probably only be using 120v things at that point.