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I have a firman t07571, I followed this post to convert this generator to floating neutral.

I have a 200 amp main panel and a 125 amp sub panel. Generator breaker is installed in the main panel. I am just looking to turn on my well water pump and few lights and a refrigerator in the house to turn during a power outage.

I am using 50amp 2 pole breaker with interlock kit to back-feed the generator. Used a 6awg wire from generator inlet to main breaker panel with junction box, because wire i had was not long enough to go all the way to main panel, so added a junction box.

I turned off the main breaker, turned off back-feed 50amp breaker in the main panel, turned off all the other breakers, started the generator, hooked up the nema-14-50 plug to generator and other end of wire hooked up to generator inlet. Generator have 30 amp breaker, when I turn on the breaker on the generator, it trips immediately.

All the breakers on the main-panel are off including 50 amp generator backfeed breaker, but the when I turn on breaker on the generator (not breaker on the main panel, which is still off), generator breaker trips immediately.

@Triplefault suggested to check the clamps of junction box, this is what i found in the picture below, i think this is what was causing the short, will fix and update here

I have a firman t07571, I followed this post to convert this generator to floating neutral.

I have a 200 amp main panel and a 125 amp sub panel. Generator breaker is installed in the main panel. I am just looking to turn on my well water pump and few lights and a refrigerator in the house to turn during a power outage.

I am using 50amp 2 pole breaker with interlock kit to back-feed the generator. Used a 6awg wire from generator inlet to main breaker panel with junction box, because wire i had was not long enough to go all the way to main panel, so added a junction box.

I turned off the main breaker, turned off back-feed 50amp breaker in the main panel, turned off all the other breakers, started the generator, hooked up the nema-14-50 plug to generator and other end of wire hooked up to generator inlet. Generator have 30 amp breaker, when I turn on the breaker on the generator, it trips immediately.

All the breakers on the main-panel are off including 50 amp generator backfeed breaker, but the when I turn on breaker on the generator (not breaker on the main panel, which is still off), generator breaker trips immediately.

@Triplefault suggested to check the clamps of junction box, this is what i found in the picture below, fixed the junction box and issue is solved.

I have a firman t07571, I followed this post to convert this generator to floating neutral.

I have a 200 amp main panel and a 125 amp sub panel. Generator breaker is installed in the main panel. I am just looking to turn on my well water pump and few lights and a refrigerator in the house to turn during a power outage.

I am using 50amp 2 pole breaker with interlock kit to back-feed the generator. Used a 6awg wire from generator inlet to main breaker panel with junction box, because wire i had was not long enough to go all the way to main panel, so added a junction box.

I turned off the main breaker, turned off back-feed 50amp breaker in the main panel, turned off all the other breakers, started the generator, hooked up the nema-14-50 plug to generator and other end of wire hooked up to generator inlet. Generator have 30 amp breaker, when I turn on the breaker on the generator, it trips immediately.

All the breakers on the main-panel are off including 50 amp generator backfeed breaker, but the when I turn on breaker on the generator (not breaker on the main panel, which is still off), generator breaker trips immediately.

I have a firman t07571, I followed this post to convert this generator to floating neutral.

I have a 200 amp main panel and a 125 amp sub panel. Generator breaker is installed in the main panel. I am just looking to turn on my well water pump and few lights and a refrigerator in the house to turn during a power outage.

I am using 50amp 2 pole breaker with interlock kit to back-feed the generator. Used a 6awg wire from generator inlet to main breaker panel with junction box, because wire i had was not long enough to go all the way to main panel, so added a junction box.

I turned off the main breaker, turned off back-feed 50amp breaker in the main panel, turned off all the other breakers, started the generator, hooked up the nema-14-50 plug to generator and other end of wire hooked up to generator inlet. Generator have 30 amp breaker, when I turn on the breaker on the generator, it trips immediately.

All the breakers on the main-panel are off including 50 amp generator backfeed breaker, but the when I turn on breaker on the generator (not breaker on the main panel, which is still off), generator breaker trips immediately.

@Triplefault suggested to check the clamps of junction box, this is what i found in the picture below, i think this is what was causing the short, will fix and update here

I have a firman t07571, I followed this post to convert this generator to floating neutral.

I have a 200 amp main panel and a 125 amp sub panel. Generator breaker is installed in the main panel. I am just looking to turn on my well water pump and few lights and a refrigerator in the house to turn during a power outage.

I am using 50amp 2 pole breaker with interlock kit to back-feed the generator. Used a 6awg wire from generator inlet to main breaker panel with junction box, because wire i had was not long enough to go all the way to main panel, so added a junction box.

I turned off the main breaker, turned off back-feed 50amp breaker in the main panel, turned off all the other breakers, started the generator, hooked up the nema-14-50 plug to generator and other end of wire hooked up to generator inlet. Generator have 30 amp breaker, when I turn on the breaker on the generator, it trips immediately.

All the breakers on the main-panel are off including 50 amp generator backfeed breaker, but the when I turn on breaker on the generator (not breaker on the main panel, which is still off), generator breaker trips immediately.

I have a firman t07571, I followed this post to convert this generator to floating neutral.

I have a 200 amp main panel and a 125 amp sub panel. Generator breaker is installed in the main panel. I am just looking to turn on my well water pump and few lights and a refrigerator in the house to turn during a power outage.

I am using 50amp 2 pole breaker with interlock kit to back-feed the generator. Used a 6awg wire from generator inlet to main breaker panel with junction box, because wire i had was not long enough to go all the way to main panel, so added a junction box.

I turned off the main breaker, turned off back-feed 50amp breaker in the main panel, turned off all the other breakers, started the generator, hooked up the nema-14-50 plug to generator and other end of wire hooked up to generator inlet. Generator have 30 amp breaker, when I turn on the breaker on the generator, it trips immediately.

All the breakers on the main-panel are off including 50 amp generator backfeed breaker, but the when I turn on breaker on the generator (not breaker on the main panel, which is still off), generator breaker trips immediately.