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    Nov 26, 2015, 03:42 AM
    Home Powered by a generator
    I am in South Carolina, I recently purchased a home that needs work mostly electrical work. My question is it legal to actually live in the home when the only source of power is a portable generator?
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    Nov 26, 2015, 05:17 AM
    My question is it legal to actually live in the home when the only source of power is a portable generator?
    Why wouldn't it be?
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    Nov 26, 2015, 06:32 AM
    As long, if your area requires the building inspector to give it a certificate of being livable. And of course how the generator is going to be used.

    In general it is possible
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