[Greenie]

Clearly this is a safety issue that is inadvisable to do. If the cord is plugged into the generator and comes unplugged from the dryer outlet for any reason, you have energized prongs that could kill anyone who contacts them.

You'd be far better off using a designated 240 inlet next to your electrical panel, double pole breaker and manual interlock kit.

The set up I describe costs only $100. Well worth the expense to do it right and be safe.

I suspect you knew this answer was coming, but there are many other readers out there who may not know better and we have a duty to inform them of the safe way of doing things.

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[Greenie]

Thanks for the warning! I've been doing this type of connection for 30 plus years. The male connectors on either end of the cord require a strong and side to side force to remove either from their respective outlets; neither will fall out or accidentally become disconnected without intentional efforts to remove either plug. When my daughter was a child she knew from an early age what to stay away from and she somehow survived it all. Now it's just me and the wife. I make the connections - she does not go near any of it. We live on 21 acres 400' off the road so neighborhood children are not around either. If there was an appreciable risk I would not take it.
Writing in any forum about running a home on a generator always gets the same sort of advice - most of it well intentioned - some of it not - which is why I write on the subject anticipating people not understanding.
I have intentionally back fed a small grid to run a facility from a single generator (240 V to 7,200 V and back again to 240V at each location) so I know what works and what does not. I'm not suggesting anyone else make the same type of connection - and unless one is knowledgeable about electricity I'd warn folks not to try.