Scoobyshep
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Backfeed in the sense that the breaker is passing current into the buss.So a "backfeed" is where you take an outlet, such as the dryer outlet, and make a cord so that instead of power coming out of that outlet, you are feeding power into it.
When you have an interlock you are specifically preventing a circuit from being connected to the rest of the panel without the main breaker being off. It does require use of some type of a plug inlet, and I've even seen people use dryer plugs and a double ended cord, but the presence of the interlock means it is no longer a backfeed but an inlet circuit. Once the circuit is no longer capable of being used as a feeder circuit you can't backfeed into it.
I know it's just a matter of viewpoint/terminology, but I will stand behind my statement of "there is no legal/safe method of backfeeding an electrical panel.
Backfeed as in making an outlet an inlet is 1 dangerous and 2 a jackass move.
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