Cheap & Easy Way to Connect a Generator to Your House –

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I like your videos because they're easy to follow and you explain everything so well. Now I can connect our new everflo to our pain panel.

Thank you for the video I had just bought a 12500/ 9,500 generator for my house. Bought everything and was going to hire an electrician but this seems easy enough

USA people really hate DIN rails, it seems

My brain is my interlock. Always wait till morning if the outage is at night. Main breaker off, all unnecessary circuit off. Make all connections then you can start your generator after you check main breaker again.

That Honda has a floating neutral. Most generators are bonded. Not explaining the difference in DIY videos can lead to code violations and potentially dangerous situations. When installing an interlock with a bonded neutral generator, you have to remove the jumper or you will be bonded in more than one place.

how do you install the interlock bracket if your main breaker is on the outside of your house, separate from the inside breaker box?

I just bought a Batteryevo Arctic. 15.5 kwh capacity. It comes with 2 cables to connect it. One for power into the battery, the other for power out of the battery. The battery is connected between the main panel and a sub panel with the circuits to be backed up. One of the cables can be used to connect the main panel to the sub panel if the battery is removed.

All my plugs run on 120v except for my dryer plug, can i still wire it like this video or will it burn my appliances?

Question about bonding neutrals. Since most inverter generators come with bonded neutrals and GFCI outlets, won't the transfer switch connect the bonded generator with the already bonded main panel and thus not be up to code?

Is this how you power both sides of the panel?

Nice video I’m trying to find the interlock kit but the link to the main feeding from the middle my main is on the opposite side of urs do I just move on the orther side and move break down like what u did

Great idea….except the code now has the main outside with the meter.

Great video!!! Glad to see the Generator Interlock installation – it is VERY important to have & will save lives. (maybe yours)

In most cases, your generator will NOT be able to power your entire house. Before you actually have to run Generator power, Identify which Circuit breakers are your 'Essential' ones (Furnace, Well Pump, Fridge, Freezer, essential lights, etc) I used a green paint marker to mark these breakers. Next, I marked the 'Nice to have' breakers (garage door opener, more lights, outlets for TV, etc) – I used a yellow paint marker. The remaining go unmarked & are things that take high amps, like the Range, Electric Water Heater, A/C, Electric Dryer, Washing Machine, dish washer, etc. Monitor your Amp gauge on your generator. You can run your Range if you turn off some of your Essential breakers.

Making a Checklist & instructions on 'How to' get everything working, in the proper order is good to have. Make sure you have a working flashlight available. You will have to get this working in the most inconvenient time & conditions. Make sure you start & run your generator every 30-60 days to insure it starts & runs. Keep an extra quart of oil available & rotate your gas. Do a full test at least once a year. (nothing worse than to have a generator that wont start of run when you really need it)

For extended power outages (several days or longer expected) – run your generator for about 1 hour, then shut it down for about 2 hours (or more, based upon your conditions). This will allow your limited fuel supply to last longer.

Canadian here, not legal in Ontario, Canada

Don't have a generator any more but ,on the cheap, I thought if during a power outage, I could pull the main breaker then connect the generator to an exterior outlet I would have whole house power. ..Opinions??…

I'm an electrical contractor and I install many of these set-ups. I will NEVER install the inlet inside of a building or garage. I will only install those on outside walls. You might be smart enough to never run the generator inside the garage, but you may sell the house to some idiot who decides to buy the shortest cord for their generator, then runs the generator in the garage, and ends up killing their family. Carbon monoxide poisoning kills more people that you would believe, and I will do my best to prevent that from happening.

Why not go with a 50 amp inlet and use an adapter to connect your 30 amp line? That way you won't have to change anything if you upgrade your generator.