The kit locks out the main breaker in the existing home panel and allows the portable generator to power the home through a back feed generator breaker. Available in 30 standard kits and numerous ...

If you have a mid-sized or larger portable generator rated for 5,000 watts or more, you can connect it to your home’s circuit breaker panel with a transfer switch—a small board that looks a ...

Think of a transfer switch as a miniature circuit breaker panel that draws electricity from your generator instead of the power company. When electric service is out in your area, you can plug ...

In this setup, a breaker for your generator is added to the electric panel, as well as a sliding metal plate called a breaker interlock. The new breaker connects to an inlet box that you connect ...

If you connect a generator to your home’s main electrical panel when the power goes out, you need to make sure the main breaker is shut off. Otherwise, when the power comes back on, you (or t… ...