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… ...

If you’re connecting an electrical system directly using a 30-, or 50-amp cable to a generator inlet box (more on that below), the wires that connect that box to your main circuit panel or ...

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