[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos OT: Emergency Generator Transfer Switch Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by B Millar [Email] (#1109) [Profile/Gallery] (more from B Millar) on Tue, 3 Sep 2013 10:53:19 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I've been hearing enough lately about how brutally cold, miserable, and snowy this upcoming winter is supposed to be in New England, so I'm considering the purchase of a generator. I've come to realize that this is one of those purchases where you have to spend even MORE money once you get the thing to have it "hooked up" to the house. I'm not especially interested in trying to backfeed my house through the dryer outlet (sounds dangerous), so I'm exploring different types of transfer switches.

I am most interested in powering my 1/2hp 230v submersible well pump, oil fired hydronic furnace, and new Energy Star Samsung refrigerator, plus some extra frills like the LED TV and the wireless router (just about negligible power consumption). I think I've settled on a Generac 7,500 watt portable gas generator to comfortably power all of this (if not my whole house, minus dryer/range).

Anyway, I see there are two types of transfer switches. One that has fuses and 6-10 separate circuits in it that looks like it may be a project to install (on top of a $300 price tag), and another that is a simple LINE-OFF-GENERATOR switch (for about $120). If I am diligent about selecting circuits for the generator to run within my existing electrical panel and shutting the rest off, is this a viable, code-compliant setup? Or is it half-a$$ and I should just get the expensive transfer switch installed?

• OT: Emergency Generator Transfer Switch, B Millar , Tue, 3 Sep 2013 10:53:19 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Thanks for your help guys., B Millar , Wed, 4 Sep 2013 06:54:08
    • Make sure you use UF and not NM 'Romex', MI-Roger , Wed, 4 Sep 2013 18:15:01
      • Oh shoot., B Millar , Thu, 5 Sep 2013 05:30:11
  • Re: OT: Emergency Generator Transfer Switch, Tom G , Tue, 3 Sep 2013 13:56:03
  • Just did this myself....the easy and efficient way, Skip, Tue, 3 Sep 2013 13:35:00
  • Start with an electrician. He'll know the codes., Noel, Tue, 3 Sep 2013 12:49:12
  • Re: OT: Emergency Generator Transfer Switch, ELaw , Tue, 3 Sep 2013 11:25:42
    • Anyone ever use a bottled N/G generator?, NOSREDNA, Tue, 3 Sep 2013 19:36:02
      • Propane would be great but not bottled N/G, MI-Roger , Wed, 4 Sep 2013 03:15:11
        • Correct meant propane, NOSREDNA, Wed, 4 Sep 2013 20:36:38
        • Neighbor has this. Goes through a lot of propane, Noel, Wed, 4 Sep 2013 06:54:29

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