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jmowreader

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19. Please tell me...

Tue Dec 27, 2022, 01:56 AM

Dec 2022

...one of those accessories is a transfer switch.

A transfer switch sits in your home's electrical service. What it does is to cut off the power from the utility to the circuits you are running off the generator. The reason you must have this is if the power comes back on while the generator is running and you don't have a transfer switch, it will feed line current into the generator, blow it up, set it on fire and potentially burn down your house.

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Ordered a generator from Lowes this morning. [View all] Kaleva Dec 2022 OP

Where do you live? PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2022 #1

Upper Michigan. North of Wisconsin. Kaleva Dec 2022 #2

Thank you. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2022 #5

What make is it and what size? GP6971 Dec 2022 #3

Westinghouse model WGEN3600DFCV Kaleva Dec 2022 #6

Thanks!! n/t GP6971 Dec 2022 #8

We need to do the same... Lucinda Dec 2022 #4

It may not be often I need it but when I do, I'll be glad I have it Kaleva Dec 2022 #7

Told my wife that if power is out for several days, our house will be full Kaleva Dec 2022 #9

I have promised a friend who is on an oxygen concentrator that she can come to my house LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 #22

I've been looking at a gen as well, Disaffected Dec 2022 #10

I told my husband earlier today that a Luciferous Dec 2022 #11

Please don't get all your info from YouTube. usonian Dec 2022 #12

Also, a sine wave signal one is key for electronics. Many people ignore this to their detriment. TheBlackAdder Dec 2022 #29

You're not kidding about the carbon monoxide... PCIntern Dec 2022 #31

I looked at the manual online for the one I ordered Kaleva Dec 2022 #34

I'll be unplugging the appliances from the house outlets Kaleva Dec 2022 #32

Saved Links Blueplanet Dec 2022 #43

Make sure you have some type of interlock on the switches. Turbineguy Dec 2022 #13

The appliances will be directly hooked up to the generator. Kaleva Dec 2022 #28

That would be safest. Turbineguy Dec 2022 #35

just remember... Locrian Dec 2022 #42

I need to get one Zeitghost Dec 2022 #14

what leads you to say they will be illegal? Captain Zero Dec 2022 #15

The law that passed making them illegal beginning in 2024 Zeitghost Dec 2022 #23

Where is here and why will they be illegal? EOM tiredtoo Dec 2022 #16

California Zeitghost Dec 2022 #25

How will these devices become illegal? LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 #21

They will soon be illegal here in CA Zeitghost Dec 2022 #24

Why? LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 #26

Yes Zeitghost Dec 2022 #27

Kind of. The bill limits the sale of GAS powered generators only not the use of them. And it's 2028. MrsCoffee Dec 2022 #30

It looks like I have a bit of extra time on the generator Zeitghost Dec 2022 #36

Have one ordered was supposed to be here December 24th. tiredtoo Dec 2022 #17

We got a big one (Generac) earlier this year. phylny Dec 2022 #18

Please tell me... jmowreader Dec 2022 #19

In my setup, I won't need a transfer switch Kaleva Dec 2022 #33

How are you going to get the cords into the house? jmowreader Dec 2022 #44

Basement stairway window Kaleva Dec 2022 #47

Here is a link showing the cable Kaleva Dec 2022 #48

After the Feb 2021 freeze I contacted my light company and started the process LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2022 #20

It might be fun to have generator, but I don't need one. hunter Dec 2022 #37

We bought a whole house generator (Generac) Raftergirl Dec 2022 #38

It'd make riding out a power outage stress free Kaleva Dec 2022 #39

Yes. It is a huge stress reliever! Raftergirl Dec 2022 #41

They need to change law to make them with less CO emmissions... NowsTheTime Dec 2022 #40

I'll be mainly using LP gas which produces much less CO Kaleva Dec 2022 #46

We have a Generac, runs on propane mainer Dec 2022 #45

For those on a tight budget: EX500rider Dec 2022 #49