A licensed electrician will install the transfer switch into your home and connect it with the main breaker box.
The main breaker in the transfer switch switches the power source from utility to generator. The house cannot be connected to both the generator and utility power at the same time — the main breaker transfers power from one source to the other.
This prevents the home generators power from back-feeding through the utility lines, as well as preventing utility power from back-feeding into the generator.
The transfer switch also contains a number of circuits. You can instruct the electrician to assign each circuit to a different load. For example, you might want to power the furnace, well pump, refrigerator, and some lights. You can assign different circuits to power each appliance or room.
You may have more items on different circuits than the generator http://portablepropanegenerators.com is capable of powering at the same time. However, using a transfer switch will make it easy to switch between different loads. Just turn one circuit off, and the other on. Our Universal Transfer Switch will even do this for you. A transfer switch makes it easy to manage your power usage and maximize your generator’s effectiveness.
Generators provide a key alternative energy source when the power goes out. And since electrical outages and storms rarely provide much lead time, many people wait to purchase their home generators until the moment strikes. Plan ahead now with the help of Ace Hardware and purchase the best generator to suit your needs, without having to rely on what’s available during the rush.
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