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OT: Emergency Generator Transfer Switch Posted by B Millar [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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?
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