How Do You Hook A Generator To A Breaker Box?
For a generator installation you need a good and qualified electrician who can do the job correctly. If you do not have enough experience, it is better to give all such work to a specialist, it will be easier and safer.
There are local restrictions on who can connect a generator to a breaker box. You need to hire a licensed electrician to do it. However, you can put the pieces in place and have the electrician do the install. Lay a concrete pad adjacent to your home, and locate the propane tank and the generator. Your propane supplier will make the connections. Run cable (to be specified by the generator manufacturer or the licensed electrician) between the generator and the utility room in your home. That’s the area where all the breaker panels are. The cable may need to be buried at a certain depth and/or run through conduit. There will be local specific regulations pertaining to this, so check before you go down to your local home-improvement store to get the stuff. Attach the switch, also called an automatic transfer panel, to the wall adjacent to the service entrance breaker and the distribution panel. Try to get them all in the same area. Have the electrician tie in all the connections. Don’t fo
