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Connecting your generator to your home / business.
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When considering the purchase of a generator for home or office back up use, you need to also think about installing
a transfer switch. A PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED transfer switch makes using your generator easy and safe.
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What is a Transfer Switch?
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- A transfer switch is required by the National Electric Code for any connection of power to a home.
- A transfer switch is the only safe way to directly connect the generator to your home. A transfer
switch isolates selected circuits of your home from the power lines. This prevents back-feed, which occurs
when power goes back down the utility lines. Back-Feed can damage the generator and has the potential to
cause a fire. Even worse back-feed could electrocute any technicians who are working on the lines - causing
injury or even death. A transfer switch eliminates the risk of back-feed. It is the only safe way to connect your
generator directly to your home.
- A transfer switch is the easiest way to power your home during an outage. Running extension cords to
and from appliances can be awkward and time consuming. A transfer switch lets you use your home's wiring
system to power any appliance in your home with your generator quickly and easily. Other items like a furnace
or a well pump cannot be connected to a generator with an extension cord. A transfer switch is the easiest and
safest way to connect these items to your generator.
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How does a Transfer Switch work?
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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 your utility to your generator. The house
cannot be connected to both the generator and utility power at the same time - the main breaker transfer power from
one source to the other.
This prevents the generator power from back-feeding through the utility lines, as well as preventing the utility power
from back-feeding into the generator.
The transfer switch can contain 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 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.
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What options are available?
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There are a wide variety of transfer switches available from many manufacturers to
meet many different needs. Talk with Cessco or any other dealer to help make the best
selection for your needs.
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- Manual Models: these are very simple switches. You manually turn circuits on and off to manage the load on
the generator and prevent overloads. Manual switches are typically less expensive because of lower installation
costs.
- Automatic Transfer Switch: Makes power management easy. Automatically switches power sources during
outages from your utility.
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