Ask This Old House master electrician Scott Caron visits Alaska to install a portable generator with a manual transfer switch.

A guide to power transfer switches. Connecting a genset to house- learn your options and cost involved. Find a manual changeover system for under $20.

GenerLink transfer switches work with portable generators from manufactures like FIRMAN, DuroMax, Generac, Champion, and many more. View our Compatibility Guide [link to guide] for a list of compatible generators.

EZ Generator Switch is the most affordable and efficient generator connecting manual transfer switch on the market. The switch gives you a simple way to connect any generator to power essential circuits. We are the only company in both the United States & Canada building switches compatible with any generator.

Designed for control of a single circuit in the event of power failure and uses standard grounded Extension cord 18-Inch pre-wired aluminum conduit allows for easy connection at circuit breaker panel Maximum generator running watts: 1, 875 Maximum single-pole circuits: 1, maximum double-pole circuits: 0 Power can be supplied from portable generator, inverter, RV generator, fuel cell or any standby source capable of producing sufficient Current

Don't let severe weather leave you in the dark. An electrician talks generator choices right here.

Wandering through YouTube, I found what may be the best way to hook up a generator to your house. Its brilliantly simple and safe. Manual transfer switches require wiring inside the electric panel, generator interlocks a bit less wiring. This rig, technically called a meter mounted transfer switch, no wiring. Instead of messing with your...Read More

Champion’s 50A 240V manual transfer switch is prewired and has 10 circuits, so you no longer need extension cords to get power from your generator into your home. The switch allows you to easily change between utility and generator power, while the LED lights indicate active power sources: utility, generator, or both.

Easy Generator to Home Hook Up: A generator is a core component to many people's emergency preparedness plans. (Maybe you have a cool charcoal powered or a multi-fuel generator.) However many fail to think through how exactly they will power the items they want to run when the g…