Why a Transfer Switch The power receptacles on a generator are helpful for when you need to power something too far away from your home to use house power. But for the house, a transfer switch ...

Portable generators rated for 5,000 watts and above can connect to your home’s circuit breaker panel with a transfer switch—a small board that looks a bit like a circuit breaker panel itself.

I’m having a manual transfer switch installed at my place, and it’s not difficult to understand how they work. The switch itself is built inside a small electrical panel that directs generator ...

How a Transfer Switch Works Think of a transfer switch as a miniature circuit breaker panel that draws electricity from your generator instead of the power company.

Generators and transfer switches Whether it’s a hurricane, ice storm, even a wildfire, power outages seem to be happening more often and in more places.

A transfer switch is like a mini circuit breaker panel that allows you to draw electricity from your generator instead of from the power company.

Nature's Generator, a leader in renewable-energy home integration products, today announced their new 30 Amp and 50 Amp Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) which seamlessly transfer selected home ...

An option for those living in these situations is a backup generator, often turned on and connected by an automatic transfer switch.