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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can get an electrician to wire special plugs that your generators go into, and use them to power a few circuits.[/quote]

Perfect! I get it. Amazing we didn't think of this. I have a 220 V receptacle outdoors from the 2nd 200 Amp box that rarely gets used. If the generator powered from that circuit only, then it could feed secondarily the sump pump (although we have a Zoeller back up battery system, but you never know) and the fridge at a minimum. We would still have to pull generator from garage since there is no shelter. We do cover it's top when using to protect it as much as possible.

Thank you very much for your help.[/quote]

What you are saying makes no sense.  You have to get a special generator hookup - they run between $1000-1500 from what we are getting, sometimes less and then you buy a separate generator you can store in a shed, etc.  You not use existing an existing box as it goes into your main.  You can also just get a generator and use a long cord to run it into the house but with kids I would not be comfortable with that.[/quote]

You don't know what you are talking about.  I am a new PP, my dad is an electrician and he set ours up for us.  He wired up a receptacle to our back yard especially for the generator, and it goes to the box.   We also have written down whih breakers it will be able to run at one time.

When we want it, we flip the power on to that receptacle and plug in the generator which has a short cord that is all outside.  Arrange the other breakers according to need.

Always being sure, of course, that the generator is pulled away from the house so no CO poisoning is remotely a risk.

This cost a total of $1500 for our 3800 sf house.  We can't run the AC but can run heat and all freezers/well/etc.[/quote]

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