I had an electrician put a portable generator receptacle outside on my

brick wall and set up an emergency breaker panel beside my major panel box, I have a large switch . that says Power company power off . When I lose power I turn off the breaker box for the power company and plug the generator in and slowly turn each breaker on in the emergency panel.

My generator (8400) will run heat, lights, refrigerators and stand alone freezers and well pump.
Minus, still have to take colds showers

Comes in handy about 4 times a year. And if you are married and have kids its a plus.

In response to this post by RhinoVT

Posted: 10/12/2018 at 4:52PM

Who has a generator? I don't but am considering. Difficult to hook up or -- RhinoVT 10/12/2018 4:10PM

I have a whole house generator with automatic switching -- Baltimore Hokie 10/12/2018 10:35PM

...221 ** -- chumley 10/12/2018 9:42PM

Nah - I just do this (link) -- Hokie360 10/12/2018 8:09PM

Yo, give me a call....................... -- F4EHokie 10/12/2018 7:37PM

All the ladies, please raise your hands. ** -- Stork 10/12/2018 6:50PM

I DIY’d installed a transfer switch to plug my generator into -- kjhokie 10/12/2018 5:05PM

In what way has the weather been more extreme? ** -- CPRVHokie 10/12/2018 4:58PM

Houston had 3 500 year floods in 3 years, Lumberton NC -- TabbHokie 10/12/2018 9:09PM

No major hurricane hits (>cat2) from 2005 to 2016 (3 cat2s) -- LaneRat 10/12/2018 5:10PM

11 years is our data point over 4 billion years? Well. ** -- CPRVHokie 10/12/2018 6:48PM

Ennials. They're the worst! ** -- 48zip 10/13/2018 08:14AM

I had an electrician put a portable generator receptacle outside on my -- HokieNLot11 10/12/2018 4:52PM

Still have to take colds showers... and if you are married its a plus. Hmmm ** -- thankbud 10/12/2018 5:13PM

Its? ITS? ** -- TomTurkey 10/12/2018 5:50PM

Yes, it's. I just played the old copy/paste game. ** -- thankbud 10/13/2018 3:43PM

UWS ** -- ElbertoHokie 10/12/2018 4:48PM

I have a 6500W Briggs and Stratton with a Honda engine. -- Naelbis 10/12/2018 4:45PM

It's just sad you can't have a Briggs and Stratton engine anymore. -- HOKIE 10/13/2018 12:28AM

I do. I purchased a 7200 running watt generator before Irene in 2011. -- MP4VT2004 10/12/2018 4:41PM

I did not read your post first. Sounds like you and I have similar set ups ** -- HokieNLot11 10/12/2018 4:55PM

Your setup is much different -- kjhokie 10/12/2018 5:11PM

If you read it again, it's the same, just has it external instead -- HokieinTampa 10/12/2018 7:46PM

Exactly, the same risks, and bet the line men know -- VaTechie 10/13/2018 09:13AM

That is an important point that I forgot to make. -- MP4VT2004 10/13/2018 12:07PM

Exactly, that is what you need to do. ** -- VaTechie 10/13/2018 12:58PM

What type of generator do you want? -- EDGEMAN 10/12/2018 4:37PM

Closer to whole house than 200watt. From reading MP4 above, I'm thinking -- RhinoVT 10/12/2018 4:45PM

That’s the safe choice. -- EDGEMAN 10/12/2018 5:02PM

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