If you have a mid-sized or larger portable generator rated for 5,000 watts or more, you can connect it to your home’s circuit breaker panel with a transfer switch—a small board that looks a ...

If you have a mid-sized or larger portable generator rated for 5,000 watts or more, you can connect it to your home’s circuit breaker panel with a transfer switch—a small board that looks a ...

The toggle on this manual transfer switch connects either the generator to your home or the power grid, but never both at the same time. Photo by Photo Steve Maxwell. Article content.

Most transfer switches are designed for a 220-volt input, which means you’ll need a generator of 5,000 watts or more. Keep in mind that you’ll need to choose which circuits are connected to ...

Housed in rain-tight 12-gauge aluminum enclosures, the switches can be installed at any point in the implementation process and include all wires. Each transfer switch includes a mechanically ...

As heatwaves intensify and storms grow more severe, the risk of prolonged power outages continues to climb. Forecasters across the country are sounding the alarm that extreme weather ...

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 ...

Nature's Generator announces another industry first -- a 125-Amp 24-Space / 48-Circuit Automatic Transfer Switch which is completely universal, meaning it can be used with Nature's Generators and ...

But the transfer switch can power anything that’s hardwired into the circuit panel, such as a well pump, and anything requiring a 220- or 240-volt plug, like a dryer or an electric range.