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6 Steps to Safely Hookup a Portable Generator to Your House

Investing in a home backup generator is a great way to protect your family if you are stuck in a prolonged power outage. There are hundreds of options for different sizes of generators at various price points. No matter which generator you decide to use, at a high level there are two primary ways to connect your portable generator to your home. There are some other methods that are more technical like if you have a battery backup system, solar, etc. In the interest of simplicity, will stick to the use case most people are facing. Before we hop into connecting your portable generator to your home keep these two things in mind. The most ideal way to connect your generator to your home is via a transfer system. A transfer system allows you to toggle your home from the energy grid to your own power input i. Lights, ceiling fans, air-conditioning units, etc, would all work if you have a powerful enough generator. Installing a transfer switch requires a solid understanding of electrical components and working with electricity has the potential to be dangerous.

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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.

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From left: the tiny house power source, an extension cord with an adapter to fit into any three-pronged outlet; the water hose inlet; and covered outdoor outlets for all your chili-pepper-string-light needs. Not pictured: grey and black water outlets, under the house. You can source water from a town water line, a well, or any other potable water source. Tiny houses that stay in one location can hook up to water through an RV hookup , which includes an underground water source with a pedestal that feeds water into the sinks and other faucets as they are used. Depending on what your town allows, you may separate your grey water from your black water if you can use your grey water, or you may put all waste water into black water. Grey water may be used in irrigating gardens again, as long as your town allows it and you use eco-friendly soap products.

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How to Set Up a Generator for your Home?

A significant aspect of our lives revolve around electricity. It powers the entertainment devices we love such as phones, laptops, TVs, and others. But electricity does a lot more than help keep us entertained.

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