Generator interlock installation: run your home on a portable generator, safely.
When the power goes out after a storm, a generator interlock or a manual transfer switch lets you power your home’s circuits from a portable generator through one safe connection, instead of extension cords running through the house.
Panel interlock kits
A listed interlock kit mounts on your existing panel and makes it impossible for the main breaker and the generator breaker to be on at the same time. You choose which circuits to run.
Manual transfer switches
A transfer switch is a separate device beside your panel that moves a set of circuits you choose ahead of time from utility power to generator power.
Generator power inlets
An outdoor power inlet gives the generator one place to plug in, so the cord stays outside and the connection is made the same way every time.
How a generator hookup works with us
We look at your panel first
We check your panel and your generator, then tell you whether an interlock or a transfer switch fits your home and why. Not sure which you need? Here’s how the two compare.
Installed properly
We use listed, compatible equipment appropriate for your installation, handle permitting when it’s required, and show you how to switch over to generator power and back.
Already have an inlet or interlock?
We can evaluate an existing setup and tell you whether it’s installed correctly before you rely on it in a storm.
Before hurricane season
Florida’s hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30. Getting set up before a storm is on the way means you’re ready when the power goes.
Never backfeed a generator
Plugging a generator into an outlet, or connecting it to your panel without an interlock or transfer switch, can send power back onto the utility line. That endangers line workers and can damage your home. An interlock or transfer switch is what prevents it.
Ready to get set up?
Request a project estimate and we’ll look at your panel and generator together. Pair it with whole-home surge protection for storm season.