BUILDING A GENERATOR TRANSFER PANEL

[@jamestune3015]

I have to agree. Yes most people now days only know the field they are in ( a lot of don’t even know that, parts changers that don’t understand how things work). A lot of us older people have a ton of knowledge. I’m a network, server, av, voip,cctv tech, I do large scale projects like factories, data centers etc. I don’t hire anyone to do anything for my home, nothing, pluming, roof, electrical, automotive etc. When I have anything that need to be permitted I do the work and get one of many friends in many fields to pull the permit when it’s not my home, and make sure everything is done to or above code. But I do get it, nowadays common sense is not that common you have to cover your butt for legal reasons. I do appreciate you providing this content.

[@smallhomeoffgridprepping1511]

Sorry it's taking so long to get back to you but we just got hit by hurricane Milton, we lost power for over 20 hours and the solar did great, at one point I forgot the power was out. Everything you said is dead on point, I couldn't agree more!! I'm glad you enjoy our videos, I'm putting one together on hurricane Milton today.

[@tgsharp1158]

Just subscribed. Not sure why KZbin doesn't pull this vid up first when searching "Transfer Panel." Been looking at other vids and never got this good of an explanation. This channel needs to be the first vid people see. Not the last. Thanks, I finally understand.

[@smallhomeoffgridprepping1511]

That's great, glad it helped you understand. I did end up putting in a transfer switch and transfer panel for my solar, it worked great when we lost power during Helene and Milton, the transfer switch swapped over to solar so fast when the power went out that the lights didn't even flicker.I have videos on both of those if you didn't see them yet and I am about to do a few videos on generators/solar transfer switches, floating neutrals or bonded neutrals, should be out soon. Thanks for subscribing and helping to support the channel!!!

[@ThomasKJ101]

I love your educational videos! I have a whole house interlock kit in the main breaker panel with a solar generator (and a few solar panels) hooked up to it and it’s working great. I use the solar generator every day to help reduce electricity costs and so I switch back and forth between the main breaker and the generator breaker at least once a day. Is it ok to switch on and off those breakers so often or is there a downside in doing so? I really value your expertise and your opinion. Thank you!

[@smallhomeoffgridprepping1511]

Glad you're enjoying our videos!!!!

[@garrettflick06]

Great video. I noticed you had a 60amp breaker used in this test scenario to feed power from the main panel to the generator transfer panel. Was that intentional, or was it just a random breaker you had lying around? I am trying to decide on a 30amp generator panel or a 60amp generator panel. Is it best to go bigger, and move over as many breakers as you can, then you have more to select from if the power were to go out?

[@smallhomeoffgridprepping1511]

The 60 amp breaker was random, I just put it in to show how it's done. The best way if code allows it in your area is to connect the inlet to the main panel, and install a main interlock, that way you could chose what you want to run and turn off the other circuits. If code does require a transfer panel, you most likely will have to do load calculations for permitting, that will determine what size feeder breaker you will need to install in the main panel to feed the transfer panel, then you will have to transfer the desired circuits you want based on the sum of the generator being used, portable generators are usually 30 or 50 amp. This is more expensive than just powering the whole panel, transfer panels are usually only used were code requires it to balance the load. I have a video on connecting an inlet and interlock to the main panel, I will post a link, but you can find it on our channel, it's titled connecting any generator to the whole house, this is also how I connect my solar power to my main panel as well to power the whole house.

[@smallhomeoffgridprepping1511]

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