bejay wrote:
On Jun 8, 8:34 am, terry wrote:
PS. In other words you can't just depend on throwing the main circuit
breaker 'off' then having hooked it 'start up the generator'.

It would work but not safe.

What you need ( and I think is required) is an automatic transfer
switch. ...

Transfer switch, yes; _automatic_ no.

Manual is perfectly adequate and rarely needed for anything other than
convenience, certainly, for residential application(s).

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