Ignoramus25850 wrote:

On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 11:24:10 -0400, Steve Spence wrote:
Our 50amp transfer unit only switches power from grid to generator after
30 seconds from when it sees power from the gen.

http://www.green-trust.org/wiki/inde...ransfer_Switch

What I am describing is a manual switch. ...

Yes. And?

You will definitely need to check w/ your local utility. They may have
requirements that any transfer switch you put in place be a listed
device.