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      A transfer switch between your electrical meter and your home allows you to use a generator or alternative energy source to provide current to your house in the event of a power failure. Transfer switches are either automatic, meaning you do not have to turn them on when the power fails, or manual. Manual switches must be turned from alternating current power to the generator when the electricity is out. Both automatic and manual switches are installed in similar ways and require electrical knowledge to install correctly and safely. If you do not feel like you have the proper knowledge, it is always better to consult a professional.

         Owning a generator for your home means you might be interested in transfer switches. The following questions and answers should provide you with some key knowledge on the subject.

      Transfer switches connect homes and other buildings to a different power supply. Usually this occurs when the public power supply fails, and a transfer switch connects instead to a local generator. This transfer can be manual or automatic, and both methods can encounter problems. Transfer switches connect buildings to a different power supply.

       When there is a power outage, you are left in the dark unless you have a back-up generator and transfer switch.  This is a device that lets you power chosen household AC circuits either from the power company or from a generator. When there is a power outage, you just start up your generator, flip a switch, and start powering your appliances with generator power. Here are the basics on how to install a 30 amp transfer switch. Remember there are many brands of transfer switches and each one is a little different. The basic principle is similar in most of them however.