Home Is Where the Hearth Is - When Disaster Strikes - page 78

what all the circuit breakers inside the load center are attached to) inside of my home's
200-amp main panel load center. He would also run a heavy-gauge set of wires from the trans-
fer box to a power-inlet box (see fig. 4-12 ) that is connected to the backup generator via a
heavy-duty extension cord (see fig. 4-13 ) with special 220-VAC plugs to fit the power box on
one end, and the outlet socket on the generator at the other end.
Figure 4-12. A 30-amp outdoor power-inlet box. Photo courtesy of Reliance Controls
Figure 4-13. A 30-amp twist-lock power cord. Photo courtesy of Reliance Controls
The advantage of using this option (transfer panel), is that when the switch in the transfer
panel is set to the generator position, the power from my generator is supplied to my home's