Connect the cord with the inlet box or transfer switch.

Connect generator to breaker box. Touching them directly (conductors) or indirectly (lug nuts) will result in. Make sure that the power supply to. To connect a generator to breaker box, you’ll need a few materials.

How to connect a generator directly to the house (breaker box) ran the house for 2 weeks after hurricane ike. Turn on the generator and go to your breaker box. In the foreground is my service entrance panel (125a service).

Make sure to it fit tightly. How to wire a generator into breaker box. Attach generator extension cord to the generator with an inward push and gentle clockwise turn.

First, check that the double pole circuit breaker fits tightly in the panel. It is a 100a max box. Install the breaker retainer in the breaker box, or install the new breaker.

A ground wire will also need to run through the same bar on which the circuit breaker is connected. Turn off the transfer switch’s. Above it is a gray, 65a subpanel.

Start generator and ensure normal operating speed. Ensure the engine throttle is in the right place and there is. Behind it is the main panel to the house, in white.