of electrical knowledge and an attention to detail of the process you can have the job done in a few hours if you do not feel fortable working with your home s main electrical panel please seek professional help in this video this old house host kevin o connor shows how to keep the electricity flowing during outages by installing a transfer switch for a portable generator steps 1 mount the transfer switch to wall beside the existing main electrical panel 2 turn off the power to the house at the main electrical panel and connect the wires ing from the transfer switch to the breakers in the in this step by step tutorial we will be showing the portable generator wiring and connection diagram to the home supply and main distribution board we will be using automatic changeover switch also known as automatic transfer switch ats manual changeover switch mts or manual transfer switch to connect.
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