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Posted on 9/11/21 at 9:42 am
Posted by TheDeathValley
New Orleans, LA
Member since Sep 2010
18014 posts
Posted on 9/11/21 at 9:42 am
We are actually building a house now and want to install a generator power inlet. Our generator has the standard 110 and 220 plugs.

Does anyone have a recommendation on a inlet?

Someone recommended this LINK
Posted by Unobtanium
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2009
1667 posts
Posted on 9/11/21 at 9:47 am to
The plug shown is rated for 30 amps, or 7200 Watts. As long as you use a generator rated for that power or lower you're good.
Posted by DVinBR
Member since Jan 2013
13847 posts
Posted on 9/11/21 at 9:59 am to
i would do a 50A generator inlet, it's the highest you can go from what i am aware of, if you did a 30A inlet and wanted more juice you'd have to change it out, might as well go with the 50A from the get go

after that you need to find a panel generator interlock kit to meet code
This post was edited on 9/11/21 at 10:00 am
Posted by EA6B
TX
Member since Dec 2012
14754 posts
Posted on 9/11/21 at 10:00 am to
Do it right,, get a manual transfer switch, don’t go cheap and risk killing someone.
Posted by DVinBR
Member since Jan 2013
13847 posts
Posted on 9/11/21 at 10:08 am to
interlock kits are satisfactory in regards to safety as they block the main from being on while the generator is on and vice versa, and as i said, they meet code

Posted by Jumbo_Gumbo
Denham Springs
Member since Dec 2015
5803 posts
Posted on 9/11/21 at 10:08 am to
quote:

Do it right,, get a manual transfer switch, don’t go cheap and risk killing someone.


This! Saw a story recently about a 19 and 20 year old getting killed because of this.
Posted by TheDeathValley
New Orleans, LA
Member since Sep 2010
18014 posts
Posted on 9/11/21 at 10:12 am to
quote:

Do it right,, get a manual transfer switch, don’t go cheap and risk killing someone.



Like I said, no idea what to get as this isn’t my area of expertise. Can you show me what you are talking about?
Posted by Tigerhead
Member since Aug 2004
1176 posts
Posted on 9/11/21 at 11:48 am to
You may want to look into a product called Generlink. If it meets code in your vicinity, it's my understanding that the power company will do the install. They aren't cheap but it's basically a cartridge or module that stabs onto your electric meter between the base and the glass readout section.
Posted by GetBackToWork
Member since Dec 2007
6338 posts
Posted on 9/11/21 at 12:12 pm to
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Like I said, no idea what to get as this isn’t my area of expertise. Can you show me what you are talking about?


If you don’t really know what you’re doing ...

Find a decent electrician to help you. Tell them what you want to achieve with the generator and have them spec and install the appropriate connections. Have them show you what to do when the power is out and how to control the board.

I’d also suggest type out instructions on one page and laminate it. That way if you’re out of town or simply forget in the haze of bad weather and impatient family members, you know what to do even if you can’t remember two years later. Nothing worse than standing in the rain trying to troubleshoot with paper.
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