Hi Mike
On (21 Jan 98) MIKE ROSS wrote to Kevin Crosby...
 KC> Why not make a permanent point to attach your generator to?  They
 MR> make
 KC> switching gear that is designed for this application.  It is simply a
 KC> three-position break-before-make switch....power company -or- off
 MR> -or-
 KC> generator.
I would not use a permanent point, 'cos if the house burned [for what ever
reason] then the Insurance assessor or the Electric Light Co inspector, might
report "unauthorised, non- complying alteration to house wiring".
                                                                    
 KC> If you can get military surplus, the Navy calls this an ABT, which is
 KC> short for  Automatic Bus Transfer.  These had 3 positions:  Normal,
 KC> alternate, and emergency.  If you had a loss of power on the normal
 KC> bus, it would switch to Alternate.  If no power available there it
 KC> would switch to emergency.
WARNING! Ensure it is a multipole switch. Do not just switch the active. And 

strongly advise, have the modification checked and certified OK by 
esponsible
inspector.
Incidentally, you are unlikely to own enough generator capacity to allow an
*Automatic* transfer. Make it non- auto, and invoke a Manual change AFTER
turning off the electric cooker, dishwasher etc which might otherwise 
verload
your generator.
Cheers....ALEC
... ........Good and quickly seldom meet
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