Portable generators rated for 5,000 watts and above can connect to your home’s circuit breaker panel with a transfer switch—a small board that looks a bit like a circuit breaker panel itself.

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I’m having a manual transfer switch installed at my place, and it’s not difficult to understand how they work. The switch itself is built inside a small electrical panel that directs generator ...

Consumer Reports explains how a transfer switch or interlock device works, so your portable generator is ready for the next storm.

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A transfer switch is like a mini circuit breaker panel that allows you to draw electricity from your generator instead of from the power company.

If your house already has a transfer switch and you’ve got a smaller generator that’s compatible, you can use that, though you may have to limit which appliances you power with it.