EXPERT GENERATOR TRANSFER SWITCH INSTALLATION & REPAIR SERVICES

A generator transfer switch is the device that moves your home from utility power to generator power safely. Without one, a generator is just an engine in the yard. The switch sits between your electrical panel and the generator, and it does two jobs at once. It sends generator power into your circuits, and it disconnects your home from the utility line while it does. That second part matters. Running a generator through an extension cord or a dryer outlet pushes electricity back onto the utility line, which is called backfeed. Backfeed can injure the linemen working to restore your power.

Gengatorz Power Systems installs transfer switches for homes and businesses. We are licensed electricians, license number 63937, and we are available 24/7.

AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH FOR BACKUP THAT STARTS ON ITS OWN

An automatic transfer switch runs without you. It monitors the utility line around the clock, and when voltage drops it signals the standby generator to start. It waits for the engine to reach speed, then moves your circuits over. When utility power returns, it transfers back and shuts the generator down. The whole handoff takes seconds.

This setup fits homes where waiting is not practical. A well pump that stops means no water. An air handler that stops means the house warms up fast. A refrigerator or furnace left without power for several hours creates problems of its own. If outages tend to happen while you are at work or asleep, an automatic transfer switch for generator backup is worth the added cost.

MANUAL TRANSFER SWITCH INSTALLATION

A manual transfer switch costs less because you handle the transfer yourself. You start the portable generator, run the cord to an inlet box mounted on the exterior wall, then flip the switch inside. Power moves to the circuits you selected during the install. Shutting down works the same way in reverse.

The tradeoff is that someone has to be home and able to go outside. For plenty of households that is fine. You pick five or six circuits that matter, wire them to a subpanel, and get a working backup plan without a standby unit installed on a pad outside.

INSIDE THE INSTALL: PANEL WORK, PERMIT AND TRANSFER SWITCH FOR GENERATOR POWER

The work starts with a load review. We check your service amperage, look at what your electrical panel can carry, and go through circuit selection with you. Not every home needs every circuit backed up. Some homes get a subpanel wired for essential circuits only, which keeps the generator sized right and the cost down. From there we mount the switch, run the conductors, and land the connections. We pull permits and schedule inspection, because a transfer switch tied into your panel is not a job that should skip either one. Load testing comes last. We run the generator under real load and confirm the transfer happens cleanly in both directions.

We also repair and troubleshoot existing switches that fail to transfer, chatter, or stick.