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Thank you for a very clear description of the list of things to do and how to do them. Also for the link for buying the parts.

Thank you for making this video! I live in Maine and we just lost power last week in an ice storm for 3 days, so I had generator cords running through the house, on top of that, the heat pump on the second floor didn’t work because it’s directly wired to the box. We have another storm coming this week and all the electricians in the area are booked. This was easy to follow and now my family and I have peace of mind for future storms. Thank you!

Easy peasy! Thanks for the video did mines in no time. I would have felt dumb paying for it. I want to thank the 2 different electricians that never showed up lol. I was waiting for months.

Great job. Installed an interlock myself years ago for hurricane season here in FL. The benefit is this allows me to choose which circuit I want to power unlike a transfer switch which limits you to the circuits that the transfer switch allows. I can power off some to allow me to power others through out the house but have a large enough portable generator to power the whole house if I choose. Better choice.

Thank you! I been searching for a video to show how to install one of the box. Your video was perfect. I feel more comfortable if I decide to do it myself.

This was a good video and very clear instructions. There are a few steps missing which I would add, and one code violation. 1) code requires that an additional tie down be installed on the generator breaker. If you can remove the panel cover and pull on the generator breakers and they pop out; that’s a code violation. Need to add something else to retain the breakers in place. Could use a screw or zip tie depending on panel design. It’s not sufficient to only use panel cover to hold breakers in place when the breakers are being backfed. 2) I would suggest adding caulking behind the inlet box to reduce water infiltration into hole in house. 3) need to test main breaker to insure that in the off position that no voltage is present on the main buss bar. Use a volt meter. Don’t assume it’s working. 4) need to test generator breaker to insure that in off position that no voltage on wires. Don’t assume it’s working.

Thanks for the informative video. I installed mine today, tested it out and was so happy it worked! You never really know until you flip that breaker.

You make this look easy, and I need to do this ASAP. I live in Idaho, and the power is interrupted without notice. This looks pretty easy, thank you!

Awesome job! One thing I would suggest is to add some silicone around the hole so it makes a seal between the vinyl siding and box so that water doesn't get inside the hole.

Nice my man, you actually gave me the courage along with the advice about checking with building codes along with the inspector. I am a retired Air Force Network Engineer required to clean HUGE POWER DISTRIBUTION BARS that powered large areas. I was so afraid to install this generator kit. All I can say is your calm personality and thorough not so chatty video set me straight. Thank you my friend. Shout out from USAF!

Good explanation of the step by step process, I'll check with our local city inspection department and get their feedback and go from there, Thank You

Put in an interlock, breaker, wiring, and 30 amp inlet. Tested it today and everything worked fine. Good DIY. Thanks for sharing.

I gave him a Like because of all the videos I watched, he was the only one to show and explain where the white, red and black wires go into the socket and why. 👍

2 things to mention in addition to your video...a specific gen-lockout kit can be purchased for the various types of panels...they are not all the same. The other thing is the screw in the bottom of the receptacle box does not need to be completely removed. The cover slides off after the screw is loosened.

Thanks for Posting this, Watched a Couple Videos to see what a Non Electrician KZfaqr would do, They Show Suicide Cords, Lot of Dangerous Stuff. Interlock kit with a Power Inlet Box is the Best, Cheapest, Most Efficient, Safest way to do. The little 8-12 circuit Panels that allow Some Circuits a choice of Generator or Power Company, not worth it. The Power Inlet/Interlock kit allows ANY circuits to be used provided Generator Has the Power. Leave ALL 120 volt circuits On to have lighting everywhere, turn Lights/Fan off when not in that room. Do turn off 120/240 Volt Circuits not needed. A guy showing Suicide Cord, and possible back feeding if Installer not Present when Power Restored. Couldn't leave a Negative or help him from Killing people, as he has Comments Turned off(Probably because People kept calling him an Idiot). Thanks for showing the Correct Way. I am an Installer of Whole House Generators with Automatic Transfer Switch. Your Video helps the Majority of Home Owners. Thanks Again

Great video. Exactly what I needed to get my generator hooked up. Thanks for the content, man!

TY 4 THIS !!!!!!! After hours of Sifting the garbage dump of videos out here and click bait junk, It's a breath of Fresh air to Finally find this VID which shows explicitly the interlock and gives concise information without all the fluff and nonsense.

I have an interlock and had to use my generator (5KW) several times since I put it in. People think it is expensive but if there is a free dual pole breaker in the service panel, the actual installation is very easy install and should be only about 2 hours of labor but people have told me that electricians wanted to charge them $2000 to $3000. My install, complete with all parts was less than $500 including the professional electrician.

Fascinating. A video for people with a vocabulary and comprehension level who would already know how to do it. It's not for people like me who don't know the vocabulary or don't know how to do the process. So, it's so interesting the logic behind instruction for people who don't need it because they already have the knowledge, vocabulary, and comprehension to do it themselves.

I added a 50 amp breaker with 6/3 wire to outside 50amp plug. I turn main breaker off and open all breakers, start generator, then close breakers one by one. The only 220v breaker I close is my electric water heater. All other 110 breakers closed and my generator ran my entire house for 5 days ..not one single overload. My generator is a ryobi 6500/8250W. My generator only has the 30 amp plug. I used 50amp wiring because I plan to upgrade to a 12kw propane generator in the future. I bought the ryobi during an ice storm and had to drive 6 hour round trip to get it!

great video….. i bought these exact parts and installing them now…. i need a side by side interlock bracket but other than that its working out great thank you for this great video

Hi.i am a contractor by trade. I watched your video and it was amazing. Thank you again

Thanks for the clear instructions. I’m going to do installation this weekend.

Excellent video. I have a transfer box for my generator. I've unfortunately had to use it a few times since Katrina. Its worked well up until recently. Transfer boxes have a set number of breakers, as I've had work done on my home to upgrade it I've added more breakers so all of them are not wired to my transfer box. I am definitely switching to this interlock as it powers the entire panel. I'll use an electrician. Thanks for the info.

I did this installation a few months ago and it was surprisingly easy, effective and more importantly safe. I really like being able to choose which breakers are going to be powered by the generator.

Thanks for the video. Very step by step. I’m sure I can do this using your method.

Excellent instructional video. Thank you for sharing your expertise!

That's way cheaper than I thought. thank you for your time!!

Suggestion.... I wouldn’t hold the metal part of your screw driver while in a hot panel. I know the breaker was off, but it’s good practice just to hold the insulated part of screw driver. Besides that good video.

Fantastic - this is so simple. Thank you!

Hi I love the way you speak soft.. I am a Nurse I am not a eletrician But I am want to learn how DIY good work good explain.

Good video. I am seriously considering installing this setup

this was the best video to install the interlock kit, It really helped me

Nice job man! 'everyday man' says he is an electrician, yet uses a suicide cord, which can be a very dangerous thing to do. You did a professional job. with the transfer plate and not needing a widow- maker cord. again great work. When I get a power failure, I find out how long it will be out. if I need power, I shut off disconnect under the meter and in the house also.I then plug into the dryer and gen, with its breaker off so I don't start under load. I am very careful, BUT I know you have a safer set-up.

Best video I've seen on this, thank you!

Good jobs of showing all the installation steps

GREAT JOB IN EXPLAINING THIS VIDEO !!!!! 👍

Excellent, very detailed….keep adding more videos like this 👍👍👍

Great video bud!!!! I’ll be doing this soon.

GREAT JOB IN EXPLAINING THIS VIDEO !!!!

Excellent video. Thanks

This is probably the best video I've seen about this. Very well explained. About how much would an electrician charge to install it ? Is the whole house powered or just what's on that one breaker ? No one answer please except Flannel Guy DIY.

Great video. Nice step by step. Please consider using an insulated electricians screwdriver! ALWAYS check for power on and off with a pre-verified meter.

Excellent video,thank you!!!

Thanks for the video. On my panel I dont have a 30amp double near the top of my main for the interlock. I assume I would have to move the existing breaker to another location then install.

Thanks for the great video. You mentioned you were reluctant to turn off the main breaker because of computers operating in the house. I would hope that you have them on an Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS). APC makes an outstanding unit (NS1250) that makes battery replacement (typically every 5 years) easy. The battery spacer design is brilliant!

Very good video, thank you. Another shout from the Naval Air Force. PAX RIVER

I just replaced the box on the outside of my house with the plug inlet for the generator and a toggle switch that would turn off electric power from the electric company at the same time you turn on the switch to the generator. Home Depot sells the replacement box. It also supplies power to the whole house just as it would from the electric company

Thank you, excellent information.

Did the same thing the year before Sandy, I added one more thing an emergency Light above the Panel so when the electricity goes out the light above the panel comes on for safety.

I did this too! Cheap and easy!

Really well done video. The only thing I would have done different is to put in a 50 amp breaker and wire the inlet box accordingly. (number 6 wire) This way you are set if you ever upsize your generator.

very good presentation. thanks God bless

This is so simple. thanks. I could actually use an unused dryer outlet wiring in the garage, changing out the receptacle for an inlet box. and of course putting the generator outside!

Thank you so much for this video👍👍👍

Very good instructions, thanks!

Thanks you for your video very helpful 🙏🙏

Excellent video. Thanks!

Great video. Thank you for posting. I went this route for my generator but not DIY. I paid a licensed electrician to install the lockout kit, install the 240 outlet outside to feed the electricity from the generator to the main breaker panel (and thus the house) and install the 10/3 wire. It is the least inexpensive way to have a safe and legal way to power your house with a generator, imho AND I can verify that it works just fine! Thanks again for posting this video.

Thank you for this. Very informative.

Great Video!

Simple but effective. Wish I could have found that.

EXCELLENT!! THANKS 👌🏽 VERY HELPFUL!!!!

Pretty simple something I need to do, thank you sir

Oh man, as soon as you mentioned the neighbor , a power company guy, I knew this was going to get seriously nerdy & involved

Great Info ! Thank you

My home is off grid so I use a transfer switch at the inverter . I use a generator about 15-20 hours per winter. I use a propane powered genset because gasoline goes bad. The other 340 or so days the wind and sun keep things humming.

Where did you buy the wire stopper you used at the beginning to peel back the heavy outer casing.

Great video. Thank you.

Very nice. Though I would have liked to see at least a 1ft service loop for that Romex feed, and a 'while in use' weatherproof cover for the power inlet. I love that breaker safety clip, that's one hell of an invention.

Thank you Flannel Guy! Very well presented and professional. Question? Do I have to use the 10/3 or can I use two 10g wires from box into 30A breaker? Most likely, will use what you used as It makes more sense. Happy Holidays to you and yours. Cheers from Michigan.

City's are becoming money grubbing people. A great review and thanks

Before you buy the interlock and install it, check with your building dept. Many municipalities do not allow them. They will require either a manual transfer switch or automatic transfer switch, depending on the generator selected. They usually require you to switch the neutral also.

Did you have extra available circuit breakers already in the panel that had no wires hooked up to them so you could dedicate them to the generator hook up?

It's good that the generator lead from outside went down and then back up into the breaker box like a interior drip loop. The water that rolls down the exterior wall and follows the non weatherproofed unrestricted wire path into the house just rots out the plywood wall and wall plate instead of going straight into the breaker box, shorting out and burning the house down. It's a much slower process if your house rots down instead of burning down. Also drilling a drain hole (to counter the un weatherproofed wire/water inlet hole)in the exterior box will lessen the potential shock hazards from pooling for non-coded exterior installs.😮

Just got a Genmax 9000ied this week. Looking to do the Same, but wondering if it can be done with a 50 amp breaker? Plan to get an additional generator to run in Parallel in the future, if it’s needed and wanted it to be on a 50 amp.

Thank you for the clear tutorial on a safe way to supply power. Since this will not supply 240 volts for air conditioning units or any other 240 apparatus - mentioned in a previous comment/reply - is it a must that you click off the breaker to those units? I think so. Although I think someone earlier wrote that they just wouldn’t work, not a problem to keep the breaker on. Can you please clarify your opinion.. I was leaning towards installing a manual transfer switch even though it limits the number of circuits it would feed. But how many basic things do we need powered? As you know, flipping the switch on a properly installed manual transfer switch safety feeds selected circuits and locks out backfeed to the street and not jeopardizing the lives of utility workers. Thank you again. It is a top instructional.

Thanks for the video!

Does neutral need to float on generator ? For this type of setup just wondering

I just trip the main breaker and plug into an existing 50 AMP 220 v plug in my garage. But glad you took the time to post this video.

Very helpful! Thanks

Hello. Thanks for the video. Will adding generator power to one side of the panel only supply power to one side of panel only and not both?

Very strightforward!

Excellent video. Just to mention too the inter lock kits are specific to the type of elect. panel you have. Your kit and the provided link above being specific to the Square D panel. When I did mine I installed a watt meter before I made the final connection to the panel which comes in handy for monitoring the load on both the hot feeds and total demand on the generator.

W O W….an actual video that I understand and can now do.

This may have already been answered already but I just found your video today...great job, by the way. Enjoyed the step by step explanation. Where did you get that awesome wire stripper?

Thanks for posting.

Didn’t see it but duct seal in back of outside box helps keep water out. Have seen and repaired alot of GFCIs water logged because of no seal between box and siding

great video thanks,

Very cool. Thank you.

Great video. 👍👍💛

Thank you!

On a tri fuel generator using natural gas Is it better to run a long gas line or long cable connection to panel or does it matter? Hope that makes sense. Concerned that long gas line will reduce pressure somehow with long 40-50 ft hose.

Good video! I like the idea of those interlocks. On a side note, you should not get in the habit of touching the screwdriver shaft even if the breaker is off. One of those times it might not be!

Great video

that’s what i need ‘ i have generator’ i need that installed before the next freeze here in Texas ‘

So the interlock is just to make sure that if the generator breaker is ON the main entrance breaker is OFF and it prevents both from being on at the same time. Do I have that right?

I have a General Electric 125 Amp panel 1 1/4" spacing between lowest horizontal main breaker and first breaker on the right row. The first two breakers on that row are connected to one leg in the box. When those are used as 240v inputs for a generator we are looking at a dead short for sure. The third breaker goes to the other leg. If one could use a dual pole breaker occupying slots 2 and 3, things would be great. Regarding the interlock, I have looked through the possibilities already and come up short handed as far as buying something that fits. But other than making a custom interlock, maybe extending the lower part of the plate, do you know of an alternative rather than replacing the entire breaker box with something more suitable?

Not bad ,the romex connector should be other way around set screw on outside of box ,and i suggest if you care about color phase of your wires and identify wires on both ends red and black those matter