Generator connection kit The InterLock Kit is designed to allow homeowners to safely connect portable and standby generators to their home. The kit locks out the main breaker in the existing home ...

If you connect a generator to your home’s main electrical panel when the power goes out, you need to make sure the main breaker is shut off. Otherwise, when the power comes back on, you (or the ...

The switch itself is installed by an electrician, usually alongside your main circuit breaker panel ... to pay $50 to $150 for the kit, plus $400 to $800 for labor, which is significantly less than ...

Plus an alternative that could save you hundreds of dollars By Paul Hope, Allen St. John Sales of portable generators tend to spike around major storms. But getting a portable generator up and running ...