Edit: I was not expecting a sticky and such an outpouring of support. I've decided to try and find an electrician after much suggestion. Thank you for the love and support. You guys are awesome!
Weird question.
My fusebox is in my basement, where I've pretty much stocked up for Armageddon. I'm wary of letting an electrician into my home to install fuses and switches for my power generator so I'm thinking about doing the install myself.
I was wondering if anyone might be able to assist or provide a step by step with my set up?
Thank you
I did mine myself. Get a generator interlock kit. It allows you to back feed generator electricity safely to your panel. Basically it is a switch that will allow only one thing… main breaker on and generator feed off, or generator feed on while main breaker off. Purpose for this is so that no elec. feeds back into the street and electrifies a pole worker. You can find tons of install vids online (mujoo tube) on how to do safely. You just need to install a spare 30amp (or 50 depending on generator size) in slot right next to your main breaker so that both switches will toggle on/off in tandem. I bought my interlock kit for $70 online, the inlet box to install on the side of the house was another $50, and the six gauge wire which was around $18. 5$ for the 30 amp breaker. Aside from that, the rest was tools i already owned.
You can also go the transfer switch route, but the switch alone can run you up to $500 and you would still need the wire, and inlet box+ instsll which requires more wire swapping….
Good luck