What do I need to know to install a standby generator in Michigan?

Answer 1

There are many safety issues to be concerned with. While not a job for an amateur, I know of many people who have installed generator transfer panels properly. I've put together a web site directly related to your question. It covers many of the safety issues involved. It should give you enough information to make an informed decision on how to proceed. Visit the web site, do your research, and get in touch if you have any other questions.

Answer 2

The name and number of a LICENSED electrician. Not your friend or brother-in-law. Do it wrong and : a)you fry a lineman working on the black-out b) your house burns due to having too much juice if incorrectly installed , unit comes on while you are away. Not a job for an amateur. This does not include various rules and codes pertinent to your location nor an expensive switch over.

Answer 3

you would be looking into an entire homestead generator. they're are costly reckoning on the dimensions of your place. or you should purchase a gasoline Powered portable Generator they run you approximately 2 hundred funds.

Answer 4

I don't know about your state, but you can have a electrician wire your panel box so that you can throw the main breaker and just plug it in. It will have to go outside.

Answer 5

well it you need a mason a electrician and a engineer. one is for the foundation it will be setting on , and it has to have a certified electrician to wire it to your house for insurance purposes and an engineer is for how large of a generator you will need.

Answer 6

You can buy like a gas Honda generator for emergencies -- fairly quiet and run like you'd expect from Honda. Need to have it outside and run cord -- ventilation from gas fumes.