how do you hook up a gas generator to the hopuse?

Answer 1

First, and without fail, disconnect the main switch or switches. This is for safety. If your generator and the utility are both energized, bad things will happen. Like damage to equipment, fire or explosion.

I have a short cord which has male plugs at both ends. I connect it to the generator. Then I connect a heavy duty cord to that cord and to one of the receptacles in the house.

My refrigerator is on one side of the 110/120, and the freezer on the other. During a long outage I switch the heavy duty cord from a receptacle on the same side as the refrigerator to a receptacle on the same side as the freezer. There are some light circuits on both sides, so I can always have light. I switch the cord back and forth for very long outages.

When I can see my neighbor's lights and know the utility is back in service, I shut down the generator and disconnect the cords. Then I turn the main switch back on.

Answer 2

well... the first trick is to get the hopuse to sit still long enough to insert the plug.

(What the heck is a hopuse? sounds like something you need to wash your hands off after touching)