| If you are experiencing frequent power outages | | | | speed, it also safely shuts off the utility line and |
| in your area, or that your area is susceptible to | | | | simultaneously opens the engine power line from |
| severe weather, generator transfer switches can | | | | the engine. |
| help you safely power your home or business. | | | | Within seconds, your power supply device system |
| This power-supplying device can provide comfort, | | | | begins supplying electricity to the critical |
| safety and security during power outages and | | | | emergency circuits of your home or business. |
| emergencies, and can be installed temporarily | | | | Then it continually monitors the utility line |
| during these situations. It must be connected | | | | conditions. When it senses the utility line voltage |
| properly to protect electrical utility workers, family | | | | has returned at a steady state, it re-transfers the |
| members and property. Improper connection of | | | | electrical load back to the utility line and resumes |
| the device and the power-switching device could | | | | monitoring for subsequent utility loss. The power |
| void your homeowner's insurance in case of | | | | engine will continue to run for a period of several |
| accident or injury. Improper connections also allow | | | | minutes while the entire system stands ready for |
| electrical current from the generator to short | | | | the next power outage. |
| circuit with utility line current when powered is | | | | By installing generator transfer switches at your |
| restored. This can cause a fire in the electrical | | | | breaker box and connecting a portable power |
| system. | | | | engine to the switching device, you can run |
| A manual switching device is a key to safe and | | | | selected circuits for appliances such as furnace, |
| convenient operation of portable types of devices | | | | well pump, refrigerator, television, computer, |
| that supply power to your home. It isolates | | | | printer or lighting circuit during a power outage, |
| circuits using the power engine, and then the | | | | depending on the capacity of the power engine. |
| switching device eliminates the risk of back | | | | Since many portable types of power supplying |
| feeding the electrical utility, which can cause injury | | | | devices cannot handle all these loads at the same |
| to workers and property damage. | | | | time, the switching device allows you to manually |
| Utility voltages are normally stepped down before | | | | or automatically transfer each of these loads |
| entering the home by a transformer. The | | | | separately whenever you need them. |
| transformer can work in reverse when voltage is | | | | Generator transfer switches are truly needed by |
| sent through it in the opposite direction and step | | | | individuals who wish to use an electric |
| up the voltage. This stepped up voltage, back | | | | power-supplying device as a source of backup |
| feeding through the utility lines, may electrocute | | | | power for a home or business. They make it |
| workers that encounter the utility lines. | | | | possible to limit the electricity from the electric |
| There are also automatic generator transfer | | | | company to be used only when the switching |
| switches. These models can monitor incoming | | | | device is in the proper position. They are also |
| voltage from the utility line, around the clock. In | | | | recognized as a safe alternative for connecting an |
| addition, when utility power is interrupted, it | | | | electrical load to the generator for an entire house |
| immediately senses the problem and signals to | | | | or business. Thus, a generator without a switch |
| start. Once the engine starts running at proper | | | | can be very dangerous. |