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The main breaker is part of the meter box. The breaker panel does not have a main breaker. So I can't use an interlock kit. Generator makers are coy about unbonding the neutral from the ground; if I do that to enable the use of a two pole switch, the next person that comes along and owns the...

I wish to thank everyone for taking the time to reply. A lot of useful information. An early response - don't switch the neutral, 4 wire cord from generator, unbonding the generator (will need to reverse if we take the generator for a portable application) makes the most sense. The cheapest...

1-1/4 rigid conduit from the drop to the meter, through an attic, two floors of the building then 8 feet of concrete garage wall...wish I could upgrade to 200, or even 150.

Meter box has no spaces for anything except the 2 main breakers.

If I change the main panel to have the main breaker, do I just leave the breaker on the meter box as is? No harm, no foul with having two breakers on each leg in series before the distribution to the individual breakers? I dismissed the idea of changing the main panel since it seemed really...

Thank you, great information!

If I understand correctly, these require the main breaker to be on the same panel as the individual breakers. But, my main breaker is part of the meter box, and the individual breakers are on a separate panel downstream of that.

Here's another question for those of you who have generators where power has been out for a long time (say a week to a month) - how do you use the generator? Our house is extremely efficient and we use about 8 kWh per day. Most hours we use 200-300 watts. But, the generator needs to run...

Here are pictures of the main and breaker box - they are separate. The bottom door on the meter box has two 100 A breakers under the door. The main breaker panel obviously does not have the main breaker. The meter picture shows the location where I wish to place the new items. The conduit...

I'm getting around to installing a backup generator for our house. We live in earthquake country and have a sump pump that keeps the garage from filling with water (up to 2 feet deep). The current electrical system is 100A/240V. The meter box has 2 100A breakers, one for each leg. The...