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Ah !!! well, that's one fence jumped, thanks for the clarification, much appreciated. Bob.

Thanks again Dave, as mentioned I don't even go near wires that might be live, as for calling in an electrician I'll do that once we get Christmas over, one of the guys that I've worked on sites with is an electrician, but I don't want to bother him until the beginning on the New Year, I'll drop...

Hi, Thanks for the video link, that guy really knows his stuff, having said that I most (if not all) licenced tradesmen do, in their own field, it's just that I'm not that smart, my skills are in my hands and my eye, I know instinctively how to work with wood, but not with copper wires.

Hi Dave, when you say remove it, is it live ? should I throw the big switch on the main panel before I go anywhere near that jumper ? Is that all I'd need to do to make it compatible with a floating neutral generator ? Bob.

Photos of Transfer Box.

Hi Dave, yea, the guys at the Dealership in Halifax were explaining how important it is to get a generator with an inverter, I don't want to fry my PC or the TV. I get the thing about THD being 3% or less now and how that protects electronics. Looks like all I need is 4500w max to run lights and...

Hi, fair comment about what would have helped, apologises for that but electrics isn't my field and I'm very wary about going anywhere near what I don't understand. To be honest I wouldn't be able to recognise what the inlet is wired to. From what I've been looking today it seems like most if...

Hello Dave, The 6 breakers are well enough for what I need, mainly the lights in the house {all LED's} the Modem and the PC to keep me online and the 200w TV. I don't need the Fridge or anything else running. The power only goes off in Winter round here, when you can almost guarantee/ that it...

Not sure if these help, I don't really know what I'm looking for, and it's a rats nest in the main box :( What is it in particular that I should be looking for ?

This seems to be the Transfer Panel. https://www.gescan.com/products/20-power-distribution/06-load-centers/07-single-phase-main-lug-load-centers/p-U0lFRVFHNjMwRA==-siemens-canada-eqg630d-30a-612-circuits-generator-panel-3-pole-1-phase

Hopefully this helps... How do I figure out if the box was wired Bonded or Unbonded ? We are out in the sticks, the nearest town with an Electrician is 28 miles away :( Bob.

Thanks for the heads up, appreciated, I'm just trying to figure out what options I have {do I really need much more than 4000w} and how to avoid mismatching generators and cables with the wiring in the transfer box. Bob.

That was the one I had in mind, a buddy has one, but price does play a part in the decision, from what the guy at Dealership said all I need is a 4,000w to 5,000w generator, he said the GP8000 would be overkill for what I need to do. My buddy who had the GP8000 runs his well, a large freezer and...

Thanks for the above, I don't need 240v all I need is to run the lights {all LED's} in the house, the modem, my desktop and to charge phones so that folks can still contact me for work purposes, so there's nothing 240v or heavy duty that I need to keep running, just lights and comms. Bob.

Hi, good question, the cord I have is 4 pin, as it the transfer box, would I have to make sure I buy a generator with a 4 pin receptacle ? I note that some generators that I've looked at in the last couple of days have just 3 pin receptacles. The salesman said that's not a problem as they sell...

Understood, Thanks.

I just checked the spec on the generator that I'm thinking of buying, it says it's a Neutral Floating system, is that the way to go ? Any downside to that ? Bob.

THANKS for the explanations, I'm getting the jist of it now, as mentioned I work with "mallets and chisels" I know when I'm out of my depth, so it's appreciated that you guys took the time. As for the grounding, be sure that I'll look into that... Bob.

Hi Zeke, Thanks for the above, appreciated, I'm a chippy / a joiner not an electrician so I'm out of my depth on this, but as with any job I do SAFETY {my own and that of others) is always Job One. I just can't get my head round where the current is going before I flip from Utility to Gen ? Bob.

Just looking into buying a Generac 8000w for the house we just bought, the house is wired with a transfer switch, so no problems there, the thing is. I haven't run a generator before except a tailgate, so I was looking at the connection procedure to make sure my wife would be able...