Posted: 10/26/2011 8:05:35 PM EDT
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Hello, the recent power outages (all of my neighbors) have made me realize that I don't have any good backup heat plan in this new house.. in my old house I had a propane heater that worked a couple times in a pinch but was probably pretty dangerous and did nothing but heat..
This time I would like to get a transfer switch installed so that I can run a ~5000 watt gasoline generator to run the furnace electronics, some lights, possibly the fridge if a summer outage, etc. So I am wondering if there is anyone local that you would recommend to install the transfer switch and possibly source a generator?? I have a couple old generators but they are pretty small and I don't trust them to run much of anything for very long.. I don't really have the time or experience to play around with installing stuff in the main panel, so I'm looking for someone who knows what they are doing regarding these systems.. I am in Loveland.. thanks for any advice! |
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you need a licensed electrician to do it
it was about $1500 for mine, but that included a new panel and the permit (the old one didn't have enough room) PM me if you want and i can give you a good electrician in loveland. northern tools was the cheapest on generators a few years back. and yeah, last year when the power went off and it was 0 degrees out I was the only house in the neighborhood not freezing, lights on, etc and well armed. |
