drssg
Veteran Member
We recently had a short power outage for about ten minutes. Our Generac whole house generator kicked on, but we still had no power in the house.
I removed the cover from the transfer switch, and there is a manual switch that requires a tool (which is provided) to manually switch the house load between the utility and the generator. This switch was in the "up" position, which I believe means the house is still trying to get power from the utility.
I was inclined to manually flip the switch to provide power to the house, but I wasn't sure if there were other steps that I should take. I don't want to damage anything or injure a lineman.
I plan to have it checked by a professional next week, but in the meantime, is it safe to just manually operate that switch, if needed?
I removed the cover from the transfer switch, and there is a manual switch that requires a tool (which is provided) to manually switch the house load between the utility and the generator. This switch was in the "up" position, which I believe means the house is still trying to get power from the utility.
I was inclined to manually flip the switch to provide power to the house, but I wasn't sure if there were other steps that I should take. I don't want to damage anything or injure a lineman.
I plan to have it checked by a professional next week, but in the meantime, is it safe to just manually operate that switch, if needed?