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1 HN user recommended this in 2023, in one comment.
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1 HN user recommended this in 2023, in one comment.
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"To do this, a switch needs to physically disconnect the utility meter from the main loads panel ... this is the hard part.
It doesn't need to be.
You can just use a physical interlock and toggle between utility breaker and (any input you want) breaker.
You can do this on an integrated meter panel.
This is a dead-simple configuration that you can comprehend - and verify - with your own eyes.
The lock-out switch is NEC compliant, utility approved, etc.:
https://www.amazon.com/Generator-Interlock-Compatible-Homeli...
Yes, you do lose all power for a second or two but ... so much simpler and comprehensible than an ATX solution.