A word of advice, get a dual-fuel generator but don't ever run it on anything but propane. Gasoline really fouls an engine; propane burns clean.
The way I rigged mine was through a couple of extra circuit breaker slots. I ran a 4-wire, 220V, 30A cable to where my generator sits and put a reversed (male) outlet (called a generator box) there. I keep the breakers off and the generator "plugged in" all the time. If I need it, turn off the main to the house (VERY IMPORTANT!), turn off all the breakers I don't want, and start it up to run the rest.
Propane goes a long way. It takes about 6 minutes of generator to refill my 300 gallon pressure tank. A 500 gallon propane tank sitting next to my house gives real peace of mind.
I need to buy a generator but do have the well. I used to have wood heat as a backup but not any longer.
People were wanting to jail others in under a year. We're no different than the Germans between the wars. Easy to fool, apparently.
A word of advice, get a dual-fuel generator but don't ever run it on anything but propane. Gasoline really fouls an engine; propane burns clean.
The way I rigged mine was through a couple of extra circuit breaker slots. I ran a 4-wire, 220V, 30A cable to where my generator sits and put a reversed (male) outlet (called a generator box) there. I keep the breakers off and the generator "plugged in" all the time. If I need it, turn off the main to the house (VERY IMPORTANT!), turn off all the breakers I don't want, and start it up to run the rest.
Propane goes a long way. It takes about 6 minutes of generator to refill my 300 gallon pressure tank. A 500 gallon propane tank sitting next to my house gives real peace of mind.