The generator is the simple half; the connection is the safety half. A portable generator should feed the house through an interlock kit or a transfer switch with an outdoor inlet, never through a cord plugged into a dryer outlet, which backfeeds the panel and can energize lines crews believe are dead. Choose the circuits deliberately, well pump, refrigeration, medical equipment, some light, and let that list size the unit. The hookup is permitted, inspected work, and the written method is the document that proves it was done right.
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