[hcoles]

As a start while waiting how many outages and duration we will be getting here I installed an inlet receptacle on the outside of my house connected to a duplex receptacle inside. I connect the Honda generator to the outlet receptacle. This is used to keep just the refrigerator going and charging cell phones, maybe have a light on at night. I was looking at going with a more elaborate system including a transfer switch but I'll try this for a few years and see how it goes. There is some interesting reading regarding how to setup a transfer switch - e.g. do you ground the generator and/or switch the neutrals? If someone wants to post a diagram of a way or ways to do it that meets code that might be helpful.