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Originally Posted by IXXI_carrera
Timely thread for me. We are building a new home and want to plan for wiring (cut-over switch) now and perhaps add a generator later. It'll be connected to natural gas.
Appreciate input for our planning. Now is the time since we are in the design stages.
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To save money:
1. Make sure that the NG meter and the electrical panel are on the same side of the house.
2. Make sure that the electrical panel and the NG meter are within 20' (or even closer) of each other.
3. Make sure that the Central Air breaker, the refrigerator breaker and any other outlet or appliance deemed "must have" during an outage, is located inside that same panel, and not in some distant sub panel.*** Don't forget well pump if you are not on city water.***
4. Make sure that that same exterior wall of the house (where the electrical panel and the NG meter are located) has a 15' area where there are no doorways and no opening windows. (permanently sealed windows should be allowed, but check local permitting office).
Get three quotes, one of which should be Lowes. (Lowes is the #1 Generac retailer in the world). Costco would be another quote if possible.
DL