Our electric provider installed it free. We purchased it and had it sent directly to our provider. They received it and installed it within a week. Works beautifully.
This is the best product out there for home generator connections. It's safe, easy to install and prevents back feeding the electrical grid. Unfortunately where I live at in North Carolina my energy provider (Duke Energy) will not allow their customers to connect it to their meter.
It is simple to install so you purchase it and wait until one day your power goes out and install it, your power company will have no idea that you ever installed it...that's what I did with my power company because they to don't allow it.
Just out of curiosity, will Duke Energy install it for you? Our local electrical co-op, 1st Electric, installs it for the customer at a reasonable cost.
The Generlink is a slick unit. 30 amps is plenty to run a house. I have a 5500 watt honda generator (great unit) and it will run my 2.5 ton AC in the summer with no issues (along with the rest of the house). Just be careful with an electric stove/oven. it runs fine, but ONE element on my stove can require 3500 watts and they typically turn ON and OFF to maintain temperature. difficult for a generator to keep up with unless you have a good one. just because your house has 100 or 200 amp service, doesnt mean your backup solution needs to be that big.
@@LarryRichelli i AGREE. 30 AMPS is ok, without a 240 volt dryer, and 240 volt stove. BUT, if your gonna be using one , or both, 50 amps IS REQUIRED, AND A GENERATOR RATED MINIMUM OF 10 kilowatts. 12 or 15 would be ideal. i'm thinking, of one of those 20 kw light tower things, you know, those ones on two wheels, with a tow hitch.......(JUST build a soundproof shed, and push 'er in.....)vented and fans, of course !
@@LarryRichelli It's not wrong just because you don't agree... but we are talking "EMERGENCY BACKUP". 30 amps runs my entire house with AC or FURNACE. If you want a monster generator roaring away knocking the pictures off your neighbours walls, you do you buddy. You also need to fuel the beast. I'll stay comfy during any power outage and my neighbours won't hate me.
@@petersack5074 not sure where you live or the state of your utility grid, but the majority of us have a couple power fails per year at most. If you have that many and they are that long to require a building to house your power plant then I feel sorry for your fuel costs :) I CAN run a dryer OR stove i just need a bit of planning.
That may be what I’m looking for, my house has something called interrupted service which means I have 2 meter on the back of my house. The main meter feeds the 2nd meter and the 2nd meter only controls my AC unit, the way I have it set up now is with an interlock kit, I cannot use because of this 2nd meter, when power is out and I’m back feeding this looks like it will work because it should still power that 2nd meter when utility power is down and my generator is hooked up what are your thoughts?
Almost 2k for a 30A with surge protection is a bit hefty price tag (Canada). We live close to US border and thinking about getting one from USA. Any recommendations for USA shopping or maybe cheaper pricing in Canada?
Is the installer you refer to a "regular Joe," a licensed electrician, or is it the electric company? Are you referring to a 30amp or to a 50amp? Is it a real GenerLink or a knock-off brand? (No way a GenerLink costs less than $650.) My husband can install a GenerLink but the risk involved lead us to decide to have the electric company install it instead.
Unfortunately in Michigan DTE decided to charge " forever monthly fee" for this product. The owner will never own it since they are implementing it as "subscription service" which is a hard pass for me.
Great idea until one of the electrical parts decided to crap out so it won't work and then you have to purchase a new one and pay to have it reinstalled!! Ill stick to everything being manual yeah its a bit for work but much easier in the long run!!
There are different ways to purchase, for us we get them through a electrical contractor which they will also install it, electrical wholesalers, Amazon, and I have also seen them on Facebook marketplace.
Contacted my utility and they will install for free but customer must supply it. Looks like Amazon and Home Depot both carried it at one time but are out of stock. Any other suggestions?
2:40 Time. THAT, CONNECTOR, is NOT A 30 AMP ! Those pins, would NOT support 30 amps ! Similar to Apples' bs phone connector cables. Very very small, fingers on a thin, narrow strip, CANNOT SUPPORT 2 AMPS, which is why APPLE MAKES money, on their ' professionally engineered '' , too small of cable end ! There is alot, needed for more AMPERAGE SUPPORT ! ( hell, i'd solder those wire ends, right onto those small pins , in this GENERLINK stuff ) ...what's to loose ? would monitor it, closely upon installation, and testing with the generator, FIRST - BEFORE DECIDING ) for permanency or NO.....
Our electric provider installed it free. We purchased it and had it sent directly to our provider. They received it and installed it within a week.
Works beautifully.
This is the best product out there for home generator connections. It's safe, easy to install and prevents back feeding the electrical grid. Unfortunately where I live at in North Carolina my energy provider (Duke Energy) will not allow their customers to connect it to their meter.
It is simple to install so you purchase it and wait until one day your power goes out and install it, your power company will have no idea that you ever installed it...that's what I did with my power company because they to don't allow it.
Just out of curiosity, will Duke Energy install it for you? Our local electrical co-op, 1st Electric, installs it for the customer at a reasonable cost.
If you did it on your own they won't know....I did my power company doesn't allow it neither...it's been going on 4 years now
@@johnnyqwest6901 Your "smart meter" will tell them that you pulled the meter. They will send a rep. out to check.
@@2centsworth766 I installed my genelink myself have to be going on 5 Years now had no problem or issues yet and I doubt I will at this point
The Generlink is a slick unit. 30 amps is plenty to run a house. I have a 5500 watt honda generator (great unit) and it will run my 2.5 ton AC in the summer with no issues (along with the rest of the house). Just be careful with an electric stove/oven. it runs fine, but ONE element on my stove can require 3500 watts and they typically turn ON and OFF to maintain temperature. difficult for a generator to keep up with unless you have a good one. just because your house has 100 or 200 amp service, doesnt mean your backup solution needs to be that big.
This is just wrong. Most modern houses would/could use/need a 50 amp Genelink if they make one.
@@LarryRichelli i AGREE. 30 AMPS is ok, without a 240 volt dryer, and 240 volt stove. BUT, if your gonna be using one , or both, 50 amps IS REQUIRED, AND A GENERATOR RATED MINIMUM OF 10 kilowatts. 12 or 15 would be ideal. i'm thinking, of one of those 20 kw light tower things, you know, those ones on two wheels, with a tow hitch.......(JUST build a soundproof shed, and push 'er in.....)vented and fans, of course !
@@LarryRichelli It's not wrong just because you don't agree... but we are talking "EMERGENCY BACKUP". 30 amps runs my entire house with AC or FURNACE. If you want a monster generator roaring away knocking the pictures off your neighbours walls, you do you buddy. You also need to fuel the beast. I'll stay comfy during any power outage and my neighbours won't hate me.
@@petersack5074 not sure where you live or the state of your utility grid, but the majority of us have a couple power fails per year at most. If you have that many and they are that long to require a building to house your power plant then I feel sorry for your fuel costs :) I CAN run a dryer OR stove i just need a bit of planning.
That may be what I’m looking for, my house has something called interrupted service which means I have 2 meter on the back of my house. The main meter feeds the 2nd meter and the 2nd meter only controls my AC unit, the way I have it set up now is with an interlock kit, I cannot use because of this 2nd meter, when power is out and I’m back feeding this looks like it will work because it should still power that 2nd meter when utility power is down and my generator is hooked up what are your thoughts?
so there must be some kind of break inside the unit to keep power from going back into the meter ?
do you need to remove the neutral bonding on a predator 9000 generator before installing this?
Anyone know if Duke Energy allows these to be installed I Florida?
Good idea but does the electric company allow it to be installed? Mine would not.
Almost 2k for a 30A with surge protection is a bit hefty price tag (Canada).
We live close to US border and thinking about getting one from USA. Any recommendations for USA shopping or maybe cheaper pricing in Canada?
Anyone know if Dominion Energy allows GeberLink to be installed in Northen Virginia?
Were did you buy one
In south Texas they charge around $100-$150 to install these.
Is the installer you refer to a "regular Joe," a licensed electrician, or is it the electric company? Are you referring to a 30amp or to a 50amp? Is it a real GenerLink or a knock-off brand? (No way a GenerLink costs less than $650.) My husband can install a GenerLink but the risk involved lead us to decide to have the electric company install it instead.
Wow, must be a hard up bunch of tradesmen working for peanuts like that.
I saw this video and did it free for my neighbor. Looks simple just follow safety steps.@@themackenzies5079
Unfortunately in Michigan DTE decided to charge " forever monthly fee" for this product. The owner will never own it since they are implementing it as "subscription service" which is a hard pass for me.
If you still switched off your main breaker in the house this would not work???
You would leave your main break in the on position. I believe in the video I said it was still do practice to shut it off, my mistake.
I wish BC Hydro would allow these. Anyone know why they won’t?
From what I understand they decided they are unsafe, and could potentially cause substantial damage BC hydro equipment.
Isn't there a specific type of generator that can only work with a generlink? Thanks😊
Floating neutral. You can't use a generator that has a bonded neutral
Sure you can generlink said you can use bonded
@@mikemccarthy6939 not from the info I got. They said it couldn't be bonded
@@jamesdannelly6760 I’ll try to do more research and get back to you
Great idea until one of the electrical parts decided to crap out so it won't work and then you have to purchase a new one and pay to have it reinstalled!! Ill stick to everything being manual yeah its a bit for work but much easier in the long run!!
Sub panels with an interlock kit should do the trick. Running wires might be a drag but at least you k ow exactly what is in your backup power system👍
We’re can I get one
There are different ways to purchase, for us we get them through a electrical contractor which they will also install it, electrical wholesalers, Amazon, and I have also seen them on Facebook marketplace.
Contacted my utility and they will install for free but customer must supply it. Looks like Amazon and Home Depot both carried it at one time but are out of stock. Any other suggestions?
Your better off with a manual transfer switch than that thing and much cheaper.
HERE IS THE ISSUE WITH THE GENERLINK, NOT EVERY POWER COMPANY ALLOWS THIS DEVICE. WHY?
My NCEP co-op won't even consider allowing me to have one of these
Go figure
Not a DIY project. Hire an electrician. Seems simple but there is a LOT of power running through there.
Only "qualified" persons should do this work, NOT DIY project.
Make sure your meter isn't exposed to physical damage.
That's not a 30 amp wire bro
It is, #10 copper, bro, rated for 30 amps as per NEC
2:40 Time. THAT, CONNECTOR, is NOT A 30 AMP ! Those pins, would NOT support 30 amps ! Similar to Apples' bs phone connector cables. Very very small, fingers on a thin, narrow strip, CANNOT SUPPORT 2 AMPS, which is why APPLE MAKES money, on their ' professionally engineered '' , too small of cable end ! There is alot, needed for more AMPERAGE SUPPORT ! ( hell, i'd solder those wire ends, right onto those small pins , in this GENERLINK stuff )
...what's to loose ? would monitor it, closely upon installation, and testing with the generator, FIRST - BEFORE DECIDING ) for permanency or NO.....