More important, having a transfer switch enables the homeowner to disconnect the house from the electrical grid while the power is out.

This is accomplished via a transfer switch.

It was a little tough coding the number into the panel, but I made it, then slammed the transfer switch.

A transfer switch is an electrical switch that switches a load between two sources.

A transfer switch can be set up to provide power only to critical circuits or to entire electrical (sub)panels.

A soft-loading transfer switch actively changes the amount of load accepted by the generator.

Homes with standby generators may use a transfer switch for a few circuits or the whole home.

With regular generators, an automatic transfer switch is used to connect emergency power.

Once the transfer switch is switched and the generator starts, the building's emergency power comes back on (after going off when normal power was lost.)

The system operated an automatic transfer switch which operates the emergency lights in case of power failure.