Installation Guide

You will want a generator that can run the largest appliances and motors you will
need during an outage. You can always run other smaller loads/appliances by
rotating them on and off as necessary.
For example, if you have a generator with 9600 continuous watts of capacity, during
a power outage, you can run the hot water heater (typically 4800 watts) by simply
turning off the majority of other household breakers until the water tank heats up.
Once the water is heated, shut off the water heater breaker and switch the other
household circuit breakers back on.
To determine the loads you can support with a portable generator, you must consider
both the “running watt” and the “starting watt” requirements of the loads you want to
operate. (See Appliance Energy Guide in this manual)
You can purchase or use a generator of any size provided the generator is
equipped with a 4 w i r e, 120/240-volt r ece p t a c l e rated at 20-amps, 30- a m p s
and/or 50-amps. GenerLink is designed to be compatible with 20-amp, 30-amp
and 50-amp connectors. GenerLink is not rated to be compatible with larger current
outputs and will electronically disconnect if you are generating outputs larger than
40-amps.