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I'll try and post some photos tonight of my set-up, hopefully that will clear everything up for Bob. (RJM27) He's got a potentially dangerous situation (male/male on a cord) that needs to be corrected.

WOW! Good catch, I hadn't noticed that. That needs to be corrected ASAP!

If you don't plan on using the genset for anything but your house back-up, just attach to the lugs. I came off my lugs with a junction box and placed a 125/250V 50A Female Twist-lock Receptacle on it. With a male/female cord set-up, I can plug from the genset directly into my shop for back-up...

A transfer switch is not just a consideration, it's required by law. You certainly don't want to start your genset and fry some poor unsuspecting lineman trying to restore your outage. Transfer switches are expensive, however there is an alternative. Interlock switches do the same thing, and are...