How to connect generator to home power

Back Feeding – what it is and why you don’t want to do it

Backfeeding is what happens if you connect a generator to your home’s wiring and fail to somehow disconnect your home from the power grid. If someone connects a generator and backfeeds the line, and injures or kills an FPL employee then there is pretty much unlimited liability for the homeowner. Usin ONLY extension cords from your generator to individual appliances in the house will not create a backfeeding situation. Backfeeding situations WILL OCCUR whenever someone connects a generator to the inside wiring in a home either through a dryer connection, or other, non-compliant connection method.

As far as I have found out there are 4 ways to connect a generator to your house:

Extension Cords
Pros	Cons
Easy, cheap, no electrician needed , portable, no back feeding	hard to power enough appliances can't use all the generator's watts, make sure you don't overload any one cord, moving from room to room is a hassle. Cords all over the floor.

Extension cords: Pros: easy - cheap, no electrician needed , portable, no back feeding
Cons:
Dryer outlet adapter -
Pros - pretty simple, possibly don't need an electrician, Cheap, select what circuits using the circuit breakers, Portable. Cons: Make sure you flip the main power circuit or pull the meter completely or you will be backfeeding FPL, walking around with a male power cord with 240 is dangerous. No meter to monitor load levels.

Transfer Switch with external power outlet, -
Pros: select circuits with panel switches, meters for load levels, no bac feeding
Cons: a little more expensive, need an electrician to install, have to pre-select which cicuits to power with the switch.

Generlink -
Pros: Simple, portable, use the circuit breakers to select switch, no back feeding, if you are willing to pull a power meter, don't need an electrician. Approved by FPL this year. 

Cons: no meters to ensure load levels, just LED lights