GenerLink Safety
UL-listed, NEC-compliant, and engineered with Break-Before-Make technology to protect your home, your appliances, and utility workers.
Why Backfeed Prevention Saves Lives
⚠️ The Backfeed Danger
When a generator is connected to a home without a proper transfer switch, electricity can flow backward through the utility lines — a condition called backfeed. Utility lineworkers repairing what they believe are de-energized lines have been electrocuted by backfeed from home generators. GenerLink eliminates this risk entirely.
How GenerLink Prevents Backfeed
Break-Before-Make Mechanism
Before connecting your home to generator power, the GenerLink physically disconnects your home from the utility grid. This dual-isolation design ensures generator power can never reach utility lines.
The 2–3 second transfer delay you experience when switching to generator power is this isolation process working correctly — it is intentional and essential.
The Danger of “Suicide Cords”
⚠️ Illegal, Dangerous, Uninsured
Homemade extension cords with male plugs on both ends — sometimes called “suicide cords” or “back-feed cords” — bypass every safety protection in your electrical system. They feed generator power directly into your home’s wiring without isolating the utility connection, creating a live path to the utility grid.
These improvised solutions are illegal under the National Electric Code, void your homeowner’s insurance in most policies, and have caused utility worker fatalities. GenerLink eliminates any need for these dangerous workarounds.
UL Listing and Code Compliance
UL 1008M Listed
The UL standard for meter-mounted transfer switches — independently tested and certified
NEC 2020 Compliant
Compliant with 2020 National Electric Code requirements for transfer equipment
Utility Approved
Approved by hundreds of utility companies across the United States
Solar PV Safety Protocol
☀️ If You Have Solar Panels
Homes with grid-tied solar systems must turn off the solar system at the auxiliary disconnect before operating a generator through GenerLink. Running a solar inverter simultaneously with a generator can damage the inverter and the utility meter. This requirement is mandated by utility guidelines from GRU and Columbia River PUD.
The Safe Choice for Backup Power
GenerLink is the only transfer switch solution that requires no panel wiring and provides certified backfeed protection at the meter.
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