How is the One Plug device different from a transfer switch?
The One Plug device offers several advantages over traditional transfer switches: The One Plug device is installed outside your home at the electric meter in less than 30 minutes. Installation of a transfer switch can take about two to three hours and requires re-wiring your home’s electrical system. With the One Plug device, you have the flexibility of selecting the appliances you want to run from your home’s breaker panel, up to the capacity of your generator. Most basic transfer switches have six to eight hard-wired circuits. This limits the number of circuits you can connect to the transfer switch. Since the One Plug device uses your existing breaker panel, you can run any large 120-volt or 240-volt appliance up to your generator’s capacity. Your well pump, water heater, electric range and clothes dryer are just some of the appliances that can be run on a rotation basis with the One Plug device. Many transfer switches and subpanels have only one or two 240-volt circuits rated at 10
