Generator & Transfer Switch Installation

A transfer switch is what lets you safely run a generator into your home’s wiring during a power outage — without electrocuting a lineman down the street or burning out the generator when the grid comes back. Wave Electrical installs both portable generator interlock kits and full automatic transfer switches for whole-home standby systems across Baldwin County. Jimmy’s licensed and insured, pulls the permit, and ties the system in correctly so the next storm is a non-event instead of a week of running extension cords through the back door.

Hurricane season runs June through November on the Gulf Coast, and anyone who lived through Sally in 2020 already knows how long the power can stay out down here. A generator without a proper transfer switch is half a solution. A generator with one is the difference between a working refrigerator, a working AC, and a working well pump — or not.

When you need this

• You bought a portable generator after the last storm and you’ve been running cords through windows since
• You want a whole-home standby system that kicks on automatically when the power drops
• You work from home or run medical equipment and can’t afford to be down for days
• You have a well, a sump pump, or a septic pump that won’t run on a small generator hookup
• You’re building or remodeling and want the transfer switch wired in before the walls close up

What the process looks like

Jimmy starts with a free quote visit. He’ll ask what you want to power — just the essentials, or the whole house — and look at your panel, your generator (or help you size one if you haven’t bought yet), and where the inlet box or standby unit will live. The right answer depends on your house and your budget.

For a portable generator setup, Wave Electrical installs an interlock kit on your existing panel and an outdoor inlet box where you’ll plug in the generator during an outage. When the power goes out, you start the generator, plug it in, flip the main breaker, and bring up the circuits you actually need. Most installs are done in a day.

For a whole-home standby system, the install is bigger. Wave Electrical sets the generator on a pad, runs the gas line connection (with the appropriate gas contractor), installs the automatic transfer switch next to your main panel, and wires the control circuit. When the utility drops, the generator starts on its own within seconds and the house keeps running. You don’t have to be home, you don’t have to do anything, you don’t even have to know the power went out.

Wave Electrical works with all major generator brands — Generac, Kohler, Briggs, Cummins, Champion, Westinghouse — and will install whatever you’ve bought or recommend a unit that fits your load.

Get it wired up before the next named storm. From your home to your business, it’s done right the first time.