Home backup solution under $200

[Aimini]

Install a 100A transfer switch with a power Inlet Box and a 50A generator cord.
Use the 240v outlet on the back of the Cybertruck.

Nilight 50A 15FT Generator Extension Cord and Power Inlet Box 125/250V Heavy Duty 6/3+8/1 Gauge STW ETL Listed NEMA 14-50P/SS2-50R Twist Lock Connector for Generator RV Outdoor Use https://a.co/d/0rympMq

100A Generator Transfer Switch,24000W General-Duty Double-Throw Safety Switch,120/240-Volt Transfer Switch,Stronger Stability Manual Transfer Switch,Meeting NEMA 3R Standards for Outdoor and Indoor https://a.co/d/5WeyHjD

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[tenrten]

Brilliant! I dabble with 110 electricity... but I know my limits beyond that. Would need to find a trusted electrician to step in here for me.

 

[carsly]

yeah, quite a few of us went with something similar after getting ridiculous Qmerit quotes.

I've got a manual interlock on my panel and 50amp generator inlet. Works fine to power my house as long as I don't try to run two AC units at once.

 

[SentinelOne]

Nice! My PowerShare Install came out to $0 out of pocket but if it would have been more than $1k I would have gone this route! Great alternative!

 

[Mastoridis]

Nice! My PowerShare Install came out to $0 out of pocket but if it would have been more than $1k I would have gone this route! Great alternative!

How dud you get install for zero?

 

[ChiTownCT]

Thats pretty great, safe?

 

[SentinelOne]

How dud you get install for zero?

Pre May Cyber Beast Orders got a $4k install credit and free equipment - my install came out to $3850....so 100% covered by the install credit.

 

[BChiesa]

How dud you get install for zero?

Foundation Beast orders got a $4k credit. So that’s probably how.

 

[CyberTruckeeTheOne]

Tesla installer quoted $4,600 for my Powershare. And after a delay of 3 months wanted to increase price by $300.

I said no way but Tesla don't want me to get the unit and parts so my son, who used to work for Tesla can install it himself.

I will have this kind of set up. No hurry because we don't ever have a black out. We must be in the same grid as the powerplant 10 miles away.

 

[Crissa]

How dud you get install for zero?

Apparently by not valuing their own labor ^-^

I didn't price my labor in my $200 charger 100' from my house. But they did get an awful good price on those materials.

-Crissa

 

[cybercricket]

yeah, quite a few of us went with something similar after getting ridiculous Qmerit quotes.

I've got a manual interlock on my panel and 50amp generator inlet. Works fine to power my house as long as I don't try to run two AC units at once.

That's the same thing I've got at the moment (used to have a 30A transfer switch) - about $50 worth of parts, plus significantly less wiring (and less mess in the panel) than a giant transfer switch. Interlock is a must, way too often I see people back-feeding during an outage...

 

[mark555055c]

Very good, thanks for sharing. I hope to do something similar one of these days.

 

[REM]

Please, please make absolutely sure you put a lock on the throw switch. People die every year from not taking lockout-tagout seriously enough.

Also, I don't trust unknown brands with 12+ kW of power. Caveat emptor.

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