Questions & Answers for: Generac what size wire to use

...wire it into an existing breaker in my panel box and putting a male plug near the garage door. Most people i know that use generators for emergency power just back feed the panel with a double male ...

...generator and transfer switch you have. The generator I think you have is an air conditioner sized box that has a 2 cyl air cooled Generac GT990 engine in it. The control panel has a 15 amp ...

If the length is over 20 feet but not longer than 80 feet go to the next larger size wire. Wire size is based on breaker size.  2 gauge copper is rated at 100A max.  No smaller than 2 gauge

...size wire to hook up a 15kw generator to my house I will used a 200amp ats what size wire do I need to wire it to the generator At 240v, a 15KW generator will produce appx 62A or 31A per 120V leg. ...

size from the factory or installed by someone who was just lucky the day they installed it and it ran with what is essentially a fuse with too low a rating. Are you using the correct voltage rating ie