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| If you are discipline enough to do it that way it should work fine. Probably the best thing to do is at least have a disconnect switch/generator switch on your line in. They can be pricey, but you guarantee fewer fried linemen:
Here is one on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/600-volt-600-amp-Square-D-Disconnect-Switch-Gen...
Your idea to just turn off breakers will work fine. Besides the number of times your generator will get used most years is minimal. We had enough ice storms that forced us into a generator, but I bought a hobart 10K generator/welder for $1700 and it's been great on the farm and is a good generator. It gets far far more use as a welder and to provide power in the middle of a field. We also are on interruptable service to get a break on electricity costs, so the generator gets a little more use.
HTH,
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How do you hook your generator to your house?
