By Ross Janezich, Master Electrician & Co-Owner
The short answer
A proper generator outlet in Montgomery County is an exterior inlet sized to your generator, a breaker, and an interlock so the main and the generator cannot both feed the panel. Janezich Electric installs that in Magnolia, Conroe, Montgomery, and throughout Texas. We will not install a suicide cord or a backfeed.
Generator outlet installation in Montgomery County exists because hurricanes, ice, and Thursday thunderstorms take Magnolia, Conroe, and Montgomery offline. A portable generator is a good tool. A cord stuffed into a dryer outlet is how people kill linemen and burn houses down.
Janezich Electric installs a legal inlet, an interlock where the panel allows it, and labels which circuits you can run.
What we install
An exterior inlet rated for your generator, a breaker, and an interlock kit on panels that support one so the main and the generator cannot both feed the bus. We walk you through the transfer steps on site.
What we will not install
Suicide cords. Backfeeds. “Just this once” for a Magnolia ice storm. If your panel cannot take an interlock, we tell you the panel path instead of inventing a shortcut.
Portable vs standby
This job is the safe portable-generator connection. A whole-house standby unit is a different proposal — transfer switch, load calculation, longer lead time. We can talk through both.
What to have ready
The generator model or wattage. A photo of the panel. We size the inlet and breaker to match so you are not buying twice.
Where we install
Magnolia, Montgomery, Conroe, Willis, Pinehurst, Houston, and anywhere else in Texas. Hours are Monday–Thursday 4–10pm and Saturday 8am–5pm.
Common questions
Is a generator interlock required in Texas?
The inlet and transfer method have to prevent backfeed. An interlock on a compatible panel is the common legal path for a portable generator. We will not install a suicide cord.
Can you install a generator inlet if my panel is old?
Sometimes. If an interlock does not exist for that panel, we quote the panel path first.
Is this a whole-house standby generator?
No. This article is the portable inlet. Standby systems are a separate proposal.
Which cities do you cover?
Montgomery County and throughout Texas — Magnolia, Conroe, Montgomery, Willis, Houston, and beyond.
