If you connect a generator to your home’s main electrical panel when the power goes out, you need to make sure the main breaker is shut off. Otherwise, when the power comes back on, you (or t… ...

What Is a Breaker Panel? The breaker panel, or electrical box, serves as the connection between the local power grid outside the home and the wiring inside the home.

Circuit breakers are one of the components inside the main electrical service panel inside your home — some people refer to it as a breaker box.