Sure thing, Yeah i always advise people to use diesel generators as petrol gennies are always surging. Problem is that the engines do not run as steady and cause fluctuations in the alternator which are still sine wave, and as such any surge protector will not stop these type of surges.

Petrol gennies are only really meant for non-sensitive power tools and such like. A second hand lister diesel is what you need they can be as cheap as £300 and can run on used cooking oil 🙂 Much safer/less of a fire risk too.

As for using an outlet with circuit breakers theres loads of different options available. Depends really how much you want to spend theres simple in-line rcd’s or you can make your own board up out of a small consumer unit – just have two RCBO’s one going to each double socket, with an incomong lead that plugs into the genny. RCBO is best option as each one provides overcurrent/earth protection independantly, an inline rcd will be ok but will cut everything off.

Important….. Always make sure the genny is properly earthed with an earth rod and… to be 100% safe the earth and neutral must be joined inside the genny. This will mimic your normal mains supply and will ensure any RCD works as it should. Some sparkies may disagree or be unsure but the science is there to prove it!