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DOITHARD
Explorer
Mar 19, 2016

Inverter installation and automatic transfer switch

Need help! 2016 Lance 1172 I'm in the planning stages of purchasing and figuring out installation of a 2500 watts inverter. I would like to install inverter 120v to camper 120v panel. Howe...
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Ron3rd
Explorer III
Jul 23, 2017
MrWizard wrote:
any reason
NOT to put a RV female plug attached to the inverter
and simply plug the shore power cord into the inverter
lots of people have done it this way
saves a whole lot of wiring hassles

you still have to make sure the converter is turned off and WH and fridge are on Manual LP, NOT auto mode


That's how I and others on this forum are doing it. Just have to remember to turn off the charger and a few other circuits.

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