Sorry I haven't been back to this post. The transfer switch I have is a manual type with slide levers. You have to turn off the breaker from the power company before closing the generator circuit. It is manual and won't let both switches be closed at the same time. I have only owned this house for about 6 months. The guy I bought the house was an electrician he set it all up and it was inspected when he upgraded the panel to 400 amps I have a large shop that has a 200 amp panel and the house has a 200 amp panel.
There is a covered receptacle for the incoming generator feed. The guy I bought it from had an RV and I think he had it setup to power the house through this system.
I need to do some checking on my diesel onan generator to see if it has 120/240 or just 120 volts. I was under the impression sense it has a 50 Amp cord it would have 120/240 but I really don't know that much about RV services but I do know how to read a volt meter so I will check it out.
My MH has a 90 gallon tank and I have a 55 gallon drum of diesel for my tractor so I could run for a long time. You don't kneed to run your frig or freezer more than a few times a day to keep them cold as long as you are not opening them a lot.
