No transfer switch?
2001 NationalRV Dolphin. In storage, started the motor Ford (V-10) and the generator(Generac 5.5) For the first time ever, NO power anywhere from the generator. Flipped all the circuit breakers I...
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tropical36 wrote:. I have this system now and like it, it is simple. The few times when my genset would not work was when my 50 amp cord was not plugged in or my circuit breakers were tripped. There my also be fuses in your genset also.Bruce Brown wrote:
We had a gasser with no transfer switch, the way it was wired was actually simple and easy; when on shore power you simply plugged it in as normal. In travel mode you simply plugged the cord into a 30 amp receptacle in the cord bay. That receptacle was wired directly to the generator. Simple, easy, and zero chance of failure.
Had one, as well and I agree.
One might even fair better with removing these switches for a like conversion upon failure.
Only thing is, if you have an auto start genset and you leave pets inside with the heat of summer, it might come in handy with a shore power failure.
As for the OP's dilemma, these Generac's have a habit of no output on occasion and one sometimes needs to shutdown and restart it, once or twice or maybe even three, in fact. Don't know why and might be for a lack of excitation voltage during startup and for whatever reason.
