Transfer switch on Class C
Just back from a very frustrating and abbreviated trip to the mountains of North Carolina. Yesterday I returned to my 2004 Jayco Granite Ridge Class C. It was very warm inside, so I turned on the AC...
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Bobbo wrote:Dakzuki wrote:Bobbo wrote:
My rig doesn't have a transfer switch, and after reading posts like this one, I am glad. Consider wiring the shore cord DIRECTLY to the wire that goes to your breaker box, and wire the cord coming from the generator to a 30amp outlet in an electrical box in the electrical compartment.
Whenever you unplug from the pedestal, immediately plug into the outlet in your RV. Simple and foolproof.
One brand of transfer switches has an issue so give up on them? It's kinda like giving up on cars because Yugos were lousy.
No.
You occasionally see posts like this about all of the brands. I, personally, just consider them an unnecessary complication. Just my opinion, that everyone is entitled to. :B
I installed a PD transfer switch in mine to support winter dry camping up here in the gloomy Pacific Northwet. I run a small Honda generator for extended periods to keep the batteries happy. It is much quieter than the on board generator but of course it doesn't have the ability to run things like the oven. When the high current is needed, we fire up the big unit and the power is switched over without anybody having to go out in the weather. So far no issues.
I suppose as a backup plan one could have it both ways and have a 30 amp plug and receptacle wired parallel to the transfer switch as a "manual reversion" backup.
