What do you use for surge protection?

RvBill3 wrote:

smkettner wrote:

synergy_58 wrote:
Can you explain what you mean by "having it wired after the transfer switch, please.
Thanks!

Do you have an on-board generator and transfer switch?

"After the switch" just means to add the protector between the switch and the main distribution panel.

Install is very straight forward.

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With an onboard generator, there is a switch than changes from shore power to generator. Whenever the generator is on, it favors that over shore power. By placing the Energy Management System after the transfer switch the MH is protected whether you are using shore power or generator as your source of 110v power. My switch is under the bed, so I put the unit there and the remote display by the power distribution panel, which is on the front face of the bed. (The display also has a bypass switch should you ever need to bypass the EMS). Since the display also shows things like amps being used, it is helpful to know when you are approaching the max amps your MH can handle (30 in my case).

BTW, I realize the one unprotected electrical component in the MH is the transfer switch. I'll take that chance in favor of having the generator power source also protected.

Okay, so as I understand this whole thing, with my limited knowledge of electrical terminology and hands-on, instead of wiring the EMS unit (30A for me too) at the end of the main power cord, like i see most people are doing in the few illustrations on-line, I need to find the transfer switch (no idea where its at or what it looks like) and then hard wire the EMS between the switch and the generator. Will I be able to determine the current flow easily? between the switch and genny I mean?
and so doing it this way, I leave the transfer switch unprotected, meaning that this switch could become damaged. How vulnerable is this switch to things like low current, spikes in current, or the nuteral condition, things that the EMS protects against?

are there any illustrations that you know of which shows the installation process for this procedure, between the switch and genny, on-line? This would help me out a lot.

Thanks!