Crazy inverter question
I just installed 2 100 watt panels on my toyhauler. Now I want to install an inverter. So what I am wondering is can I install my inverter then run my plug from the trailer to the inverter to power ...
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Devind33 wrote:FLY 4 FUN wrote:
I just did the exact thing that DSDP Don has described. I found the circuit that I wanted to power up ( 6 plugs plus fridge) and connected just as described. My Xantrex 1800 pro has a built in transfer switch so when dry camping I just switch my fridge to lP and selected plugs are hot (including tv/stereo). If I plug into a pedestal the 110v passes through my inverter and powers all the items on the circuit and of course I put my fridge back to auto. Remote on/off for inverter is also handy. Inverters with this feature cost more but worth it to avoid having to switch breakers etc.
So do you have to turn off the converter or or does the transfer switch take care of the need to do that? Thanks I'm really inexperienced with trailers.
I chose to power up a circuit that was just my plugs and fridge at the rear of my rv. My converter was on another breaker that powers my front plugs/gfci so those remain dead with inverter operation...so pretty foolproof. Perhaps next summer I will wire up a sub-panel and do those plugs as well but then I shall move my converter off that circuit and give it a dedicated breaker. Flipping it on/off to avoid the power loop is not cool in my opinion except when doing a cheap whole house plug cord in and keep loads low scenario.
Daryll
