How do I bypass a 30amp transfer switch
How do I bypass my 30amp transfer switch and which wires do I need to put to the shore cord
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Why bypass it--is it broken?
Basically, the transfer switch has three sets of connections: two inputs and one output, each one with a hot, a neutral, and a ground lead. The output goes directly to the main AC electric panel, the hot to the main breaker, the neutral to the neutral bus, the ground to the ground bus. To bypass with the shore cord (and not have a generator hookup available), you'd connect the shore cord hot to the main breaker, the shore cord neutral to the neutral bus bar, and the shore cord ground to the ground bus bar, and disconnect the corresponding wires from the transfer switch.
Exactly which wires these are, and whether it might be easier to connect at some point other than directly at the electric panel (maybe a junction box by the transfer switch), would depend on the exact details of the electric installation in your RV.
It hopefully goes without saying, but whatever change you make, be sure you cannot ever have two power sources connected together. In other words, be certain that it is impossible for the generator output and shore power to be connected to each other. (Plugging the shore power cord into the generator is okay as that's just using the generator as the single power source.)
Basically, the transfer switch has three sets of connections: two inputs and one output, each one with a hot, a neutral, and a ground lead. The output goes directly to the main AC electric panel, the hot to the main breaker, the neutral to the neutral bus, the ground to the ground bus. To bypass with the shore cord (and not have a generator hookup available), you'd connect the shore cord hot to the main breaker, the shore cord neutral to the neutral bus bar, and the shore cord ground to the ground bus bar, and disconnect the corresponding wires from the transfer switch.
Exactly which wires these are, and whether it might be easier to connect at some point other than directly at the electric panel (maybe a junction box by the transfer switch), would depend on the exact details of the electric installation in your RV.
It hopefully goes without saying, but whatever change you make, be sure you cannot ever have two power sources connected together. In other words, be certain that it is impossible for the generator output and shore power to be connected to each other. (Plugging the shore power cord into the generator is okay as that's just using the generator as the single power source.)
