Inverter help--only powering GFI
Hello, all. I just installed an inverter in my 5th wheel and ran into a snag. My converter has a breaker for GFI, that obviously only powers the GFI that I have in my kitchen. When my inverter's on...
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ScottG wrote:
The converter is usually connected to the "main" breaker in the panel. Problem is, other things are connected to it as well.
Many of us add a power switch to turn off the converter for that kind of thing. I used a 20A light switch and placed it next to the converter.
NOTE: Nothing is connected to the "main" breaker. It is used ONLY to transfer power from the shore power cable to the breaker box. It is wired exactly the opposite of all the other breakers. Power is supplied to the screw holding the hot wire, and the breaker allows that power to flow to the breaker box. All other breakers have power supplied by the breaker box, then the breaker allows the power to flow to the screw holding the wire. If something truly was connected to the "main" breaker, it would have no breaker protection except the power pedestal. It would be wired directly to the shore power cord.
Literally everything powered in the RV then connects to another breaker in the breaker box.
