Inverter question
Is it possible to connect an existing AC outlets in the RV to both line power and an inverter? Inverters I have looked at seem to have integral AC receptacles but no "hard wire" AC connections...
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bobmacc wrote:
You need an inverter with a transfer switch built into it to do it safely. Not likely in a cheap inverter but you will find it in the Magnum and Xantrex inverter lines and others. Be careful doing what others have suggested as sooner or later you will forget to turn breakers off and will have major issues to say the least.
Not true! A properly installed Magnum or Xantrex inverter does not require that any breakers be turned off when it is in use. The inverter/chargers made by these companies (and others) contain an internal transfer switch that switches my outlets from inverter power to shore power or genset when those are available. The inverter has it's own 30A breaker in the MH's breaker box and has two breakers following it in a subpanel.
Rewiring a coach and installing such an inverter wouldn't be an easy job, but it is not an impossible one, either.
