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BFL13
Jun 05, 2013Explorer II
Correct. In that case you have to separate them better. The black wire coming up from the converter to the breaker needs to be snipped before it joins with the receptacles' black wire to the same breaker.
You can then run that black converter wire to a switch and then rejoin it to the same breaker on the other side of that switch (what I did) or to its own breaker if there is a spare slot on the AC buss, or to a different item to share with, such as the water heater, which you then only ever use on gas. Anyway, you must do something.
The main thing to remember when sharing is that the total amps cannot go over that breaker's rating should you want to have all on at once when on shore power. You can't just allow for being on inverter off-grid.
You can then run that black converter wire to a switch and then rejoin it to the same breaker on the other side of that switch (what I did) or to its own breaker if there is a spare slot on the AC buss, or to a different item to share with, such as the water heater, which you then only ever use on gas. Anyway, you must do something.
The main thing to remember when sharing is that the total amps cannot go over that breaker's rating should you want to have all on at once when on shore power. You can't just allow for being on inverter off-grid.
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