Transfer Switch Install
I thought I understood how this works but maybe I could use your help. It looks like all power sources must be disconnected from the converter/charger and rewired to the transfer switch. I get the sho...
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wolfe10 wrote:
The answer is that we need more info to go past the excellent post by Old Biscuit.
I don't disagree with his post, but the graphic in that post is of limited usefulness. For example, it shows the inverter directly feeding the AC Breaker Box. That implies everything the breaker box feeds gets powered by the inverter, which is almost never true. It should show that it only feeds some of the circuits in that box and not the air conditioner and Converter/Charger in a normal install.
The graphic shows the AC Breaker Box feeding the Converter/Charger. There's a note saying that the link between those two is broken if there's no AC power from the pedestal or generator, but it would have been better to show *how* that link is broken - with an ATS, which can be separate or built into the inverter. I would prefer a graphic that has the inverter located after the breaker box and an ATS between the two. I'd also prefer that it divide up the "AC Appliances" and "AC Outlets" into those appliances/outlets driven by the inverter and those, like the air conditioner, Converter/Charger and (usually) the propane/AC refrigerator that are not (in a conventional installation).
