Whole RV Inverter/Charger

LipschitzWrath wrote:
If like to add an inverter for my 5er, mainly to limit inconvenient trips out to get the generators running for small things. One of the first things that comes to mind is the coffee pot. That's about the only AC power we use in the morning.

Anyways, I have this ambitious goal to have the inverter be capable of powering the whole camper, rather than just a few outlets or a sub panel or whatever. I'd also like to do a combo inverter/charger (IC) in place of my converter to streamline things, especially the transfer switch duties. I'm trying to confirm my thinking is correct.

Nothing particularly wrong with your plan but having initially wired my own inverter "whole house" but then later deciding dedicated receptacles was a much simpler, cleaner approach when all I wanted to do was occasionally power a few limited items - toaster, coffee maker, a couple of fans, my wife's hair dryer, phone charger, etc, I'd recommend the latter. In my case, I suspended the inverter in our rig's front pass through cargo compartment where it's close to the battery but has plenty of air around it for cooling. Ran one of the inverter's output receptacles to the outside world, the second I ran to a junction box where I then wired the feed out to duplex receptacles on either side of the bed and a third located at the galley. I can control the inverter with the remote located in a cabinet next to the bed ... if we lose shore power I don't even have to get out of bed to turn it on, no need to turn off the converter, force the fridge to gas, make sure the water heater is running on gas only, and no need for a transfer switch. K.I.S.S. :B