CA Traveler wrote:
OP,
What you may be missing is that charger/inverters switch both the neutral and hot line and the output neutral and ground are bonded when inverting (only).
You will also need to split the neutral in the panel and run a 2nd neutral from the inverter output to the panel. And there may be other considerations.
As Mayer said it can be done but not recommended.
CA Traveler, thanks for your input. I also read your guidance in a
similar post from a couple years ago.
Regarding the
Jack Mayer instructions, it seemed like the only reason he recommended against splitting the load center was because transfer switches are often rated for only 30A. But the Victron MultiPlus transfer switch is 50A, so I don't think there's an issue. He also warns against having imbalanced legs, but this also won't be a concern for me. So are there other big reasons not to use the "splitting the load center" method? It seems so much easier than creating a new sub-panel.
Thanks for clarifying about the charger/inverters switching both hot and neutral, and the neutral/ground bond. It seems that these are both good things. What are the implications of that when doing the wiring?
