Inverter install help

SoundGuy wrote:

smkettner wrote:
Single circuit for tv and small items, not whole house. The 300w avoids pulling wire, just make connections.

As long as you would add the complexity of 1000 watts I would suggest going 2000 watts to run any 120v item. But that is not what the OP is doing.

Having previously wired in my 1000 watt inverter "whole house" I discovered it was more trouble than it was worth as I had to remember to first turn off the converter, make sure the fridge was forced to gas mode, ensure the fridge climate control was off, ensure the water heater electric element was turned off, and check that any other unnecessary power sucking 120 vac device was off or disconnected. Having to go outside at 4 am and trek through the snow to retrieve the main service cable so I could plug it into the inverter output also proved incredibly annoying, to say the least. :M Wiring the inverter in with a transfer switch may have simplified the process somewhat but I instead chose to ditch the "whole house" concept and rewired my inverter with dedicated duplex receptacles - one weather tight Leviton outside, a duplex receptacle on each side of the queen bed, and a fourth at the galley. Now if I lose campground power I simply turn the inverter on with the remote located inside the camper and plug my coffee machine or toaster or whatever into one of those dedicated receptacles. K.I.S.S. :B

Inverter Installation (7 pics)

Must have had easy access to where you needed outlets. Single pull to the main panel and a transfer switch seems easier to me. Then all is used same as plugged in.

Lots of ways to make it work and every RV has different challenges.