Newbie with plugging into house question
Hi. First post here. I am getting acquainted with my grandfather's RV. It's a 2009 Sprinter Roadtrek. Not sure of all the specs to say but it has two deep cycle coach batteries and is based on 30 amp ...
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Since the AC system works when the generator is running, we can assume that everything downstream of the transfer switch is good.
Is it a manual transfer switch? Start simple and try changing it's switch position.
Automatic transfer switch?
Plug into shore power. Check for voltage at the cord input to the swtich. If you don't have voltage at the transfer switch cord input, then you probably have a bad shore cord.
If you have power at the cord input, check for voltage at the output of the switch (feed to the AC breaker panel). If it's working properly, you should have voltage at the output terminals. If you don't have voltage, then start the generator and retest the output terminals. You should have power at this point since the AC system operates with the generator source. At this point, I'd verify that it's an automatic transfer switch and start looking for a replacement.
Try out the old multimeter. What have you got to loose? Even if a brand new, calibrated meter shows 118Vac and the old one shows 113Vac, it's still good enough for this kind of work. Check it by plugging into an outlet in the sticks & bricks first. My analog meter is over 25 years old and my digital meter is at least 15 years old.
Is it a manual transfer switch? Start simple and try changing it's switch position.
Automatic transfer switch?
Plug into shore power. Check for voltage at the cord input to the swtich. If you don't have voltage at the transfer switch cord input, then you probably have a bad shore cord.
If you have power at the cord input, check for voltage at the output of the switch (feed to the AC breaker panel). If it's working properly, you should have voltage at the output terminals. If you don't have voltage, then start the generator and retest the output terminals. You should have power at this point since the AC system operates with the generator source. At this point, I'd verify that it's an automatic transfer switch and start looking for a replacement.
Try out the old multimeter. What have you got to loose? Even if a brand new, calibrated meter shows 118Vac and the old one shows 113Vac, it's still good enough for this kind of work. Check it by plugging into an outlet in the sticks & bricks first. My analog meter is over 25 years old and my digital meter is at least 15 years old.
