Preventive Maintenance Auto Transfer Switch
Is there any preventive maintenance we should be doing on our Auto Transfer Switch? Heres why I ask - We just had an odd situation. Plugged into shore power a couple days ago as normal, then flipped...
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Kudos to Generator Jim!
There are special electrical cleaner lubricants just itching to be sprayed into a DISCONNECTED relay or contactor, after following Generator Jim's excellent advice.
The light lube keeps pivot points lubricated.
I would UNSCREW and VISUALLY CHECK each wire, one-at-a-time, plus look inside the screw clamp, reattach, tighten the screw then DOUBLE CHECK the tightness of all screws. One more check a month later unless the manufacturer decided to hide the transfer switch atop the black water tank.
There are special electrical cleaner lubricants just itching to be sprayed into a DISCONNECTED relay or contactor, after following Generator Jim's excellent advice.
The light lube keeps pivot points lubricated.
I would UNSCREW and VISUALLY CHECK each wire, one-at-a-time, plus look inside the screw clamp, reattach, tighten the screw then DOUBLE CHECK the tightness of all screws. One more check a month later unless the manufacturer decided to hide the transfer switch atop the black water tank.
