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Questions tagged [transfer-switch]

This is for transfer (generator) switches or interlocks, used with portable or hard-wired backup (standby) generators. Manual and automatic transfer switches are included, as well as breaker interlocks and inverter transfer systems.

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Does the NEC allow a sub panel to be powered by a generator and an automatic transfer switch?

I plan to install a sub panel next to my main panel. Mainly because as I do electrical upgrades, I'm accumulating more circuit breakers. Since I need one anyway, I'd like to be able to power it with a backup generator during power outages. I'd also…
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How can I ensure a level 2 EV charger will not run while my standby generator is running?

I have a standby generator with an automatic transfer switch. It is set up to power all the circuits in my house. It does not have high enough wattage to power an EV charger in addition to the current load. If I installed a level 2 EV charger is…
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Generator tripping GFCI breakers in main panel

I recently had some electrical work done on my home to bring it up to code - there was no GFCI protection in the kitchen or bathroom when we bought the house, so our electrician fitted GFCI breakers at the panel. He did not use the GFCI outlets…
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Half of my lights and oulets are not working after heavy winds?

We have solar panels and mains power. Last night was very windy; we heard quite a few bangs from outside and thought it might be the wires getting knocked together. Woke up this morning and we have power to everything except the lights and our…
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What's the best way to connect transfer switch and sub panel?

I purchased a used Generac 10kva with a transfer switch and am in the final stages of getting things setup. The generator itself has a 45a breaker on it and I've got 6 ga wire running from it to the transfer switch along with the 4 control wires.…
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8500 W generator with L14-30 plug.. How to access full capacity for house?

As an emergency generator I purchased a Wpro8500 from Westinghouse. My house has a transfer switch and the wiring supports 240V 50A. The generator has a few outputs, but the 240V is a 30A. This limits the total power to 7200 watts. The generator is…
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How should I hook up my generator to a manual transfer switch?

I have a couple of questions about hooking up a generator to a manual transfer switch and I'm really hoping somebody with knowledge can help guide me here. The idea is I will have an exterior weather-proof plug that I can plug the generator…
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Need dead time before transfer back to utility from Generac

I have a 25kW liquid cooled Generac for whole house, using transfer switch RXSW200A3 (200A, service rated). Is there a way to get a "dead time" before the transfer back to the utility source when it comes back hot? I'd like at least a tenth of a…
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What do I do with the neutral and ground when wiring a transfer switch?

I know there are a lot of questions about wiring a generator to a home electrical panel, but I can't find the answer to the questions that I have. I would like to wire a generator that has the neutral bonded to the frame, to my main panel. The GE…
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How to wire in a backup generator?

Growing up in the mountains of CA the power would go out damn near every time it snowed so my dad finally had enough and got a 4k or 5k generator when i was young. When the power would go out the process was turn off the main breaker that supplies…
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Generator automatic transfer switch + main panel not configured as sub panel

I bought a house in Massachusetts (USA) that was built around 2009. It has a generator with a service rated automatic transfer switch (ATS) connected to a main panel that is set up as a main panel (NOT a sub panel). I don't know if the generator was…
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1 generator + multiple ATSes: how can I install this to Code without unobtanium?

I want to supply standby power to both units in a separately metered duplex from a single permanently installed generator. The cheapest way to do this is a pair of bog-standard ATSes and a smallish loadcenter to serve as a generator distribution…
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Solar panels and batteries as primary, grid as backup with auto transfer switch

I've been toying around with this idea and I'm not sure if it's feasible. I live in an area where the power company has recently adjusted rates to make grid-tied net metering rooftop solar uneconomical (SRP in central Arizona) Rather than go…
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Can I use a switch to toggle the neutral bonding on a generator?

I am in the process of attaching a 2-Pole transfer switch to my breaker panel and powering it by a 7500W generator. The generator is neutral-bonded-to-ground. I understand I have to disconnect this in order to power the transfer switch safely. This…
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manual transfer switch - 2 main panels

I have 2 main panels, each 150 amp, each connected to meter. I'm installing a Reliance transfer switch (model 3006HDK). All instructions show how to wire circuits from a single main panel. Can I wire 3 circuits to the reliance transfer switch from…
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