HARDWIRED/BASEMENT INSTALLATION:
Power Inlet Box
10 ft. Power Cord
Wiring your Gen/Tran
IMPORTANT: Please read this entire procedure before beginning installation. WARNING: For SAFETY, turn OFF
the MAIN circuit breaker in the load center BEFORE starting installation. Remember, the wiring ahead of the
MAIN is HOT, even when the main circuit breaker is off.
1.
After determining which circuits you will want to use
during an emergency, we suggest you start wiring the
most critical circuits first, starting with "A."
2.
Assuming you want to designate your Furnace as
"A," turn the Furnace circuit breaker OFF, and loosen
the screw which secures this wire into the circuit
breaker, and remove wire.
3.
On the Gen/Tran transfer switch, find the Blue and
Red wires marked "A". Feed these two wires to the
selected breaker (Furnace). Cut Red wire "A" to a
convenient length, strip approximately 5/8", install in
circuit breaker, and retighten screw. Take Blue lead
"A", cut to convenient length to match up with wire
removed from circuit breaker. Strip 5/8" and insert
both wires into yellow wire connector. Twist on
tightly, push wires back into side of box.
4.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 above to wire remaining circuits.
5.
A handle tie is installed on the 240 volt circuit(s) on
some models. Locate the Red and Blue wires for the
circuits with the handle tie. Turn off the 2-pole
breaker in the load center, and remove wires as
above. Feed wires from handle-tied switch(es) to the
2-pole breaker as above. Cut and strip 5/8". Insert
red wires in breaker and tighten. Blue wires connected as above.
6.
If you have no 240-volt circuits in your load center, the handle tie(s) are not needed. Turn the handle-tied switch(es) to the GEN
position. Loosen the two screws on the handle tie, remove the handle tie, and discard. These circuits can now be used as 1-pole
circuits as you select.
7.
Once you have wired all circuits in the Gen/Tran switch, only the White neutral wire and Green ground wire remain. Insert the
White neutral wire into an unused hole in the neutral bar in the load center and tighten. Then insert the Green ground wire into
an unused hole in the ground bar, if existing, and tighten. If no ground bar exists, insert the Green wire into an unused hole in
the neutral bar and tighten.
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Transfer Switch to the Load Center:
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TYPICAL GARAGE INSTALLATION:
25 ft. Power Cord