Generator Transfer Switch Wiring

The wires should be drawn through 1 of 3 knockouts located on the underside of the switch.

Generator transfer switch wiring.

Use the transfer switch s wiring harness to connect the unit to the circuit breaker. Assortment of whole house generator transfer switch wiring diagram. Automatic transfer switch amp single phase vac service rated circuit load center 28 pages switch generac power systems rtswg3 owner s manual automatic transfer switch amp three phase service entrance 32 pages. Line top the power from the electric utility company normal power.

The basic wiring configuration for a typical generator transfer switch. Turn off the power to the house at the main electrical panel and connect the wires coming from the transfer switch to the breakers in the main panel. They should join the circuit breaker through a knockout found at the bottom of the box. Switch wire conductor tightening rating range torque a 0 awg 50 in lbs.

To connect the 10 4 cable at the transfer switch panel you connect the ground green wire and neutral white wire to the appropriate ground and neutral bus bars. A wiring diagram is a simplified conventional pictorial representation of an electric circuit. Step 10 male twist lock plug. Mount the transfer switch to wall beside the existing main electrical panel.

Load center the connection to the home electrical panel. A generator transfer switch closes off the utility power line to your home s electrical system during a power outage and opens a line to a generator then reverses the process when grid power is restored. The transfer switch is the device that transfers the power from the utilities power to the standby generators power as shown in figure 1. Line bottom the power from the generator emergency power.

To set up an outlet for the portable generator to plug into the transfer switch you ll need a 10 4 cable running from the transfer switch panel to where you want your outlet to be outside the house and probably close to the generator. Connect the black and red hot wires to the from generator feeder connectors.