Posted: 1/1/2016 3:33:54 PM EDT
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I am looking to install a manual transfer switch in series between the meter socket and my 200 amp panel.
I want it to feed my whole panel, and don't want separate breakers that I have to wire in parallel. Any recommendations? |
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Why not just put in an interlock kit? We did that on our main panel, switches the whole house in 2 easy swipes. Link to such a device? I had our electrician do ours but this is what we had installed Interlink Kit Something like this, ours is much smaller 
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OP, if you don't get the answers you need, try posting in the DIY Forum
Lots of specialists there to answer questions. 
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For those of you that have the interlock kit, which is a much easier install than installing a complete manual throw. I have a question. Say you live in rural zone with no neighbors within sight. Without tripping the interlock
breaker and flipping your main. how do you tell if you have power back on at your pole? I guess looking at your meter socket would work if its a newer analog counter. but what about the few that have wheel meters? I'm just trying to figure out how you would know that your getting power from your REC while your interlock kit is online. ****EDIT**** After looking at interlocks accessories it looks like the have an power return alarm you can hookup to alarm you of restored power. |
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For those of you that have the interlock kit, which is a much easier install than installing a complete manual throw. I have a question. Say you live in rural zone with no neighbors within sight. Without tripping the interlock breaker and flipping your main. how do you tell if you have power back on at your pole? I guess looking at your meter socket would work if its a newer analog counter. but what about the few that have wheel meters? I'm just trying to figure out how you would know that your getting power from your REC while your interlock kit is online. ****EDIT**** After looking at interlocks accessories it looks like the have an power return alarm you can hookup to alarm you of restored power. Yes, we installed a power alarm that alerts when power energizes the main line again 
Utility Power Return Alarm I can't remember if we bought from Home Depot or Amazon, but had our electrician install as well. Odd thing for us this week, we had a MAJOR ice storm take out a lot of folks in Central IL, ours, a pine tree iced over, with all the rain we had before, soften the ground and the tree went right into the lines that run down our lane. So we lost power (at least nothing that would power the house) but my alarm showed energized, power company felt we had just enough current to set the alarm. We run a 8KW/10KW surge dual fuel genny I manually start which we run on propane. I wanted to live like we had regular power so the Interlock was the way to go. I want to say to get the genny, Interlock, the power alarm, an electrician to wire it correctly (we placed genny in an out building-would have rethought that per AmeriGas requirements) for about $1600-1700, we had him come back and put switches on our security lights to allow us to turn them off (OPSEC). Best investment we have made to date for our temp SHTF needs, long-term I would go solar (we will be going solar)... |
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I am looking to install a manual transfer switch in series between the meter socket and my 200 amp panel. I want it to feed my whole panel, and don't want separate breakers that I have to wire in parallel. Any recommendations? see threads in this link: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_139/1822414_Generator_Connection_Questions.html&page=1#i57432765 ETA this is the post you are looking for: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_10_18/669901__ARCHIVED_THREAD____Transfer_switch_recommendations.html&page=1#i11452074 ar-jedi |
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Quoted: For those of you that have the interlock kit, which is a much easier install than installing a complete manual throw. I have a question. Say you live in rural zone with no neighbors within sight. Without tripping the interlock breaker and flipping your main. how do you tell if you have power back on at your pole? I guess looking at your meter socket would work if its a newer analog counter. but what about the few that have wheel meters? I'm just trying to figure out how you would know that your getting power from your REC while your interlock kit is online. ****EDIT**** After looking at interlocks accessories it looks like the have an power return alarm you can hookup to alarm you of restored power. We have an automatic transfer switch. If it doesn't detect a load from the service lines, the generator starts up about 10 seconds later. Once it detects a load from the main service line, it will automatically shut off. On a manual system, the alarm that was already posted seems pretty convienient. Another way you could do it without having to add an alarm, is to leave out a set of lights when your wiring the generator. Just leave that switch on and it will turn on when power comes back. In my experience, when the power goes out I've ok with not having all the lights on. |