Rv Automatic Transfer Switch Installation

The automatic rv transfer switch has decals where everything gets hooked up.

Rv automatic transfer switch installation.

It automatically controls the flow of electricity from the main electrical utility or your generator. In this video we replace our old iota automatic transfer switch with a new esco lpt50brd automatic transfer switch. Remove the 4 4 boxes and disconnect any wires that are connected to the older style units. Before installing a rv transfer switch you will want to make sure that all power sources to the rv are disconnected including generators shore lines and batteries.

The rv s power cord will be connected to one of these inputs and the generator will be hard wired to the other input. An automatic transfer switch ats serves as the brains of your electrical supply for your rv. We talk about what is a transfer switch. This video illustrates the steps necessary to install a transfer switch on an rv to allow use of two air conditioners at a 30 amp rv site.

The wires of all three circuits will typically be color coded black red and white. The automatic transfer switch is installed before the breaker panel. When the transfer switch needs to switch between power sources it will drop one power input and then connect to the other power input. The generator and the shore power cord are and the circuit breaker board inside the rv is connected to terminals downstream of the transfer switch.