Rv Automatic Transfer Switch Installation

The wires of all three circuits will typically be color coded black red and white.

Rv automatic transfer switch installation.

When the transfer switch needs to switch between power sources it will drop one power input and then connect to the other power input. We talk about what is a transfer switch. 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. It automatically controls the flow of electricity from the main electrical utility or your generator.

Once power outage is detected it switches the power source from the generator and does the same when power is given back to the electric panel. The wires from each circuit will each have clearly labeled connection terminals. 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.

Remove the 4 4 boxes and disconnect any wires that are connected to the older style units. The automatic rv transfer switch has decals where everything gets hooked up. The automatic transfer switch is installed before the breaker panel. In this video we replace our old iota automatic transfer switch with a new esco lpt50brd automatic transfer switch.