INSTALLING OLD GENERATOR WITH NEW EQUIPMENT

THIS VIDEO IS DIFFERENT.
IT'S AN OLD MODEL 13KW GENERAC GENERATOR THAT THE OWNER PURCHASED WITHOUT ANY TRANSFER SWITCH OR EQUIPMENT. SO A NEW MODEL TRANSFER SWITCH IS INSTALLED TO WORK WITH THIS GENERATOR AND BECAUSE OF ITS AGE - THE WIRING CONNECTING THE GENERATOR TO THE TRANSFER SWITCH INCLUDES CONTROL WIRING FOR A NEW MODEL GENERATOR.
FIRST STEP WAS TO MOVE ALL THE ITEMS THAT ONCE OCCUPIED THE SPACE TO THE LEFT OF THE MAIN PANEL.
THEN INSTALL THE ESSENTIAL CIRCUITS TRANSFER SWITCH AND TIE IT TO THE EXISTING MAIN PANEL. (I ALWAYS USE 2" CONDUIT TO CONNECT THE TWO PANELS.)
I INSTALL THE SAME SIZE BREAKER IN THE MAIN PANE THAT I FIND IN THE GENERATOR. (IN THIS CASE HOWEVER THE GENERATOR HAS A DOUBLE POLE 55A BREAKER AND I INSTALLED A 50A BREAKER IN THE MAIN PANEL AS I COULDN'T OBTAIN A 55A BREAKER.) THEN I FEED THE TRANSFER SWITCH WITH WIRING SIZED FOR THE 50A BREAKER.
THE I CONNECT THE TRANSFER SWITCH TO THE GENERATOR ITSELF. IN THIS CASE I INSTALLED 1 1/4" PVC CONDUIT AND FITTINGS. AGAIN I PULL IN WIRING SIZED FOR THE 55A BREAKER ALONG WITH THE SIX CONTROL WIRES. (A "C" CONDULET TO PREVENT AIR FLOW INTO THE HOME AND 1 1/4" LIQUID TIGHT TO FORM A DRIP LOOP SO THAT WATER CAN'T FOLLOW THE CONNECTION INTO THE GENERATOR.)
EVERYTHING HERE IS SLIGHTLY OVERSIZED TO SPEED UP AND MAKE IT EASIER TO INSTALL A NEW/LARGER GENERATOR USING EXISTING WIRING AND EQUIPMENT. (ONLY THE NEW GENERATOR ITSELF BE THE COST IF THE OWNER CAN MOVE THE WIRES OVER.)