How to install a generator transfer switch 120 and 240 volt
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- Опубліковано 5 січ 2023
- I show how to install a generator transfer switch for a solar powered generator and 120 or 240 volt gas generators.
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Thanks for this informative video. It does show how easy it is to use the Delta Pro as a home backup power solution.
My husband has been an electrician/ Electrical Engineer for 35 years. The stories he tells of going behind an "electrician" and having to redo their work is scary. Chose wisely. Great video. He said now that's how you explain something. Lol
Lol thanks for watching
This is real helpful. I'm getting ready to buy this exact transfer switch, and connect my Bluetti to it (wish I'd waited for the Ecoflow, but ya use what ya have!). Great job thanks.
Great video on wiring a 240 volt transfer switch for a 120 volt generator. Everything explained and shown very well.
I've watched this three times and I learn something new each time...very well explained!
Thank you
This video has provided some very helpful understanding of how the circuit work in the transfer switch, thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
I have the same transfer switch installed at my house, works great on my 110v only generator. Great video! We installed our generator plug outside and the transfer switch when the power was out for 2 days…. I had all the stuff but was waiting for assistance from my dad.
These things are life savers when those outages hit.
That Delta Pro is really well suited to be a backup power source for any home. I would really be happy just to own one.
I like how expandable it is, everyone has different needs.
Good job Andrew!! You explained it perfectly!
Thank you for watching
You nare an awesome communicator and excellent teacher! Thank you
Thank you for watching
This is very helpful!! Am getting ready to wire 2x Ecoflow + hub and a separate 10 circuit transfer switch into the panel.
Glad it helped
Another great video. I installed one of these with ten circuits, a simple job as long as you do just one wire at a time, after deciding which are the critical circuits.
It's confusing at first and then makes perfect since after a circuit or two.
Thanks so much for such detailed explanation on how to wire a transfer switch. Great video.👍👍
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Beautiful this is what I have been looking for. I got me a Delta Pro with xtra battery which will be charged via solar and it will be providing power to 1/2 of my 110 breakers in my home.
I still love my Delta pros.
Thanks for the great video with excellent info and links. About all I can add is:
Some refer to the gen/off/line selector switch as a 'breaker'. It is not a breaker. The breaker for that circuit is the push button just above on the subpanel.
The circuit is protected by the subpanel breaker when the switch is set to 'gen'... The circuit is protected by the main panel breaker when the switch is set to 'line'...
Thanks again!
The only comprehensive video. You have a great natural teaching talent. Thank you, sir.
You are very welcome
The absolute best video on the transfer switches I’ve seen. It even answers questions on the cords I didn’t know I had. As for your storm shelter, I’d keep the small battery where it is. It will stay topped off and God forbid you’re in there an extended time it adds a little extra if the house system, batteries, or fuel run out. Just a little added security. I hope it never comes to that. Thanks again as I know what to order now. 🙏🏻
Glad you enjoyed it
He doesn’t answer when you need a floating or bonded neutral generator when running a transfer switch
@@johnsn10 what on earth is this response?
@@TKCL some generators come with a floating neutral, and some come with a bonded neutral and depending on the transfer switch you have you might have to change weather its bonded or floating but it also depends on how your panel is setup. If you don’t know what I’m talking about call reliance controls and they can explain it to you.
I totally read your comment wrong, I thought you had been asking me and I wasn't responding. Your correct and some generators allow you to make this change on the generator itself.
Such a great video. So many others were not clear, this is so well done.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for the valuable information. I am having my new home built in Texas, in the country so I'm very much considering this power station in case of blackouts. I want to be prepared -- don't want to have my food spoil without power! Because food is so expensive. I checked out the links in your description and they have everything I need to set up a system. I'll have my electrician install it for me because I'm not confident enough to tackle this job. And, I subscribed to your channel.
That's great to hear! I have just recently made several videos of this system running all kinds of stuff around my home. If you don't mind, use the links in the video description. The company tracks it and I earn a small commission if you order through it, doesn't cost you any more. Things like that allow me to buy more stuff and make more videos like this. Take care!
Electrical engineering knowledge is the most valuable knowledge on Earth. And I don't have it. Good thing I have a brother-in-law with these skills. Great video!
"liked", "subscribed", and "saved"! I'm in the process of installing 4/380W solar panels with 12V battery back up. I couldn't figure out what I was going to do to run my 115V circuits on it. I still have to install a 240V gas generator switch to run our well-pump, refrigerator, and HW on-demand but this explains how to do both. Excellent video!
Thank you for watching, I've got a lot of solar projects on the channel.
I've been looking at them for years wondering if I could install one myself, you explain it very well,
Glad I could help
Very helpful and clear video - exactly what I was searching for - thx alot!
Great to hear!
I subscribed simply because this was the simplest most informative video I’ve seen so far while looking into generators
Glad you enjoyed it.
Nice job, Andrew.
I'd always struggled to find a really compelling use case for using a transfer switch vs a genny breaker and an interlock. Just having a 120 volt genny never seemed to do it for me; since 110 volt loads tend not to be hard-wired, they could be fed pretty simply by running an extension cord from the genny (not elegant, but much cheaper than a transfer switch).
Your use of a battery back-up with pass-through capability is the missing piece that makes using a transfer switch sensible. It is a true UPS solution for a number of circuits concurrently. Very slick indeed!
Take care and God Bless.
I think it's also a viable solution for a whole family. Not everyone knows what circuits to throw off and on in a emergency situation.
@@TKCLeveryone likes your content Andrew 3:55
wow you are truly an educator! thanks I have a Delta Pro Ultra with some solar panels and planning to hook it up like that
I too have an Ultra, great units. Glad it was helpful.
Thanks for this I've got the Reliance 4 circuit which is 120 volt and now I want to cover more circuits and am going to change to a larger transfer switch and knew I was going to have to figure out how to be able to adapt to run everything until I move up to a split phase inverter.
Glad you enjoyed it
Excellent video. Learnt just about everything to install a manual transfer switch. Good work.
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Our home at the beach came with a whole house generator that runs on propane. We have a 1,000-gallon propane tank in the front yard and an automatic transfer switch that turns on the generator and switches power if it goes out. When the power comes back on it turns off the generator and transfers us back to the grid. Great explanation in case I need to fix something someday on that system. I did spend a great deal of time documenting how ours is set up and it was much simpler since it runs the entire panel. I will say that ours is pretty good, I may look at going to something like yours for our vacation home which is much smaller than our main home at 2200 square feet. I think your solution could probably run all our critical systems if the power goes out there.
You'll enjoy today's video, I ran my entire house on it with minor solar input. Minus the big 240 volt energy hogs, it ran and outpaced the energy needs of my 110 volt circuits. I can't wait to double up to 240 volt capacity and a true solar array. I think I'll be set for any extended outage.
The Delta Pro sure is impressive. It does open up a lot of options and this is just one of them.
Thank you for making such a well explained video. It's by far the best !!! Great Job Sir!
Glad you enjoyed it
I don't have buildings all over and our outages are generally only a few hours at most up here in Ontario Canada so I installed an outdoor inlet box with a lock out on the main panel breaker and use a 10000 watt peak Duromax gas generator to power the whole house. Easy install and I have every circuit powered. I preferred to do it that way instead of selective circuits with a transfer switch. That just works for me and is a breeze to install.
I totally understand, with a 240 volt genny I prefer the simplicity of a lockout myself.
I don’t believe interlock are legal in Ontario. Hope you never have to file an insurance claim.
Also, there’s people that go weeks without power in Ontario. Tornadoes and windstorms have not been kind to some in Ontario. Within the last year, I have gone more than a couple hours a few times, and more day twice, within the last year.
@@TKCL how do you become a product tester for eco flow ?
Grow your channel and make similar reviews. Eventually they will contact you.
Great video. You explain things exceptionally well. Nice
Thank you for watching
Great vid Sir! Very simple and informative. Nice job! Thanks! About to connect my own to my propane generator !
Glad it helped
What an amazing and awesome video brother!!! Keep bringing the great content and very well executed you should be teaching classes on this!!!😎💯
Thank you! Will do!
Thanks Andrew.
You corrected Yourself in the comments about the Black SPST Switches as Breakers but stated they were breakers in the video. The Breakers are on top. LOL
I went the Cheaper easy route of a interlocked 50 AMP breaker with a Bottom fed inlet.
Mike M.
Yes 3 way switch, easy to call breakers. Reaettable breaker right above. The interlock is what I prefer myself, but not for the person or family that doesn't understand loading. Those leave you with the possibility of trying to power an entire panel from an undersized generator. Both have their place.
Dang that a great review and you made it look easy to install 👍🏽
Thank you for watching
Looking forward to the solar setup for you being down in the sunshine state. Thank you for the information on the transfer switch
Coming soon!
Understand nothing at all, but love your teaching and explaining skills ( if your country ever needed good practical teachers, you're born to be one:)))
Lol thanks
This is a great video and is the exact transfer switch I'm looking to possibly use, except I want to use it on a smaller scale and hooked up through a 120V 1,200 Watt Pure Sine Wave inverter powered by my EV. I've already used the inverter during a huge ice storm with a power outage that lasted 5 days, but it was a pain having an extension cord from the garage throughout the house to power our fridge, furnace fan, and freezer. Those combined only drew about 700 watts continuous which our inverter did easily without issue.
I am only hesitant because the inverter warns not to wire into any AC devices that " has its neutral conductor connected to the ground." This is how the transfer switch is wired into the panel though.
Don't wire transfers switches like any of these to a panel with a shared neutral breaker system or multi wire branch circuits. Problems can arise, this is usually only found on much older homes.
It does look like you can do a lot with the Delta Pro and I am liking whst I am seeing.
Wait until my next video, I've decided to test everything I can get my hands on with it. I also just released a video showing it running my house for the day on solar.
By far one of the best video on transfer switch. Deserved a like and subscribe.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for sharing! Didn’t know that they made that style transfer switch
All different kinds of manual and automatic one.
2nd video watching an installation of this brand, the other was twice the size. What I really like about it is that you can isolate major circuits. I don't like that I have electric ovens but I don't need them in power outages. Same with this guy I have an elec hot water heater. Not that you would want to power it on and off, that is wasteful and you could power it off at the source manually. Locally we have lost power due to an ice storm for over 7 days now. I am one of the lucky few unaffected but I need something like this. and the battery back up. 7 hours to just run overhead lights isn't enough, but the output ports and the ability to power a home gives you enough power at least to make the necessary adjustments to get on other power.
I have seen some of these delta pros in other videos, but you are the first that talked about the UPS feature.
In some of the other videos I have also seen:
- 2 Eco flow pros in tandem to provide 240v 7200w
- Ecoflow smart duel fuel generator that can hookup to the pro and max to power the battery through DC input.
Ideally to me would be to have the smaller generator charging the powerstations , while the power stations supply power to the home and have the capability to handle the occasional higher 240v loads (ex well pump). However, I do not know if you can tandem the machines and have a generator hooked up as it might only supply power to the one powerstation, assuming the port is even accessible when connected in tandem.
I've read the Eco flow smart generator will only charge one Delta pro. I hope they figure out the future how to have two in tandem as you described and one generator be able to charge both.
Thank you for this GREAT video. I installed one of those Reliance 6 circuit transfer switches a couple of years ago for my small 3600 watt Fireman generator. It works "Great"! The damn switch cost more than the generator ??? I am now becoming a "prepper" yep a end of the world prepper after Joe Biden took office? incase of a solar flare up or nuclear detonation in the atmosphere over the good old USA. I am glad you took the switch apart so we could get a look inside. After looking inside the transfer switch I can honestly say that it is "is" EMP proof (Eletro Magnetic Pulse proof) The only things in my opinion that may malfunction after a EMP event would be the wattage meters but no big deal. The rest of the switch "should" survive a EMP event. I have also sent Reliance off an email to let them know they should advertise their product as EMP proof to increase sales. Thanks much again for your great videos Mike
Great video as usual Andrew.
Thank you
Great tutorial!
Great video. I saw your video with the AC200max. Subscribed
Thanks for the sub!
FANTASTIC!
Regarding the storm shelter, maybe put a jack inside, so you can push the door open, if winds drop a cow in front of your door. Great video!
He designed the AC opening to get out if that scenario arises..
@@m9ovich785 , Ah! Thanks!
Andrew another great video, Have a great day.
Same to you!
Great video. Thanks. Been interested in doing this.
Glad you enjoyed it
very informative. great content. thank you
Thank you for watching
Great video and information. Thank you. Chip👮🏻♂️👍
Glad you enjoyed it
I don't have a Delta Pro yet, but I do have a Delta 2 and have been soaking up info on the Pros lately. Make sure you look into the AC input limitations and how they impact the EPS functionality before hanging your hat on that feature. I have been seeing some online complaining about overload errors occurring when trying to pull more than 1800 watts while plugged into AC power.
Yes that's very common, most of these power stations I've tested have a 1400-1800 watt UPS limit. That's perfectly fine for critical components that might be hooked up such as freezers, refrigerators, my storm shelter, wifi routers ect.
Keep in mind the typical wall outlet can't support more than 1800 watts, so if your using pass through that's all you can reasonably expect from the house wall receptacles.
Bravo 👏 👏 👏 this is excellent!
Thank you for watching
Hey, I was super excited to see this video. But there are some problems that people will likely run into that weren't addressed in this video:
THOSE WITH AFCI/GFCI BREAKERS:
1. This transfer switch does not switch neutral. This will trip ALL GFCI / AFCI breakers the moment you flip over to generator power.
2. Because of the shared neutral, running the delta pro in UPS mode from AC mains is not an option.
So, if you can live with resetting all AFCI/GFCI breakers after going back to mains power and you DONT want to run in UPS mode to auto handle power loss, then this will work.
These to me are major issues and should be understood before attempting this install.
Interesting, thanks.
I remember when you were building the house you were trying to think of ideas for how to keep people from driving over your septic leaching field. Maybe building your solar array over that area would do the trick. It's otherwise useless land, and it certainly would keep any vehicles from driving over it.
I've got a fun idea planned for it.
Interesting Andrew. Thanks. 👍👍. 🌞🇨🇦
Thank you for watching.
Awesome educational video.
Thank you for watching
Thanks, good video.
Glad you liked it!
Hi, Andrew! See you Sunday.
See you then
What I like best about the Delta Pro is that I can expand it to 25kWh which is more than enough to power my home.
More than I need too, especially living in the sunshine state. Very rare we go without sunlight to recharge.
Andrew, I may miss this completely in the video and in the description on Amazon but when you "switch" to the generator you will loose the line protection for the switched load I believe. Example, when you tie in the red in the breaker box for the storm shelter you are protected by the breaker when on 'line' but when you switch to 'generator' that breaker is bypassed. That means that you dont have a breaker anymore protecting your line to (!!!) and within the shelter and you rely soley on the generator breaker. Simple situation, you use the 30 amp outlet from the Ecoflow Delta Pro. This is internally secured by it own 30 amp breaker. But when you only have a cable to the shelter that allows a 15 amp load you could theoretically overload that line and cause havoc.
For clarification - I am not an electritian. So please check this with a local expert and hopefully you can make updates to this video.
Negative, there are breakers installed in the transfer switch box. They are push button reset breakers above the 3 way switches.
@@TKCL Thanks for the clarification. Maybe good to point out in the video with an overlay.
Great demo
Thank you for watching
Nicely done sir!👌
Thank you for watching
@@TKCL question? So the closest fuel station to me offers reg E87, but they also offer non- ethanol in reg, plus, & premium. My new generator says E87 is fine. Would it make a difference if using staybill in any choice? The non- ethanol 93 here runs about $5 a gallon.
Non ethanol all the way and get the highest premium available. Your equipment will thank you for it.
@@TKCL thanks for the info. That one station is the only one that offer those choices of non ethanol in all 3 selections.
I had one of these and when I upgraded my generator to a 10k converted to natural gas I chose to do an interlock and just send generator power to the whole panel. Even my old small 4KW will power my whole house minus the AC and my gas dryer, but it will power all the lighting and one small appliance at a time. So I just shut those breakers off and use an adapter on the smaller generator.
That's what I do at my house as well
Andrew, if you get two delta pro’s together, they’ll operate in split phase mode to make 240 volts :)
That's the plan 😉. I'm taking baby steps, just ordered a lot more fun equipment to slowly build a back up system.
I super enjoy your channel. Recently moved into a house with everything wired. I am trying to find a way to expand the transfer switch to allow the option to use battery packs in the basement or a generator outside. Ever seen this?
All you have to do is extend the input wires to any location you plan to place the battery power. You don't have to use pre-made generator cables.
Great video I wired mine up exactly like yours to the main panel. I flipped all the switches on the transfer switch to off . I plugged in eco flow restored power to two switches the breaker popped and the eco flow smoked. I'm not sure what could have gone wrong. But I thought the grid power may have back fed to the transfer switch
Oh wow, it truly sounds to me like you had grid power back feeding into the ecoflow. Triple check all those connections, something is hooked up incorrectly.
First of all, I'm not an electrician. That said, I'm of the impression using a wire nut to directly connect a stranded wire to a solid wire isn't best. I usually use a crimp connector or a Wago clamp connector. That said, the video is excellent.
I’ll give my $.02 worth here too…. I love the ease of WAGO connectors, but I did watch a video on comparisons between wire nuts, WAGO and WAGO knock offs…. Cost and performance went to the wire nuts. Where they won out was resistance and subsequent heat generation. The WAGO and the knockoffs got fairly hot compared to the wire nuts and of course, the wire nuts were very inexpensive. I use WAGO in outlets and installs where I might revisit again and make changes. For an install like this however where it’s a “one and done” type of install, I’d go with the wire nuts. Plus the 10AWG is pushing/exceeding the WAGO unless you’re buying the models designed for wire that size.
I ordered a LiFEPO4 battery from Dr. Prepper and it will be here on Sunday (tomorrow)...I'm replacing an aging deep cycle lead acid with this new battery for my backup supply.
There will be more batteries added on to the system (parallel) but I have to space out the purchases :)
Your not mixing the two types are you? Lead acid and lithium? It's strongly recommended to run all the same types of batteries. Lithium is definitely the way to go for so many reasons.
@@TKCL
No...not mixing them. The lithium ones will be for my primary system...the lead acids will be for my secondary & tertiary until I can replace them all with lithium over time.
Nice!
Fantastic JOB Andrew! You're a born teacher! Although this subject is the 120v transfer switch, it does have a double pole breaker (if the two single poles breakers are connected together, as you covered), so why can't a 120v delta pro (or even a 120v gas generator that has a 240 output connection) power a 240v well pump (assuming it's peak current draw is within the delta pro limits? You seem to imply that this would require 2 connected delt pros or a 240v gas generator. (I guess I''m not sure why any gas generator with a 240v output connector isn't both a 120v and 240v generator). THANKS SO MUCH!
Correct, it requires two Delta pros to achieve split phase 240v to power both sides of transfer switch for 240v operation. A 240v generator would work fine powering this transfer switch and using the double pole center breaker for a 240v appliance.
@@TKCL Eureka!, Perhaps for others with my mental block, using your answer and some other research, the reason why a single 120v delta pro, even with a 3 prong to 4 prong splitter that replicates a second 120v source in a generator 4 prong type connector, is because both those 120v sources in the generator plug are from the same leg or phase and therefore not truly a split phase (each leg or phase being 180 degrees apart) which is absolutely required to power a 240v appliance. The splitter/adapter I described does result in two 120v prongs in a 4 prong generator plug, but each being the same phase rather than 2 "opposed" phases, does not result in 240 volts to do the work required by a 240v device.
@timfrazier6268 correct, split phase or 180 degrees out. It's essentially two independent 120 volt supplies that share a common neutral. That's what allows you to run 120 volt appliances or tie both 120 volt supplies together with a double pole breaker for 240 volts.
Thank-you for a great video. I have a question, can you wire both internal and external generator plug? I would like the option to either use gas (outside) or EcoFlow (inside), with the understanding using one at a time and not together. Thanks!
In theory yes, I would have to open the unit up and make sure you can insert two wires safely in the connections that feed the transfer switch. Here is the big risk though, your prongs would be "LIVE" or hot on either plug, this would make a dangerous situation if someone were to touch them. Based on that, I wouldn't recommend it.
I'm purchasing Natures Generator 4 circuit transfer switch! I have a Ecoflow Delta max.
What extension cord and how long L-5-15P to L5-30R or is it something else? Please if you have time. Peace ✌️ ☮️
I thought you video was well thought out! Do you know the link on Amazon for a cable adapter 120-20amp socket to feed the Transfer Switch. I'll be hooking it up to a Ecoflow Delta 2 Max. Thanks for your time!
I've been running the same transfer switch off of my Delta 2 Max after being hit by the hurricane a week and a half ago. If you look into the video description, I have links to Amazon for those adapters.
Excellent!. Quick Question: Can I have some circuits on the Transfer in "Line" position and others in "Generator" position?
Absolutely, I do this all the time.
Your videos are great and very helpful. Can you direct me to a resource that would enable me to convert an existing automatic transfer switch to work with a portable generator. This transfer switch was connected to a whole house Generac so I understand that it is set up to work only after it tells the generator to start, but I don’t have that option since I’m using a large portable. Is there anyway that I can adopt that to work with my portable thanks.
Sorry I can't help you with that one, I don't have experience with automatic switches.
Nice video. I also have a 240 volt transfer switch for my big gasoline generator but I have a 120 volt small inverter gen and an ecoflow smaller than yours. Maybe I missed it, but using an adapter to go from the 3 blades to 4 and plugging into the 240v transfer switch, how do you select which phase of the 240 you are using, if the transfer switch is already wired.
It's all single phase from a 120 device. You throw off any 240v breakers and the remaining 120v breakers feed from the ecoflow through that bonded plug.
You could save a few bucks by buying a 30-amp 2 conductor w/ ground extension cable; hook that to the generator, then plug the male end of the adapter cord to the female end of the extension cable and the female end of the adapter to the inlet box. (so basically putting the long cable first then the adapter second). That way if you have say a 50' run from the generator to the inlet box you don't have to buy a more expensive 50' 3 conductor w/ ground extension cable.
I test equipment on my channel, 120 volt and 240 volt. The 3 conductor wire makes the most sense for me.
First, thank you for the best video on YT to get this done. Secondly, All the info I have read talks about MWBCs (Multiwire branch circuits) in the panel that can be an issue with overloading on the neutral side when you use a 120v generator. You don't seem to mention that as a concern so I am curious. I really want to wire one of these up but the MWBC issue has me concerned. Any thoughts? Well done and thumbs up.
I do not mention it because unless you are in a very old home, your not running those types of circuits. It didn't apply to my situation.
I've been looking at generator transfer. I just want to upgrade my electric breaker box. I would love to get a power station I like the way ego battery is external .
External battery is nice no doubt. I have a feeling in 10 plus years when you upgrade batteries you'll probably be upgrading to some new far more efficient solar charger too. Technology is rapidly changing.
Can I DO BOTH mount a plug inside for my Eco-Flow power station and another plug outside for an outside gas generator? ( not planning on powering them at the same time - I want that option when my Eco-Flow goes dead then I can use the gas generator )
Here's the problem with that. When powering one or the other, the not in use plug will be live and can be touched. You're creating a dangerous situation that way. You would have to put in a 3 way throw switch between the two.
Not really sure if you still look at comments on here but I was wondering if you have any experience with the protrans and solar inverters together as a passthrough. As in. AC goes into the inverter to charge the battery and passthrough after full to the hot and line of the transfer switch to act as a UPS basically.
No I have never ran a setup that way.
What size breakers are in the transfer switch? And another question can I have a 20amp breaker in the main box but only a 15amp transfer switch breaker? Would I get nuisance tripping?
That transfer switch is 30 amp input rated. You can supply it with up to that. The breakers in it are a double pole 240v 20 amp and multiple 15 amp breakers for 120v. Your breaker only trips on the transfer switch if you overload it on the output side with some appliance. 15 amps should get you around 1800 watts of usable power before tripping per breaker.
Thank you - the exact video for my setup I needed. Pls could you also consider what happens if you had two Ecoflow delta pros to create a 240 Inout. Would the circuits that are 120 on your panel become no longer useable because they are now getting 240 instead of 120?
No problem, the Delta units use a 4 wire generator cable, same as shown in the video. One would send 120 volts to one side of the transfer switch and the other Delta would send power to the other half. That's the proper way to run this setup. Then you could run all 120 volt appliances or even run a 240 piece of equipment like a well pump.
@@TKCL so for instance if i have a 240V mini split unit as part of the circuits I would need two Delta Pros?
Correct, for 240v operation two are needed with their dual voltage hub. See this video where I ran my central AC with two. ua-cam.com/video/rxn-cqnKuoQ/v-deo.html
So Andrew that how hours transfer switch will automatically transfer if you’re plugged into a battery bank/solar generator if you lose grid power
Not sure what you are asking?
Nice video! For a 120V setup though, dont you need to make sure all the breakers in the transfer panel are from the same 120V phase, otherwise you will short together two different phases together? Thanks.
Not when being powered by a 120v device, there is only one phase. When being powered by a 240v device the phases split and the transfer switch is already wired that way.
Started to lose me with the wiring, but I think I got it now. Know any good sources of the basics for wiring and voltage?
Yes this guy youtube.com/@ElectricianU
Or Benjamin Shalstrom
Hi there. I bought the EcoFlow Delta Max 2 with transfer switch. Since the Max has only 15A connectors I need 15 amp male to 30 amp female rv adapter cord; is this ok to do?
Yes because you are powering a 30 amp device with lower power. As long as it's not the other way around.
Wise move...let's go Solar
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but that transfer switch doesn't seem to be automatic. So that being the case, if there was a tornado or whatnot, wouldn't you have to run out to the garage and switch it over to your battery backup before going to your shelter? And then you'd be running on battery power whether you need it or not.
Either way though, this is a really great, detailed walk-through of the setup process - thanks for sharing!
It is a manual switch, but..... You can pass through charge my battery backup and use it as a UPS power supply. Long story short the transfer switch will always stay on generator mode for my storm shelter and my room with my food storage. The battery backup power station stays plugged into the wall, and power runs from the wall through the battery backup into the transfer switch technically powering the storm shelter off of wall or grid power. Anytime that wall outlet loses power supply, it will automatically swap over to battery power. So what that basically means is there is an automatic transfer switch built inside of that power station.
nice job. How would you put a outside 30amp connector to run a generator and switch between solar and generator?
You have to put an outdoor rated generator interlock plug for the generator itself. Then you would have to find some way to run that through a manual transfer switch inside that could have another plug for the solar equipment. Those are both then feed a transfer switch or breaker panel. That's a unique setup for sure.
@@TKCL I found a 3 pole double safety switch (Square D 92351 240 VAC 30 Amp 3-Pole Non-Fusible Double Throw Safety Switch) that I can select between inside or outside. So when my batteries runs out, I can go to my backup generator. Think it will work?
That should depending on if your feeding it 240v or 120. Otherwise you'll need to jump a 120 wire to each phase or use a plug that already does that.
2-18-24 question - Can I run a couple of circuits through my transfer switch connected to my delta pro and the rest of my circuits from the grid at the same time? Or do I have to turn one off?
Yes since the switch has a 3 position switch. You can turn the switch to GEN for the circuits you want to run off of the Delta pro and switch the other circuits to LINE to run off of grid power.
@ TKCL So, is the transfer switch using the natural from the grid or the transfer switch? And if they are both sharing the same natural then it's ok that it's simultaneously.
It's a nice setup for sure, but personally if a hurricane was coming I'd bring the Ecoflow into the storm shelter with me, to monitor power usage and reserves plus not leave it at the mercy of your warehouse structure. But other than that It's a great video on installing a transfer switch.
You've got plenty of land for a solar farm, (instead of rooftop panels), enough to go completely off the grid (if you pair two solar generators to get 220 volts.) It kind of sucks that they all lack a 220 outlet within one unit. From what I understand they would have to make them much larger to fit everything within one container. There's always the $11,000 Tesla Powerwall, but they won't sell them without professional installation, driving the price up even more. No DIY with them.
I have an additional power station in the storm shelter in case of emergency. I like that the Delta pro can automatically kick over and keep my freezers and refrigerators running in the shop.
Just built a solar array and posted the video.
Thanks for the video. Is it possible to install a transfer switch to a sub panel in my garage that has all the 120v breakers in the house but no main breaker? The main breaker is located in the main panel outside the house along with all the 240v breakers.
Absolutely, no main breaker is needed for a transfer switch.
@@TKCL awesome, and if the subpanel is unbonded, the neutral would go to the neutral bar, and ground would go to ground bar? Thanks for the help, appreciate it.
@stevennguyen9007 correct, all sup panels should be unbounded and that's the correct way to hook up the wiring.
@@TKCL Thank you so much for clearing that up.
Excellent. I have a similar unit (20 year old Gentran transfer switch) and am still struggling to figure out why my 240v well pump isn’t working when I switch over to GEN power. Both reds from transfer panel are connected to breaker. Blacks from transfer panel connected by wire nuts to wires from well pump. Does it matter which wire from well goes to which black from transfer panel? Perhaps whoever did the install mixed these up?? The four 120v transfer switches provide power when switched to GEN. Only the bridged 240v not working. Really at a loss here..
Are you power the transfer switch with a 240 volt generator or 120 volt?
@@TKCL 240v. Thanks for getting back to me.
Typically for 240v you have a black and a red wire, both are hot. But it's hard to say if the company chose random wire colors inside of that transfer switch. I would try to find a manual for it.
Will the 240 transfer kit be able have the AC on
I not sure what you are asking.
Question: I understand it has passthrough pass through charging my question is.. being that you would obviously have the transfer switch flipped to grid, does the transfer switch recognize and allow the power to back feed through the correct wires to continue power since it's not in the generator switch position?
If you want to do pass through charging, the switch must be in GEN position and the unit plugged into the wall that's supplying grid power. That power passes through the unit, into the transfer switch as grid power. As soon as you lose power, the unit swaps to battery power and is still feeding the transfer switch.
@@TKCL ???? But if it's switched to gen,(no grid power) which means your running your outlets with the power system, wouldn't you be charging your unit with your unit?
The point of a transfer switch is to only wire in critical outlets for generator power. Use a non transfer switch and non critical outlet that's grid tied to power the portable power station and do pass through power into the transfer switch