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Did i here you correctly that you said any of the 15 amp switches from the protran 2 can be installed with any 15 or 20 amp circuits coming from the home panel? Would it be safer just to replace the 15's with 20's or you think its not needed. Thanks
Yes, that is correct. A 15 amp breaker from the transfer switch can be connected to a 20 amp breaker in the main panel. The breaker in the transfer switch being lower than the main panel would only result in the breaker tripping sooner that under normal circumstances. If however you are connecting to a 15 amp breaker in the main panel it MUST be connected to a 15 amp breaker in the transfer switch
@@mrnoodl3z Yes, all circuits on the transfer switch can be wired as separate 120V circuits. The two pole breaker can be separated by wiring each letter circuit to separate 120V branch circuits in the main panel. Then you may remove the brass tie on the toggle switches by spinning the piece toward yourself and removing the threaded rod. The breakers down below may be separated by pulling the tie bar off, or replaced with two separate single pole breakers.
I find it bizarre owning the 510C box and it still only has #10AWG wire supplying the entire box from the gen set. That to me is unsat. The box is rated @50A 240VAC and 100A 125 VAC. I will be changing the wire size your company installed from the insufficient 10AWG to 6AWG, like it says right in your instruction manual. Your Red and Black receiving wires should have been the correct size to begin with. IMO, Poor QA.
Hi! We appreciate your feedback. FYI- if you do change the wiring within the 510C, this will be voiding the UL listing and manufacturer's warranty. The 10 AWG wires to connect to the generator supply are sized correctly for where they are being used. These wires do not travel through conduit and carry a higher temperature rating of 105 degrees Celsius. This is how the unit has been stringently tested by UL.
How do you set up an GFCI/AFCI in the transfer switch if you are connection to a GFCI/AFCI circuit in the main electrical panel? The neutral wire hook-up is my concern.
Hey there, @guitarDad100 great question! Rather than type you a novel here, because it's a long answer, friend. It's probably best to go here: reliancecontrols.com/installation-instructions scroll down to ProTran2 and land on page 8 - there you'll find what you need!
If this is for the ProTran1 version the answer is no. If this is the ProTran2 then yes the positions A & B are able to have a 30 amp breaker installed. Common breaker types that would fit would be the Siemens Q series, Square D HOM series, GE THQL series, and the Eaton BR Series.
I know this is an old video but I have one of these and need to remove the faceplate to feed new HDMI cables through. How do you get the face plate off without damage?
Hi and thanks for your question! You should be able to pry the cover off of the base by using a flat head screw driver working from one end to the other. Let me know if you run into any problems.
Hi thank you for commenting! We're working with YT to have this issue addressed. In the meantime, we do have a temporary Part 4 on our page. Let me know if you can't find it.
@@michaelsmelser1101 Hi and thank you for letting us know. We're in the process of fixing this video with YT, please message us on our Facebook or email us (marketing@reliancecontrols.com) and we can send you the video.
An ideal generator would be something with 7,000 to 8,000 running watts. Although any generator will ultimately work with a 30 amp transfer switch. Hope this helps and thanks for watching :)
I have a question i have the main line mobile home service pole 200 amp panel box outside but i have another breaker box inside that controls all the plugs and switches. So my question is where do i wire my transfer switch? Inside panel box or outside to the main line box but they all big breakers outside.
Hey, thank you for your question! If it is only the smaller breakers you wish to control then you would mount the transfer switch next to panel inside with those breakers in it. The neutral and ground would go to the respective bars within the panel inside. Please let me know if you need more assistance.
Yes, the circuit breakers are the transfer switch are only energized when the generator is plugged in. The breakers then become the overcurrent protection when the toggle switch is placed into the “GEN” position. Let me know if you have more questions!
WHY THE FU!*!!KK would you put your hand/finger anywhere near the incoming always-hot terminal, especially when you are instructing people to never put their hand or finger near the Incoming always hot terminal!!!????!!! WTF!!!!! But all these videos are really good. Except for that almost kill yourself part.
How do you connect 2 510C Pro/Tran2 50-Amp 10-Circuit 2 Manual Transfer together? Will be needing 16 circuits. I am setting up a system to provide power during outage. Eventually I would want to set up a hybrid system where I would be getting 50 to 75% of my power from solar.
If you are connecting two transfer switches together you may do so by taking the power from the inlet (whether it be in a transfer switch or external inlet box) into a junction box to extend a red and black wire to both transfer switches for X and Y power. Connect a ground to both transfer switch grounding terminals (only one needs to extend into the main panel ground bar). The white neutral does not connect inside either transfer switch it will simply connect into your main panel neutral bar so there is a connection between the main panel neutral all the way to the secondary source of power.
@@NBPostman We haven't made one yet (noting the great idea though), but please give us a call because we're more than happy to walk you through whatever you need.
@@RelianceControls do both transfer switches need to be the same. I am looking at a 510C Pro/Tran2 50-Amp 10-Circuit 2 Manual Transfer Switch with Watt Meters and I want to add a Pro/Tran2 30-Amp 6-Circuit 2 Manual Transfer Switch
@@NBPostman If you are connecting a second transfer switch in conjunction with a 510C both units should be rated for 50 amps. Either a 510C (10 circuits) or 506C (6 circuits) would be the transfer switch to match with the 510C.
what do you do regarding split receptables that are on double pole breakers? Do you have to use a double pole breaker in the transfer switch or just use two single pole breaker?
It depends on whether the split receptacles are sharing a neutral or not. If they are sharing a neutral then both wires must be connected to the transfer switch on a 2 pole breaker with a handle tie on the toggle switches above. If each receptacle has it’s own neutral, one or both may be connected to the transfer switch on different breakers.
@@RelianceControls haven't seen a single one in over 30 years, we had an earthquake and a tornado a while back but still the power was going strong maybe America should stop supplying whole towns with wooden poles, idk but i guess some sort of UPS would be enough here, seen at least some clocks in the house reset sometimes, also seen the lights turning off for a split second, but was never enough to turn anything important off, didn't even needed to stop the gaming session Anyway i also life in a pretty dense part of europe, would be insane if we will lost power
@@dbmaster46446 WOW 30 years, that's definitely a blessing. Thanks for sharing. Where is this? Unfortunately, we're not in charge of America's power supply :( I don't want that kind of pressure though.
or hear me out don't be stupid and install the correct switchgear and fittings and protect yourself AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE LINEMEN TRYING TO GET THE POWER BACK ON SO YOU CAN WASTE YOU LIFE WATCHING NETFLIX YOU LAZY F&@$"?! P&$@?
Well as long as you do correctly and you do not touch it and you know exactly what you were doing which I do not recommend this to anyone but as an electrician I recommend it for myself I'm going to do it
Just get a mains disconnect lockout slider for your type of panel for $20-50. Or make one. One sheet metal screw. Geez. Tryin to sell their ATS, and no doubt for a ridiculous amount of money. The National Electric Code permits these, ofc. Dramatic marketing hype is one thing. Misinformation, another.
The NEC (article 702) requires a UL listed transfer switch to back up power to premise wiring. Your sheet metal screw is likely not listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory. That advice is misinformed and dangerous. We're a family-owned small business that specializes in generator electrical safety, and we do manufacture and sell the highest quality transfer switches at prices that are standard in the industry. You could have checked all of this above before commenting, but feel free to email us with any questions.
It's true folks! Me, I have a power inlet box outside, with conduit terminating in a breaker box, right next to the main breaker. The wires are properly terminated, but the breaker is connected to nothing. In a true emergency, who knows what crazy things I might try...
But don’t you need both?😅 the cord makes it so you won’t get electrocuted from a plug on the wall or the pug on the generator. And the switch makes it so that you have to turn off the mains breaker in order to connect the generator.
So long as you remember. And it's you who's doing it and not your son home alone. I've even seen it happen, they couldn't figure out why the genny wasn't working until they looked down the street and all the street lights flickering.
Electricity is dangerous, guns are bad, milk comes from the grocery store, Santa and the tooth fairy are roommates, eating bugs is good, Tbones are bad, and I’ll only put the head of it in. Keep believing!
That's weird because my generator came with one of these so-called "s#!$!de chords" and as long as you throw your main to the off position and don't turn it back on until the generator is disconnected you will have no problems. It's almost like you're trying to sell me something.
My project is to connect an EcoFlow Delta Pro battery power station for power outage backup to my breaker panel using a transfer switch. Eventually I would want to create a Hybrid power system in which I would get 50-75% of my power from solar. I have identified 10 critical circuits that I can connect to the transfer switch, but in the future I may want to add more circuits. Being that the largest transfer switch on the market only has 10 circuits, is there a way to combine them?
Hello and thanks for your question! Yes, you can combine transfer switches. You can split power from one transfer switch to the other by adding a terminal bar in the bottom of the first transfer switch and running wires to connect to the 2nd switch. No need to worry about running an additional neutral as long as the back up power is coming from the same source. A ground wire will be necessary to ground the 2nd switch. Please let me know if you need more details or help :)
This is such a good question and might be something we should make a video about in the future! Both UL and ETL are accredited by OSHA. UL is the leader that establishes the standard for other organizations including ETL. So if it's ETL certified it does meet the UL standards. The process to get something UL certified is a bit more stringent while the ETL process is quicker and cheaper. In this video we were trying to inform people about the importance of the safety certifications as a whole, we just prefer to have UL certified products. Thanks so much for watching!
Hi! The green ground wire will go to the ground bar in the sub panel and the white wire will attach to the neutral bar in the sub panel. Hope this helps :)
@@RelianceControls fortunately they're galvanized so i've got another 40 years on them. they also hinge over only one outlet at a time so i can have one outlet in use and the other covered, they're very handy. this box is way too clunky but im not an electrician either.
