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you should because the center is hot if you don't. It is possible to do the job without doing this, but if you dont know what you are doing then you could get hurt.

Yes, you have to shut if off if. Otherwise you would increase the risk of electrocuting yourself. There is still some risk with the main breaker shutoff (IE. main feed wire coming in from the street and bar inside the Main Fuse Box.

I used one ground in the main box

currently not in the store inventory but available on homedepot .com

The highest amperage this switch can handle is 20amp.....so yes, the well pumps can run, but not the electric heater.

I did not realize that I could not connect my hot water to the switch until it was installed, I do have my well pump connected and works fine. You WILL need to upgrade to have both, huge mistake on my part, if I remember correctly it was only like $50 more to have the dual 30 amp breaker instead of the 2-20 amp breakers

20 amps is the largest household circuit that this transfer can be used with. It cannot be used on your 25 amp water heater circuit. The Reliance Controls model Q310C, internet no. 202216478, would accomodate your water heater. It allows one double pole circuit up to 30 amps.

not sure about other reliance products but this one has max 20 amp circuits. Nothing larger. This model has 2- 20 amp double throw circuits. so your double pole 25 amp will not work. HTH.

Buy a transfer switch that has interchangable breakers like the model number 301060 gentran 30 amp 7500 watt indoor manual transfer switch. you can take the breakers out and replace with higher amp breakers , as long as your generator can handle the load.

I ran the wires to two boxes. Just separate at the switch panel.

You just have to run two extension (12 gauge) wires from the black and red transfer switch leads in the load center out to your subpanel (through the exixting conduit to the subpanel or through an added piece of conduit). It your pump is 240V, you'll need to do this for two pairs of transfer switch leads (either E & J or D & I).

Not a good idea! The electric range could easily draw more than 20 Amps, even with only one range element activated.

depends on the output of your generator remember the plug is 30amps

no you can not power your electric stove with this switch. the load of the stove is too much for the wires in the swich to handle. If you lose power do like I do and cook with the microwave.

10 Gauge

AWG 10/3 meaning it has a third wire, ground. Check your local electrical code, if this wire is not run inside a wall you may have to use conduit.

I used 8 guage

10-3 if less than 100 feet Ask your electrical inspector if it has to be in conduit or not. NJ needed ENT or sch. 40.

10 guage 3 wires with a ground wire also called 10/3

You can use 10-3 NM-B cable with ground. This will support 30A service for most reasonable lengths, ( includes the two hot wires, neutral and ground ). Home Depot carries spools of various lengths. Depending on the installation location, you may need to put the cable in PVC pipe for mechanical projection.

14/3

I found these numbers on the home depot website: Model # 63948480
Internet # 203424770
This is a 50 foot coil of 3 conductor NM-B wire with 10 gauge ground wire. It costs $84.

If it is a short run use 10-3 if the run is a little longer than normal use 8-3

Listed as Cerrowire 25 ft. 10/3 NM-B Wire at my local store.
Model # 147-1803AR
Internet # 202206567
Store SKU # 178309

you are looking for 10/3 romex. there are 2 hot legs 1 nuetral leg and a bare ground wire

Instruction video shows it going to directly on Concrete although personally I believe its better to mount to plywood or 2x4 as electricity can pass through concrete.

This can be done on a concrete wall or on a plywood panel. I would suggest having it on a plywood panel which, which may appear neater after installation. Check your town codes if there is any particular requirement as such. I know some places do. Thanks.

Use concrete anchors to attach it directly to the concrete wall.

You can mount it directly to concrete or block walls using anchors.

concrete wall is fine

We mounted mine to concete wall, worked fine

If the generator is only needed to run your oil burner and circulator, wire an outlet into the breaker that the furnace is currently wired to, then rewire the furnace to be plugged into that outlet. When generator power is needed during a power failure, use an extension cord to plug the oil burner into the generator's outlet instead.
If this approach requires too many extension cords, then the transfer switch is a good (but expensive) alternative.

If your boiler is on a 15 amp or 20 amp circuit breaker then this product will work. If the circuit breaker is 30 amps or larger then you will need a transfer switch that can accomodate larger circuits.

The safest way to use a transfer switch. Depending upon your level of expertise, it can be done without .but is very dangerous and would leave your boiler electrically unprotected
Using the reliance switch, you first have to make sure your main breaker( usually 100 Amp or larger) is off to prevent feeding back to the grid. You need to know breaker feeds your boiler. Then you remove the wire from the circuit breaker and wire nut it to the black wire from the transfer switch (labeled A if you're using switch A) then attach the red wire labeled A to the breaker and you're done....

Bring the 22 12-guage wires into a separate "box" to wire-nut the extensions, and bring the extensions into the load center through a new piece of 5/4" conduit.

No all you would need is a junction box and wires to extend the existing wires

No

After my install, I would say within 18" of main breaker, the silver conduit you see in the pictures is how far it can be mounted. The wires are just long enough to reach any of your breakers in the breaker panel. Now I am not an electrician so maybe you could install a juction box then run additional wire from junction box to breaker box? that I am not sure about

No, you do not have to install the transfer switch next to the main panel. However, it will take longer to install and you will need additional 12 guage wire. Each circuit on the transfer switch requires two #12 wires for connection, so 10 feet away on a 10 circuit transfer switch will require another 200 feet of #12 wire and 10 feet of #10 wire for the neutral. No additional wire is needed when mounting next to the main panel.

The multitude means that you have more then one circuit on one neutral ( in residential it's usually 2 circuits ). The way to identify is to look in the panel, follow the wire that you choose for transfer switch and see if its part of wire that has black, red, white and bare wire .

a multi wire branch circuit is usually ran by using a 3 wire like 14/3 or 12/3. there will be a black wire a red wire a white wire and a bare copper ground wire.look at your breakers and if there is a red wire on a breaker trace it to where it comes into the panel, then follow the black wire comming out of the same insulation

No - it comes with 15 and 20 amp breakers only. Never connect a device rated higher than the breakers it is being fed through.

My electrician that installed mine said it could not be connected. If both heating elements came on at the same time it could burn up the wiring from switch box to breaker. Dont let the "30 Amp" in the advertisement fool you they have 2-20 amp dual post breakers

Unfortunately, NO. THe highest amperage this transfer switch can handle is 20a

no, only 10 and 20 amp circuits

Home Depot sells longer 30 amp generator cords. I bought a 30 foot when I installed the Transfer Switch along with an outdoor power box.

There is a 25 foot one available

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100675654/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=generator+cable&storeId=10051

The kit comes with that size cord...you can order a longer one from companies that make longer cords

The extension cord provided has L14-30 ends. You could cut it and attach the extra L14-20 Male connector to the male end. This will bring 20 amps to the transfer switch through the supplied wall interface.

The kit comes with a cord that has a 30AMP connection and the power inlet is for a 30AMP cord.. It will work with your smaller generator but you'll need to buy a power inlet for the 20AMP cord. Call the company directly - 800-439-5745 and they'll tell u the other part you'll need.

yes...it will work with an L-14-20; it comes with an adapter to convert the 14-30 to a 14-20 .

I recently installed this 10 circuit tranfer switch.....there are NO 10amp breakers in this transfer switch....only six 15amp and four 20amp. I only needed one 20amp (refrigerator) so i called RELIANCE and they sent me 3 15amp breakers and i removed the 20amp breakers and replaced them with the 15amp. You CANNOT power a 30, 50, or 60amp circuit with this, and most, transfer switches (ie. you cannot run your central A/C (50amp) or your dryer, but definitely your furnace (15amp)). 30amp refers to the generator capacity...most generators are either 30amp or 20 amp (mostly 30) and deliver x amt of wattage 5,500w....7,000w....7,500w....etc. Remember, this is for emergencies....hook up the 10 circuits that you will need, just make sure they are either 15amp circuits or 20amp circuits (refrig, washer)...NO 30, 50, or 60amp circuits can be handled by this device - period! You can run a window unit AC via a 15 amp circuit but not a central ac unit most use50amp

This transfer switch has six 15 amp and four 20 amp breakers. If you need more or less of the ones supplied , Reliance will send you what you need and you can send the others back, they're not diffficult to change out. The 30 amp rating means the switch can handle a load produced by a generator making no more than 30 amps.For example the Ridgid 8000w generator has an output socket designed to accept a 30 amp cord, since the generator is not capable of producing more.This matches the switch's rating. Whether you need a 50 amp switch would depend on whether you have generator capable of 50 amp output. This transfer switch can handle 8000 watts, even though the Home Dep website info says 7500watts. This is confirmed on the Reliance website FAQ's and on the box it comes in.If your generator produces 30 amps this switch should be fine. Never wire a breaker box circuit to a transfer switch circuit with a higher rating than the breaker box circuit.You'd be allowing your house wiring designed for the lower rating to be potentially over loaded before the transfer switch breaker would kick.

The 30 amp rating is for the generator size where 30 amps is equal to 7500 running or continuous watts. Peak watts or surge watts may be higher than 7500. If your generator output is more than 7500 running watts then you may want the 50 amp version. There are no 10 amp circuits in this transfer switch, only 15 and 20 amp circuits, so it will work on the 15 circuits in your home. Do not use this transfer switch on any household circuit that is 30 amps or larger.

Maximum running wattage for this switch is 7,500. Your 8,000 watts starting power is surge power which is the maximum wattage available for short periods of time. Think in terms of starting a motor, it requires more wattage to start but will decline to its normal running wattage.

Yes, this transfer switch will handle up to 7500 running watts. You can ignore the starting watts when choosing the appropriate transfer switch.

Review page 9 of the installation and user manual, the 30 AMP model total running wattage is 7500.

Yes...its rated up to 7,500 watts (running). My generator is 7,000w running, and 12,000 starting....no problems

Yes...rated for 9000 watts.

yes, manual states up to 8000 watts continuous

It is rated to handle 7,800 watts so should handle both easily. I ran a 7500 watt generator with 10,200 surge watts and had no problems with it.

yes.this is confirmed on Reliance website FAQ's. Also says 8000 watts on the box it comes in.