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Old 08-17-2020, 12:45 PM   #11
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Brand: Thor Motor Coach
Model: ACE 27.1
State: Florida
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Originally Posted by djcarter View Post
Well I just put 1Kw of solar, 4 lithium ion Battleborns, a charge controller and a 4000W inverter so I was hoping to power a little more than my fridge and TVs. Now the technician is saying I need a automatic transfer switch between shore power and the fuse box to make to work. So $7k later it appears if the guy is right $150 is holding me up...I thought I did my research and even asked the guy three different times if this would power my whole coach he said sure no problem, only thing I shouldn't be able to run is the ACs at least that's what I was thinking but we were hoping to actually be full time travelers next year and chase 70 degrees right now we are full time but mostly stationary.
Sounds like you did your research and purchased the right items assuming that 4000 watt inverter has it's own internal transfer switch there is no need for another transfer switch for the inverter, but it sounds like you have a need for a more knowledgeable installer. What you now need is a sub-panel that has breakers for all the loads you want powered by the inverter. Move the breakers and wiring for those loads from the main panel to the sub-panel.

The output of the inverter will power the sub-panel. There will be a feed (from new breakers) from the main panel to the AC input on the inverter. That will get you to what you are trying to do.
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